Karita clan
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{{family name hatnote|Karita|lang=Japanese}}
{{Infobox Japanese clan
|surname nihongo = 刈田氏
|home province =Mutsu Province
}}
The Karita clan operated from the Katta District, south of Mutsu Province (now Miyagi Prefecture).
This clan founded the Shiroishi Castle in the Heian period.{{in lang|ja}}[https://ja.monumen.to/spots/12517 "Monument"].{{in lang|ja}}[https://history-land.com/katakura-kagetsuna/ "history-land.com"].{{in lang|ja}}[http://www.town.zao.miyagi.jp/kurashi/kurashi_guide/shisaku_machi/kankyou/geosite_guidedata/01_rekishi.pdf "rekishi pdf, page 2"].{{in lang|en}}[http://castle.jpn.org/en/mutsu5/shiroishi/index.html "Shiroishi Castle"].
The Karita clan later became the Shiroishi clan, which served the Date clan{{in lang|ja}}[http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/siraisi.html "Shiroishi-shi" on Harimaya.com] (28 March 2008).{{in lang|ja}} [https://shiroishi.ne.jp/sightseeing/castle/"Shiroishi-shi" on shiroishi.ne.jp].