Nobukata KIYOHARA, of the Muromachi period, was the third son of Kanetomo YOSHIDA who was a shintoist of Yoshida-jinja Shrine, and was adopted by the House of Kiyohara, which was Myogyo-hakase, professor of Confucian studies.
室町時代の清原宣賢は、吉田神社詞官神道家吉田兼倶の3男だったが、明経博士だった清原家に養子として入った。