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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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Takasugi Shinsaku
Founder of the Kiheitai · Revolutionary of Choshu Domain
Takasugi Shinsaku (1839–1867) was a samurai of Choshu Domain (present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture) and ...
Jinbo Yukiko
A Tragic Woman of the Aizu Boshin War
Jinbo Yukiko was born in 1845 (Kōka 2), the daughter of Inoue Okazumi, a retainer and military schol...
Katsura Kogorō
One of the Three Heroes of the Meiji Restoration, Strategist of Choshu Domain
Katsura Kogorō (1833–1877) was a samurai of the Chōshū Domain who later changed his name to Kido Tak...
Kiyokawa Hachirō
The Hokushin Ittō-ryū Swordsman Whose Rōshigumi Sparked the Birth of the Shinsengumi
## Life Born in 1830 in Kiyokawa village, Shonai domain in Dewa Province (present-day Shonai Town, ...
Nagakura Shinpachi
Captain of the Second Unit of the Shinsengumi — a master of Shindō Munen-ryū and one of the foremost swordsmen of the Shinsengumi, who rushed to the front line of the Ikedaya Incident, and one of the few senior officers who survived into the Taishō era
## A Gifted Swordsman of Shindō Munen-ryū In Tenpō 10 (1839), Nagakura Shinpachi was born as the so...
Serizawa Kamo
First Chief Commander of the Shinsengumi — Powerful Shinto Munen-ryu swordsman who wielded an iron fan, the founding leader who was assassinated by his own organization
## Mito rōshi and Swordsman of Shindō Munen-ryū Serizawa Kamo, whose birth year is unknown, is said...
Kawai Tsuginosuke
Treasure of Nagaoka Domain, Echigo — Revolutionary Military Reformer Who Introduced the Gatling Gun, Tragic Hero of the Northern Boshin War
## A Treasure of Echigo Nagaoka Kawai Tsuginosuke was born in Bunsei 10 (1827), the son of Kawai Dai...
Sannan Keisuke
Shinsengumi Sōchō — Intellectual Hokushin Ittō-ryū Swordsman, Fukuchō and Sōchō, Tragic Officer Given Kaishaku by Okita Sōji for Desertion
## Sannan Keisuke, a Swordsman of Intellect Sannan Keisuke, said to have been born in Tenpō 7 (1836)...
Katsu Kaishū
The Man Who Saved Edo Without Drawing His Sword
## From Swordsman to Navy Man In Bunsei 6 (1823), Katsu Kaishū (real name: Katsu Yoshikuni) was born...
Nakano Takeko
Female Samurai
## Daughter of an Aizu Retainer Nakano Takeko was born in Edo (Musashi Province) as the daughter of ...
Saitō Yakurō
Founder of the Renpeikan, one of the Three Great Dojos of late Edo, who trained Kido Takayoshi, Takasugi Shinsaku and other architects of the Meiji Restoration
## Origins and Swordsmanship Training Saitō Yakurō (1798-1871) was born in 1798 to a farming family...
Okita Sōji
Captain of the Shinsengumi First Division
## The Birth of a Genius Swordsman Okita Sōji, said to have been born in Musashi Province around Ten...