was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. The son of Moniwa Mototoshi, he served as a retainer of the Date clan of Sendai han.みぃはぁ版・平成伊達治家記録別館鬼庭家の人々
/ref> Also known by his common name, Shinsuke (新助), Motonori married the daughter of Moniwa Masumoto, the head of the main house of Moniwa. During the

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, Motonori defended Sendai Castle, and later was dispatched to Komagamine. After the Restoration, he became involved in farming, and in 1889, became the first village mayor of Kashimadai Village, in

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(after Kashimadai-chō 鹿島台町 in Shida district, and now a part of Ōsaki City).

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1843 births 1929 deaths Japanese farmers Meiji Restoration Samurai People from Sendai Domain Date retainers {{samurai-stub