http://yokai.com/momiji/
That said, I'm still fond of the Shuten/Akiha connection for a number of reasons, mostly circumstantial and all for poetics' sake.
At the very least there's a connection between Ibaraki and the Touzaki clan. Bone swords from their own skellies is a substantial connection.
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Oh wait, plundering. There ya go. Akiha and Shuten confirmed 5ever when's the family reunion Kinoko?????