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Nakaoka Shintarō
Commander of the Rikuentai, Bridge Between the Satsuma, Chōshū, and Tosa Alliance
Nakaoka Shintarō (1838–1867) was a shishi (patriot-activist) of the late Tokugawa period, a native o...
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
Second Kampaku, Minister of the Left
Toyotomi Hidetsugu (1568–1595) was born to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's elder sister Zuiryūin Nisshū and was...
Yamagata Aritomo
Founder of the Meiji Army, Embodiment of Clique Politics
Yamagata Aritomo (1838-1922) was a late-Tokugawa-era activist from Chōshū Domain and a genrō (elder ...
Maeda Keiji
Eccentric Warrior of the Sengoku Era, Master of the Spear
Maeda Keiji (c. 1533–c. 1612) was a samurai general active from the Sengoku period into the Azuchi-M...
Satomi Yoshiyasu
Reduced in Fief for Violating the Sōmuji Edict, Enlarged After Sekigahara and Ranked Among the Kunimochi Daimyō — First Lord of Tateyama Domain
Satomi Yoshiyasu (1573 – December 18, 1603 [16th day of the 11th month of Keichō 8]) was a daimyo sp...
Itō Hirobumi
First Prime Minister of Japan, Architect of the Meiji Constitutional System
Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909) was a late-Tokugawa shishi and Meiji statesman from Chōshū domain (present-...
Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Mito Kōmon—The Treasure of the Mito Tokugawa Family, Who Began Compiling the Dai Nihon-shi
## A Lord of Learning Born in Kan'ei 5 (1628) as the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa, lord of the Mit...
Takuan Sōhō
The Rinzai Master Who Fused Zen and the Sword — Author of the Fudōchi Shinmyōroku
Takuan Sōhō (1573-1646) was a Rinzai Zen priest of the early Edo period. Through his writings linkin...
Hirayama Kōzō
Master of the Eighteen Martial Arts and Military Scholar Counted Among the "Three Zō of Bunsei"
Hirayama Kōzō (1760-1829) was a shogunal retainer, military scholar, and martial artist who was acti...
Tokugawa Yoshimune
The Shogun Connoisseur — The Eighth Shōgun Who Systematized Sword Culture
## From Kishū to the Shogunate Born in Jōkyō 1 (1684) as the fourth son of the Kishū Tokugawa house,...
Yagyū Munefuyu
Heir to Yagyū Shinkage-ryū — Swordsmanship Instructor to Shoguns Ietsuna and Tsunayoshi
## About Yagyū Munefuyu Yagyū Munefuyu was a swordsman and daimyō of the early Edo period. He was th...
Ōmura Masujirō
Father of the Meiji Army, Reformer of Modern Military System
Ōmura Masujirō (1824–1869) was a military scholar and military reformer from Chōshū Domain who was a...