Yamashiro Kakoi

Yamashiro Kakoi was a warrior of the late Heian period and the founder of the Yamashiro house, a branch of the Matsuura bands of Hizen Province.

The sixth son of Matsuura Nao, who held the Mikuriya manor, he established his family at Yamashiro in Matsuura District, backing Minamoto no Mitsusue, steward of the Kanzaki manor. His son Gen'en inherited the Kamachi lands in Chikugo after 1221. Another son, Hiroshi, carried on the Yamashiro line.