Utsunomiya Kunitsuna
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- Died: 1607
- Sons: Utsunomiya Yoshitsuna
- Distinction: Shimotsuke warlord
Kunitsuna was the eldest son of Utsunomiya Hirotsuna. He submitted to the Hôjô family but in turn gave his support to Toyotomi Hideyoshi when the latter attacked the Hôjô domain in 1590. In 1597 he was deprived of his domain by Hideyoshi and was unable to regain it following the latter's death in 1598.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005