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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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Yamaoka Tesshū
One of the Three Shū of the Bakumatsu: The Driving Force Behind the Bloodless Surrender of Edo Castle, and the Last Swordsman to Master Both the Sword and Zen and Found "Mutō-ryū"
## The Birth of a Swordsman Born in Honjo in Edo in Tenpō 7 (1836) as the son of a hatamoto, Yamaoka...
Todo Heisuke
8th Unit Captain of the Shinsengumi — Genius swordsman of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū who fought at the Ikedaya Incident and was severely wounded, and died young as a member of the Goryō Eji
## Genius of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū Tōdō Heisuke, born in Kōka 1 (1844), was a swordsman who mastered...
Sakamoto Ryōma
The Revolutionary of Bakumatsu
## The Birth of a Shishi Born in 1836 (Tenpō 6) into a gōshi (lower-ranking samurai) family in the c...
Chiba Sana
Master Swordswoman of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū — Traditionally Remembered as Sakamoto Ryōma's Betrothed
Chiba Sana (given name Sanako, 1838-1896) was born the daughter of Chiba Sadakichi, master of the Ok...
Saitō Hajime
Captain of the Shinsengumi Third Division
## The Mysterious Captain of the Third Unit Saitō Hajime, born in Edo in Tenpō 15 (1844), was a form...
Nakazawa Koto
The Cross-Dressed Swordswoman of the Hōshin-ryū — Traditionally the Shinchōgumi's Only Female Member
Nakazawa Koto (c. 1839-1927) was a swordswoman from Tone District, Kōzuke Province (present-day Numa...
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
15th and Final Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (October 28, 1837 (Tenpō 8/9/29) – Taishō 2 (1913)) was the fifteenth Seii Taishō...
Takahashi Deishū
A master spearman counted among the "Three Boats of the Bakumatsu," who quietly helped bring about the bloodless surrender of Edo Castle
Takahashi Deishū (1835-1903) was a shogunate retainer who was active from the Bakumatsu period into ...
Tanaka Shinbei
One of the "Four Great Assassins" of the Bakumatsu Era, Satsuma Domain Retainer
## Life Born in 1832 in Kagoshima, Satsuma Province. He is also said to have been the son of a boatm...
Matsudaira Sadaaki
Lord of Kuwana Domain, Kyoto Shoshidai
Matsudaira Sadaaki (Kōka 3 (1847) – Meiji 41 (1908)) was a daimyo and bakufu retainer of the late Ed...
Inoue Genzaburo
6th Unit Captain of the Shinsengumi — Veteran from the Shieikan days who anchored the organization, killed in action at the Battle of Toba-Fushimi
## Veteran Swordsman of the Shieikan Inoue Genzaburo, born in Bunsei 12 (1829), was one of the long...
Etō Shinpei
Saga Samurai Who Built Modern Japan's Judiciary as First Justice Minister and Fell in the Saga Rebellion
Etō Shinpei was a Saga domain samurai and statesman of the Bakumatsu and early Meiji periods. He was...