Ogasawara Nagakiyo

was a Japanese samurai warlord of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He is best known as the founder of Ogasawara clan. The history of kyūdō (Japanese archery) begins with this martial arts master.

Life Nagakiyo was born on March 5, 1162, in Ogasawara, Koma, Kai Province (within present-day Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture) at the mansion of Ogasawa Manor as the second son of Kagami Tōmitsu.

When Tōmitsu became the kokushi governor of Shinano Province, and Nagakiyo became the jitō (territory steward) of Tomono Manor in Shinano, Nagakiyo received a reminder of unpaid taxes from Emperor Go-Shirakawa through Minamoto no Yoritomo.

In 1216, Nagakiyo asked Minamoto no Sanetomo permission for the construction of Yoritomo's Bodhi-devoted Goganji Temple, and was given permission.

Nagakiyo died on July 15, 1242, at the age of 81.

Family

Father: Kagami Tōmitsu Mother: Sugimoto Yoshimune's daughter Siblings: Brother: Akiyama Mitsutomo Brother: Nanbu Mitsuyuki Brother: Kagami Mitsutsune Sister: Daini-no-tsubone First wife: Kazusa Hirotsune's daughter Second wife: Fujiwara no Kunitsuna's daughter Children: Son: Ogasawara Nagatsune

During the Kamakura period, Nagakiyo's skills and training methods were passed on to his son, Ogasawara Nagatsune.

Nagakiyo was called the "Four Heavenly Kings of Archers and Horses" along with Takeda Nobumitsu, Yukiuji Unno, and Shigetaka Mochizuki, and tried to collect and systematize their skills and knowledge.