Kasuga clan

Japanese: 春日氏 - かすがうじ

An ancient powerful clan. Also called the O-Kasuga clan. A relative of the Wani clan. According to the clan genealogy in the Kojiki, the founder was Emperor Kōshō's son, Amenooshitarashihiko. They had compound surnames, Kasuga Waniomi, Kasuga Awataomi, and Kasuga Onoomi, and were likely the main branch of the Wani clan. Their surname (kabane) changed from omi to ason due to the surname Yakusa. They were found in the northeastern part of the Nara Basin, mainly in Kasuga-go, Soekami-gun, Yamato Province, and in the Shinsen Shojiroku, it is said that the family was wealthy and made a pile of sake lees to make kaki, so Emperor Nintoku named them Kasugaki no omi.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

古代の豪族。大春日氏とも称した。和珥（わに）氏の同族。《古事記》の氏族系譜では孝昭天皇の皇子天押帯日子（あめのおしたらしひこ）命を始祖とする。春日和珥臣，春日粟田臣，春日小野臣の複姓があり和珥氏同族の本宗であったらしい。姓（かばね）は八色（やくさ）の姓により臣から朝臣となった。奈良盆地の東北部，大和国添上郡春日郷を中心に分布し，《新撰姓氏録》にはその家が富豪で，酒かすを積んで堵（かき）としたので仁徳天皇が〈糟垣臣〉と名づけたとある。

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