Mr. Takanashi

Japanese: 高梨氏 - たかなしうじ

A powerful warrior in medieval Shinano. A relative of the Inoue clan of the Seiwa Genji. Founded by Morimitsu, the family split into Hongo Takanashi (the head family) and Yamada Takanashi early on. The area around Takanashi in present-day Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture is said to be the main family home, and the family had territories in both Takai and Minauchi counties. Tadanao, the third generation from Morimitsu, was known as one of the four heavenly kings of Kiso Yoshinaka, and at the end of the Kamakura period, one of his clan members was Sekizan Egen, the founder of Myoshinji Temple in Kyoto. During the Nanboku-cho period, Tsuneyoshi was active militarily as the head of the family, and the family continued to expand its territories into northern Shinano throughout the Muromachi period.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中世信濃の有力武士。清和源氏井上氏の同族。盛光を祖とするが，早くから本郷高梨(総領家)と山田高梨に分かれる。現長野県須坂市高梨の周辺が本貫の地といわれ，高井･水内両郡に所領をもった。盛光から3代目の忠直は木曾義仲四天王の一人として名をはせるが，鎌倉末期には京都妙心寺の開山関山慧玄を一門の中から生んでいる。南北朝時代になると経頼が一族の総領として軍事的に活躍し，以後室町時代を通して所領を北信濃の地に拡大していった。

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