Krieger & Schwerter

結城朝光

Yuki Tomomitsu

Founder of the Shimosa Yuki Clan, Ten-Time Sword Bearer at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu

Yuki Tomomitsu was an early Kamakura-period gokenin and is regarded as the first head of the Shimosa...

三浦義明

Miura Yoshiaki

Miura Elder Who Died Defending Kinugasa Castle

Miura Yoshiaki was a warrior of the late Heian period and head of the Miura clan, a powerful family ...

千葉常胤

Chiba Tsunetane

Boso Warlord Who Backed Minamoto no Yoritomo

## Early Career Chiba Tsunetane was a warrior of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods and the ...

源義仲（木曽義仲）

Minamoto no Yoshinaka (Kiso Yoshinaka)

The "Rising Sun Shōgun" Who Drove the Taira from the Capital — Cousin and Rival of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Slain at Awazu

## Life Minamoto no Yoshinaka, also known as Kiso Yoshinaka, was born in 1154 as the son of Minamoto...

北条時宗

Hōjō Tokimune

The Young Regent Who Repelled the Mongol Invasions

## The Young Regent Who Faced a National Crisis Hōjō Tokimune was born in the 3rd year of Kenchō (12...

源義家

Minamoto no Yoshiie

Hachimantaro — The First Son of Hachiman, supreme warrior of the Heian age

## The Birth of Hachiman Tarō Minamoto no Yoshiie was born in Chōreki 3 (1039), the eldest son of Mi...

巴御前

Tomoe Gozen

The Paragon of Female Warriors — Japan's Most Celebrated Woman Warrior

## What Kind of Woman Was Tomoe Gozen? Tomoe Gozen does not appear in contemporary historical record...

上杉氏憲（禅秀）

Uesugi Ujinori (Zenshū)

Kantō Kanrei and Head of the Inukake Uesugi — Leader of the Uesugi Zenshū Rebellion Against the Kamakura Kubō

## Life Uesugi Ujinori, known by his Buddhist name Zenshū, was born as the son of Uesugi Tomomune, h...

大内義弘

Ōuchi Yoshihiro

Ouchi Yoshihiro (1356-1399) was a military commander and daimyo from the Nanbokucho to the Muromachi...

静御前

Shizuka Gozen

Beloved Concubine of Minamoto no Yoshitsune and a Celebrated Shirabyoshi Dancer, the Tragic Woman Who Danced Her Longing for Yoshitsune at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu

## Shizuka the Shirabyoshi Shizuka Gozen (dates unknown, late 12th century) was a shirabyoshi of the...

那須与一

Nasu no Yoichi

Master Archer Who Shot the Fan Target at Yashima

Nasu no Yoichi (birth and death dates unknown; c. 1169–1189) was a warrior of the late Heian period ...

飯篠長威斎

Iizasa Chōisai

Founder of Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū, One of the Three Great Original Currents of Heihō

Iizasa Chōisai (1387–1488) was born in Iizasa village, Katori District, Shimōsa Province (present-da...