The is a Japanese samurai kin group.

History

The clan claims descent from Prince Kusakabe (662-689), who was the son of Emperor Tenmu (631-686). The family was a line of daimyo (feudal lords) who, along with the Azai clan, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century. Nobunaga defeated the Asakura at the Battle of Anegawa