Mikamoto no Kunikane

Fujiwara no Kunikane, later Mikamoto no Kunikane, was a noble counted as the ninth-generation descendant of Fujiwara no Tadahira and ancestor of the Masuda clan of Iwami Province. Appointed governor of Iwami, he journeyed west to take office in 1114.

He stayed on after his term ended in 1118, built his residence at Mikamoto in Hamada and adopted the name Mikamoto. His family is thought to have taken root among the local elite through marriage with powerful families.