In addition to the imperial princes above mentioned, the Emperor Godaigo had many imperial princes, and as many of the members of the Kikuchi clan were also registered as the pepole involved in the Kenmu Restoration, it is assumed that they spread themselves all over the country by accompanying those imperial princes.
この他にも後醍醐天皇には皇子が大勢おり、建武の新政に関った人々の中に菊池一族も名前を連ねている事から皇子に伴って全国各地に散らばったとされる。