Imai clan (Settsu)

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The Imai were a wealthy and influential merchant family of Sakai in Settsu province. They reached their greatest heights under Imai Sôkyû, a famed merchant and tea master who enjoyed the favor of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

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