| Akamatsu Norimura | |
| Era: | Muromachi |
| Birth Date: | 1277 |
| Shogunate(S): | Ashikaga |
| Domain(S): | Harima Province |
| Clan(S): | Akamatsu |
also well known as Akamatsu Enshin was a Japanese samurai of the Akamatsu clan in the Muromachi period. He was governor (shugo) of Harima Province in Hyōgo Prefecture.[1] Norimura was a patron of Sesson Yūbai who established Hōun-ji and Hōrin-ji in Harima.[2] In records about the establishment of land rights for Daitoku-ji in Kyoto, Norimura's help is recognized.[3]
He was the father of Akamatsu Norisuke.[4]
Norimura supported Emperor Go-Daigo and Ashikaga Takauji in the struggle to overcome the Kamakura shogunate.[1] [5] Akamatsu joined Takauji in capturing Kyoto from imperial forces on 23 Feb. 1336.[5] He then became a part of the Ashikaga shogunate.[1] Before the Battle of Minatogawa, his Shirahata castle was surrounded by Emperor Go-Daigo's large force led by Nitta Yoshisada but he held the castle over 50 days it helped Ashikaga Takauji regroup its forces in Kyushu.[6] Norimura constructed a fort on a hill which later became the site for Himeji Castle.[7]