Naoe clan

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The Naoe kamon.

The Naoe of Echigo province were descended from the Nakahara family, which had served Minamoto Yoritomo (another branch formed the basis for the Ôtomo daimyô of Kyushu). They became important retainers to the Nagao (and later the Uesugi).