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Die legendären Krieger Japans und ihre geschätzten Schwerter
Die Schwertkultur der großen Festungen Japans
Legendäre Klingen, die Geschichte schrieben
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Mori Ranmaru
Oda Nobunaga's page—a beautiful swordsman who fell with his lord during the Honnō-ji Incident, the young hero who embodied the beauty of the blade and the soul of martial prowess
## Oda Nobunaga's Most Beloved Page Mori Ranmaru (later known as Nagatoki), born in Eiroku 8 (1565),...
Ōishi Susumu
Founder of the Ōishi Shinkage-ryū, One of the 'Three Great Swordsmen of Tenpō'
Ōishi Susumu (personal name Tanetsugu; 1797 – December 29, 1863) was a swordsman of the late Edo to ...
Araki Murashige
Rebel Lord and Tea Master
Araki Murashige was a senior retainer of Oda Nobunaga who governed the Settsu domain with thirty-six...
Kawakami Gensai
Four Great Swordsmen of the Bakumatsu / Master Swordsman of Higo Domain / Model for Kenshin
Kawakami Gensai (1834–1872) was a swordsman from Higo Province (present-day Kumamoto Prefecture) dur...
Suzuki Shigenobu
Founder of Shintō Musōryū Jōjutsu; martial artist who established the origins of modern Jōdō
Musō Gonnōsuke Katsuyoshi (dates of birth and death unknown; active in the early 17th century) was a...
Hosokawa Gracia
Daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide and wife of Hosokawa Tadaoki——A tragic Christian unable to commit suicide due to her faith, pierced by a naginata
## Daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide, Tama Hosokawa Gracia (1563–1600) was born as the daughter of Akech...
Ukita Hideie
Supreme Commander of the Western Army at Sekigahara — Toyotomi's Beloved General Who Survived Exile to Die at Eighty-four
Ukita Hideie (1572–1655) was one of the most powerful lords of the Toyotomi era — master of 574,000 ...
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Third Shogun Who Solidified the Edo Bakufu; Establisher of Buke Shohatto and Sankin-kotai
Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604–1651) was the third shogun of the Edo Bakufu. As the "shogun born to the role...
Okada Izō
One of the Four Great Swordsmen of the Bakumatsu Period, Swordsman of the Tosa Kinnō Party
Okada Izō (1838–1865) was a swordsman who traveled from Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture)...
Nakaoka Shintarō
Commander of the Rikuentai, Bridge Between the Satsuma, Chōshū, and Tosa Alliance
Nakaoka Shintarō (1838-1867) was a Bakumatsu patriot from Tosa domain who worked tirelessly for the ...
Kikkawa Motoharu
The Undefeated Right Arm of the Mōri Clan
## The Birth of an Undefeated General Born in Eishoku 3 (1530) as the second son of the great Mōri ...
Asano Naganori
The Trigger of Chūshingura — Tragic Daimyō of the Akō Domain Who Drew His Blade in the Matsu Corridor
Asano Naganori (1667-1701) was the lord of Akō in Harima Province (present-day Akō City, Hyōgo Prefe...