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| Urabe clan | |
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 Yoshida Shrine, the traditional shrine of the family | |
| Home province | Yamashiro Province |
| Parent house | Kuni no miyatsuko |
| Founder | Ame-no-Koyane (Urabe) Yoshida Kanehiro (Yoshida) |
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The Urabe clan (卜部氏) was a Japanese noble family. They did Divination for the royal family.: 35 Their cadet branch was the Yoshida family. It became one of the most important families of Shinto priests. They helped shape Shinto. The Yoshida Shinto school was named after them. It was the main kind of Shinto until the Meiji Restoration.
The Urabe clan started in the Heian period or earlier. They said they came from Ame-no-Koyane.: 25–26 like the Nakatomi clan.: 25–26 They first worked as diviners in the Department of Divinities. They were was under the Nakatomi clan. They did divination with tortoise shells and deer scapulae.: 25–26 Later, they took the name Yoshida (吉田家). They served at Yoshida Shrine, their family shrine.
They helped with rituals such as Ōharae-shiki. Later, they gained more power and controlled the job of miyaji. In time, they became almost in charge of the Department of Divinities. Members of the family often held the job of Jingi Daifu (神祇大副), the deputy head of the Department of Divinities. They were known for divination with turtle shells.
Their member Yoshida Kanetomo was a very important Shinto thinker. He created and ran a Hasshinden at Yoshida Shrine
Their rival was the Shirakawa family.
