Kyusei NOMURA (野村休盛), a son of Kyusei NOMURA (野村休成) who was the sukiya kumigashira (a chief of the tea-ceremony division) of the shogunate, is said to be the founder of the Nomura group.
将軍家数寄屋組頭野村休成の子である野村休盛が野村派の祖とされている。