Mr. Suzuki

Japanese: 鈴木氏 - すずきうじ

A local lord in Kii Province. He had a deep connection with the Kumano Sanzan and was one of the three families who served Shingu, and served the gods and Buddha as a Sanpo Shachu (monks, priests, and shrine priests). There is an ancient site in Funada Village, Ono Manor, Muro County, called the site of the Suzuki residence, and it is said that Suzuki Saemon, a monk, was the head family of the Suzuki clan. In addition to Muro County, the Suzuki clan of Fujishiro (Fujishiroura, Nagusa County) is said to have come to this area as a land steward, and they also exist in Saika (Amafu County), Hidaka (Hidaka County), Nagusaura (Nagura County), Konagawa (Naga County), and other areas. As faith in Kumano grew from the late Heian period to the Kamakura period, it was invited to all over the country, and it is thought that the Suzuki clan also began to move to various places at the same time.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

紀伊国の土豪。熊野三山との関係が深く新宮に勤仕する三家の一つで，三方社中(衆徒，神官，社僧)として神仏に奉仕した。牟婁郡大野荘鮒田村に古くから鈴木屋敷跡という伝承地があり，衆徒の鈴木左衛門が鈴木氏の本家という。牟婁郡のほか，藤白(名草郡藤白浦)の鈴木氏は地頭としてこの地に来たといい，そのほか雑賀(海部郡)，日高(日高郡)，名高浦(名草郡)，粉河(那賀郡)などにも存在する。熊野信仰が平安後期から鎌倉期にかけて高まるにつれて全国に勧請され，それとともに鈴木氏も各地へ移り住むようになったと考えられる。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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