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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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Hirayama Shikōzō
Master of the 18 Martial Arts, Military Scholar Revered as a 'War God' in the Late Edo Period
Hirayama Gyōzō (1759-1828) was a shogunal retainer, military scholar, and martial artist who flouris...
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
The Genroku Shogun—The Fifth Shogun Who Stirred Controversy with the Edict of Compassion for Living Things, Patron of Genroku Culture
## The Cultural Apex of Genroku Born in Edo Castle in the third year of Shōhō (1646), Tokugawa Tsun...
Sakakibara Kenkichi
The Sage of Striking Sword Exhibitions — Last Guardian of Jikishinkage-ryū in the Meiji Era
### The Mightiest Swordsman of the Late Edo Period Sakakibara Kenkichi, born in Tenpō 1 (1830) in Ed...
Ii Naosuke
Great Elder (Tairō) of the Bakumatsu Era — Lord of Hikone Who Marked History with the Ansei Purge and the Sakuradamon Incident
Ii Naosuke (1815–1860) was a domain lord of Ōmi Hikone Domain (present-day Hikone City, Shiga Prefec...
Ikeda Mitsumasa
Lord of Bizen Okayama, Enlightened Ruler Who Promoted Neo-Confucianism and Excelled in Both Arts and Arms
Ikeda Mitsumasa (1609-1682) was the lord of the Bizen Okayama domain, celebrated as an 'enlightened ...
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
The Taikō
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose from peasant origins to become the supreme ruler of Japan, was one of h...
Ōkubo Nagayasu
First Daikan-gashira of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Mysterious Administrator Who Controlled Mining and Finance
Ōkubo Nagayasu (1545-1613) served Tokugawa Ieyasu as the first daikan-gashira (chief land magistrate...
Horibe Yasubei
Swordsman of the 47 Rōnin of Akō, the Chivalrous Swordsman of Edo Who Made His Name at the Takadanobaba Duel
Horibe Yasubei (1670–1703) was a samurai who served the Akō Domain during the Genroku era of the Edo...
Yagyū Toshikane
Owari Domain Fencing Instructor, Ren'yasai
Yagyū Toshikane (1625–1694) was a swordsman and Owari Domain samurai of the early Edo period, son of...
Katagiri Katsumoto
One of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake — the ill-fated chief retainer whose actions triggered the Siege of Osaka
## Life Katagiri Katsumoto (1556-1615) was a warrior from Omi Province who served Toyotomi Hideyosh...
Tokugawa Hidetada
The Second Tokugawa Shogun
Tokugawa Hidetada (1579–1632), the second Tokugawa shogun, has often been overshadowed by his more f...
Kasuya Takenori
One of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake who joined the Western Army at Sekigahara and lost his domain
## Life Kasuya Takenori (b. 1562, death year disputed) was a warrior from Harima Province who disti...