Kuji

Kuji lies on the northern Sanriku coast, where a river valley meets the Pacific. The Kuji family, a branch of the Nanbu, ruled the district from Kuji Castle for more than a century. In 1591 its lords sided with Kunohe Masazane in a struggle against Nanbu Nobunao. After Kunohe's surrender, Kuji Naoji and his son were seized with the defeated leaders and executed, ending their family's rule here.