The Satomi clan (里見氏, Satomi-shi?) was a clan of the Sengoku period (1467–1573) and early Edo period (1603–1868). The Satomi claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji clan. Nitta Yoshishige (d. 1202), whose son Yoshitoshi took 'Satomi' as his surname.
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