Kusunoki Masahide

Kusunoki Masahide, a descendant of Kusunoki Masahige, was a supporter of the southern dynasty during the Sengoku period (15th century) in Japan. By attempting to restore the dynasty, Masahide followed in stealing the imperial regalia during the year 1443, then fled with the southern claimant to the Yoshino mountains. There Masahide held out on the site of the Ryusenji temple within Kotochi until the year 1457.