Kuji no kuninomiyatsuko (久自国造)
Kuji no kuninomiyatsuko (also known as Kujikokuzo) was kuninomiyatsuko (local ruling families in ancient Japan) ruled the north central part of Hitachi Province.
Ancestor
According to "Kokuzo hongi," Funasesukune, the third generation from Ikagashikoo, was appointed Kuji no kuninomiyatsuko during the reign of Emperor Seimu.
Clan
The Uneme clan or the Hasetsukabe clan, later the Arudo clan.
Base
Kuji Gun, Hitachi Province. Present Hitachi City, Hitachiota City and the like, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Local tutelar deity
The Inamura-jinja Shrine: Hitachiota City, Ibaraki Prefecture. The enshrined deity was Nigihayahi no mikoto.