![]() Kotarō served under Hōjō Ujimasa and Hōjō Ujinao. Born in Sagami Province (modern Kanagawa Prefecture) on an unknown date, he became notorious as the leader of a band of 200 Rappa "battle disrupters", divided into four groups: brigands, pirates, burglars and thieves. This school was in the service of the Hōjō clan of Odawara.įūma Kotarō was the fifth and the best known of the Fūma clan leaders. Each subsequent leader of the school adopted the same name as its founder, making it difficult to identify them individually. The use of the name started with the first leader ( jonin) of the clan: originally surnamed "風間" (Fūma), with a different kanji, it was later changed to homophone 風魔. According to some sources, the family has roots in the 10th century when they served Taira no Masakado in his revolt against the Kyoto government. The clan was based in Kanagawa Prefecture, specializing in horseback guerrilla warfare and naval espionage. ![]()
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