Title: Tajima no Kami

Second son of Higuchi Kanetoyo, younger brother of Naoe Kanetsugu, vassal of the Uesugi Clan. He fought for Uesugi Kagekatsu in the Otate no Ran. In 1582 he was adopted into the Okuni Clan as its heir. When he became head of the clan, he changed the clan name to Ookuni by Kagekatsu's command. (小国->大国, "small country"->"large country".)