Onodera Shigemichi

In this Japanese name, the surname is Onodera.
Onodera Shigemichi
Native name
小野寺茂道
BornBefore 1566[a]
Died1601(?)
Nishimonai or Shōnai, Japan
AllegianceOnodera clan
Years of service?–1601
RankKeeper of Nishimonai Castle[2]
Battles / warsOnodera–Mogami conflict
RelationsThree sons (Ichimasa, Magorokurou, Norimichi), two daughters[1]

Onodera Shigemichi[b] (小野寺茂道, died in or after 1601) was a samurai commander, keeper of Nishimonai Castle and half-brother of the regional lord (daimyō) Onodera Yoshimichi. Famous for his last stand against the Mogami clan, Shigemichi is still honored in Nishimonai as part of an annual bon dance.

  1. ^ a b "Nishimonai Onoderashi (西馬音内氏家紋)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b Turnbull (2010), p. 47.
  3. ^ F. W. Seal; C. E. Wes (2005). "Sengoku Biographical Dictionary". The Samurai Archives. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  4. ^ Inumaru & Yoshida (1992), p. 102.


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