 The 9th generation descendant of Nikki Yoshinaga relocated to Sakakibara village in Ise Province (part of the present-day city of Tsu, Mie) and his son, Toshinaga was the first to take the name of "Sakakibara".The Sakakibara initially served the Kitabatake clan, but later transferred their fealty to the Oda clan, and in 1584 were considered retainers of Oda Nobukane, brother of Oda Nobunaga.Around the same tome, a branch of the clan settled in Mikawa Province and entered into the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu.