Akamatsu Norimura



Akamatsu Norimura (赤松 則村) was a Japanese samurai of the Akamatsu clan in the Muromachi period. He was governor (shugo) of Harima Province in Hyogo Prefecture.

Warrior
Norimura supported Emperor Go-Daigo and Ashikaga Takauji in the struggle to overcome the Kamakura shogunate.

He became a part of the Ashikaga shogunate.

Norimura constructed a fort on a hill which later became the site for Himeji Castle.

Patron
Norimura was a patron of Sesson Yūbai who established Hōun-ji and Hōrin-ji in Harima.

In records about the establishment of land rights for Daitoku-ji in Kyoto, Norimura's help is recognized.