Kusunoki
The Kusunoki were a warrior family based in Kawachi Province who fought for the Southern Court. Kusunoki Masashige helped Emperor Go-Daigo overthrow the Kamakura shogunate in 1333, but died fighting Ashikaga Takauji at Minatogawa in 1336.
His son Masatsura fell in battle in 1348, while another son, Masanori, later mediated with the Northern Court. As the Southern Court weakened, so did the family; in 1559 Kusunoki Masatora obtained an imperial pardon for Masashige and his kin.
Characters
- Kusunoki Masanori
- Kusunoki Masashige
- Kusunoki Masasue
- Kusunoki Masatoki
- Kusunoki Masatoo
- Kusunoki Masatsura
- Wada Kenkai