The Kakizaki name has its roots in what is now Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, and is particularly common in Yamagata Prefecture today.
During the Sengoku period, the father-son duo Kakizaki Kageie and Haruie served as senior vassals of Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo, but Kageie was suspected of conspiring with Oda Nobunaga and sentenced to death.
Later, following the sudden death of Uesugi Kenshin, a struggle for succession between Uesugi Kagekatsu and Uesugi Kagetora broke out, and the Kakizaki family was divided into two factions. It was Noriie (known as Senkumamaru at the time), who was supported by a faction supporting Kagekatsu, who sided with the victorious Kagekatsu.
The Kakizaki family was allowed to be succeeded by Noriie, and during the Edo period he became a samurai of the Yonezawa Domain, which is now Yamagata Prefecture. As a result, this name is now commonly seen in the Tohoku and Hokkaido regions.
Kakizaki
"Kakizaki" is a family name that is pronounced "Kakizaki". It is said to be a descendant of the Nitta clan of the Seiwa Genji clan, and its roots lie in the Kakizaki clan, who served the Uesugi clan for generations, based in Kashiwazaki Castle.
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