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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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Saitō Dōsan
The Viper of Mino, Embodiment of Gekokujo
Saitō Dōsan (1494-1556) was a warrior who embodied the spirit of gekokujo (the low overcoming the hi...
Sasaki Kojirō
The Demon of the Western Provinces
Sasaki Kojirō is the legendary swordsman who faced Miyamoto Musashi in the famed duel on Ganryū Isla...
Chosokabe Nobuchika
Eldest son of Chosokabe Motochika, the fierce youth of Tosa
Chosokabe Nobuchika (1565–1586) was the eldest son of Chosokabe Motochika, a daimyo of Tosa during t...
Amakasu Kagemochi
One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Uesugi Who Held the Rearguard at Kawanakajima
## Life and Origins Amakasu Kagemochi (1529–1604) is said to have been born into the family of the ...
Hōjō Tsunashige
Hojo Tsunashige (1515-1587) was a military commander from the Sengoku to the Azuchi-Momoyama period ...
Tomita Seigen
Master of Chūjō-ryū Swordsmanship, Undefeated Swordsman Despite Visual Impairment
Tomita Seigen (dates disputed, c. 1537-c. 1579) was a swordsman of Echizen Province (present-day Fuk...
Hosokawa Katsumoto
The Kanrei Who Burned Kyoto — architect of the Onin War and pillar of the Ashikaga shogunate
## The Hosokawa Lineage and the Office of Kanrei Hosokawa Katsumoto was born in 1430 (Eikyo 2) as th...
Sanada Nobutsuna
Sanada Nobutsuna (1537-1575) was a military commander of the Sengoku period, the eldest son of Sanad...
Taigen Sessai
Military Advisor to Imagawa Yoshimoto, Zen Monk Commander of Both Literary and Martial Excellence
Taigen Sessai (1496-1555) was a Zen monk and military advisor who served the Imagawa clan in the Sen...
Sagara Yoshiharu
Lord of Higo-Kuma — A Kyushu Warrior of Integrity Caught Between Shimazu, Ryūzōji, and Toyotomi
## Lord of the Sagara Clan, Rooted in Kuma Sagara Yoshiharu, born in Tenmon 13 (1544), was the daim...
Uesugi Norimasa
Uesugi Norimasa (1523-1579) was a military commander and daimyo of the Sengoku period who served as ...
Isono Kazumasa
Asai Clan General
Isono Kazumasa (1523-1573) was a Sengoku-Azuchi-Momoyama period warrior who served Asai Nagamasa and...