Sagara Yorichika

Sagara Yorichika (1197–1264), the second Sagara lord of Hitoyoshi, was the eldest son of Nagayori. Coming of age in Kamakura, he attended shōgun Minamoto no Sanetomo; when Sanetomo was assassinated in 1219, he took Buddhist orders and became the Zen master Kansen Zenji.

He long managed the family's affairs at Hitoyoshi. He succeeded as head in 1254 but later yielded the lordship to his brother Yoritoshi and retired.