Chikuzen Nobukuni Koto Roots History:
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On instruction of Emperor GoDai-Go, Kusunoki Masashige restored the throne. The Hojo capitol, at Kamakura burned in 1333. 
Seizing the moment, however, his general, Ashikaga Takauji rebelled and was beaten back to the Southern Island of Kyushu where the Hosokawa, Shiba and Otomo joined his cause. (Read Godaigo  History)
The Otomo fought the Imperial support of southern landholders, the Kikuchi and took control of five Kyushu provinces. 
Takauji and his allies won Kyoto and resided there, holding governmental power for the new Ashikaga Shogunate. 
Kyoto has conservative Rai sword school and the Otomo invited Rai and Nobukuni school stylists to their home territories. 
YOSHISADA brings RYOKAI School, and NOBUKUNI school master, SADAMITSU brings NOBUKUNI / RAI styles to KYUSHU.
         ~ RYOKAI School ~                                                    ~NOBUKUNI School ~
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YAMASHIRO HISANOBU / Ryokai(2) School 
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   KYOTO YOSHISADA (1) RYAKU-O 1338        NOBUHISA - name to NOBUKUNI(1) KEM-MU 1334
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  KYOTO YOSHISADA(2) O-AN 1368                   NOBUKUNI(2) EN-BUN 1356    "Three Students"
comes to KYUSHU - "TSUKUSHI RYOKAI"       __|________                                     SADAMUNE
                                                                                  NOBUKUNI(3) SHI-TOKU 1384
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                       SADAMITSU KO-O 1389        NOBUMITSU / NOBUKUNI(4) O-EI 1394 
                        to BUNGO and BUZEN
                        becoming NOBUKUNI (later signed) EI-KYO 1429
Chikuzen Nobukuni is a long line extending from Koto times. The Sengoku labored all sword schools until the Momoyama of robust unification breathed new life into the arts and styles of all of Japan. The young masters coming from Ten-sho, such as Horikawa Kunihiro, traveling to Kyoto, would create a new world of strong new Momoyama styles. 

The "Shinto" sword-period grew directly from Hideyoshi's Momoyama Unification. 

CHIKUZEN NOBUKUNI YOSHHISADA worked for Kuroda Nagamasa and made the Chikuzen Nobukuni style for Kuroda House. Yoshisada forged his strong, robust Momoyama KYUSHU with the classic Chikuzen Nobukuni tradition to create the Shinto Chikuzen Nobukuni, from which Chikuzen Nobukuni Yoshinao becomes Master in his time.

Yoshisada Keicho - Kanei 1624 Founder Chikuzen Nobukuni School
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Yoshisada(2) Kanbun 1661      Yoshisuke Tenwa 1681      Yoshitsugu Kanbun 1661          Yoshimasa(1) Kanei 1624           Yoshihiro(1) Kanei 1624
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                                                  Yoshisada Meiwa 1764       Yoshikane Enpo 1673               Yoshimasa(2) Kanbun 1661       Yoshihiro(2) Genroku 1688   Yoshihiro
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                                                             Tokugawa AOI leaf Shigekane Genroku 1688         Yoshimasa(3) same as Yoshimune    Shigesada
                                                                                               ________      to Kyoho 1716                             ~ Genroku 1688 ~
                                                                                               Shigehisa Kyoho 1716

                                              Yoshimasa                                                                                               Mitsumasa Tenmei 1781
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Yoshinao    Yoshimitsu        Yoshitsugu Kansei 1789      Yoshitoshi Bunka 1804                Reisentsu Yoshinao Kyowa 1801
         Kansei 1789                                                              _____|___
                                                                                          Yoshitoshi Bunkyu 1861

Yoshikazu Bun-Sei 1818                                                         Yoshimasa TemPo 1830
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Yoshikazu Bun-Kyu 1861                                                        Yoshihide Ko-Ka 1844
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Yoshitsugu   Yoshiharu   Yoshikiyo  Shigenori                        Yoshinao Ka-ei 1848
                ~ Kei-o 1865 ~
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