| Kanji | 陰九曜 |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | Kage-ku-yō |
| Translation | Shadowed, Nine Stars |
| Date | 1160 |
| Owner | Emperor Go-Shirakawa |
| Blazon | Argent, an annulet between eight annulets sable. |
| Categories | Geometric: Circle (Shadowed), Arrangement: Stars |
| Notes | Among other places, depicted in Heiji Monogatari Emaki on an imperial ox-cart during the Heiji Rebellion. |
| Sources | Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Heraldry. Osprey Publishing, 2002. pg. 4. An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests. Graphic-sha, 2001. pg. 336 fig. 1. (for Japanese) |