Uesugi Norifuji

Uesugi Norifuji (1318–1338) was a warrior of the Northern and Southern Courts era, son of Uesugi Norifusa and maternal cousin of Ashikaga Takauji and Tadayoshi, and the ancestor of the Inukake Uesugi house. He served Takauji and in 1338 marched with him on Kyoto to stop the Southern Court general Kitabatake Akiie.

On 15 March 1338 he fell in the battle at Watanabe, aged twenty-one. His two infant sons were raised under protection and grew to lead the Inukake house.