Kiire Hisamichi

• Birth: 1532
• Death: 1588
• Titles: Shikibu-taiyu, Settsu no kami
• Other name: Shimazu Hisamichi
• Distinction: Shimazu retainer

Hisamichi was a son of Shimazu Tadayoshi and assumed the name 'Kiire' in 1558. He became an important Shimazu retainer who was present for many of Shimazu Yoshihisa's campaigns and acted as a negotiator with outside houses. He was notable for his skill at flower arrangement and linked poetry (renga).

References

• Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005