Abstract: The Ooe family is a wellknown cultural family in the Heian Period of Japan.At 78 A.D.,the Eastern Spread of the Imperial Examination provided a chance for the development of the Ooe family. Reading is handed down from generation to generation, the Ooe family became the nobility by the advantages of learning.Eventually became an eminent family and cultural kindred in the Heian Period. The study of the Ooe family is not only beneficial to analyze the reasons for the success of the Ooe familys Imperial Examination, but also to grasp the internal relationship between the Ooe family and the characteristics of the Japanese Imperial Examination, and to tap the source of the Japanese society where the Imperial Examination cannot be rooted.

Key words: Ooe family, Heian Period, Culture Kindred, Imperial Examination