- Other Names: 都城島津家 (Miyakonojou Shimazu-ke)
- Japanese: 北郷家 (Hongou-ke)
The Hongô clan was a branch family of the Shimazu clan of Satsuma han, descended from the sixth son of Shimazu Tadamune.
Members: Hongo Tokihisa and Hongo Tadatora
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
- Miyakonojô to Ryûkyû ôkoku 都城と琉球王国, Miyakonojô Shimazu Residence (2012), 24.
