A clan that has specialized in the manufacture of ceremonial earthenware. They are also called “dance stepsisters. They are said to be descended from Ohiko-no-mikoto, a prince of Emperor Kogen. When Emperor Taruhito moved the mausoleum of Amaterasu from Kasahagi in Yamato Province (Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture) to present-day Ise in 25 CE, the Shohei made Tenpyo vessels from clay from Uji (Meiwa Town, Taki County, Mie Prefecture) and dedicated them to the deity. (Nihon shoki, Jingu zojyoshu, surname records)
