Katogama family

Vassal family of the Doji. It was created by Doji Heiko shortly after the first rise of Iuchiban. Heiko realized that the Champion needed a reliable source of information. Officially, the family keeps the peace, monitors the land and reports back to the Champion. In fact, they are a spy network answerable only to the family daimyo and the Crane Clan Champion.

Doji Katomara was its first daimyo and Doji Machihaga its first master sensei. (Secrets of the Crane, p. 50)