Kitabatake Tomonori

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Kitabatake Tomonori (北畠具教, Kitabatake Tomonori^?) (1528-December 12, 1576) was a Japanese samurai of the 16th century, who was the eight generation lord of the Kitabatake clan, which governed the province of Ise.

A renowned swordsman, he is believed to have studied the Kashima Shinto-ryu style of swordsmanship under Tsukahara Bokuden.