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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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Kawakami Gensai
One of the Four Great Hitokiri of the Bakumatsu / Master Swordsman of Higo Domain / Model for Kenshin
Kawakami Gensai (1834-1872) was a swordsman of the late Edo period from Higo Province (present-day K...
Sakuma Morimasa
Oni Genba—Nemesis of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake
Sakuma Morimasa (1554-1583) was a fierce Sengoku-period general known by the nickname "Oni Genba" (D...
Kurushima Michifusa
Chief of the Kurushima Navy, a Pirate Band of the Seto Inland Sea: The Toyotomi Naval General Who Fell in the Korean Campaigns
## Chief of the Kurushima Navy, Master of the Seto Inland Sea Kurushima Michifusa, born in Eiroku 4...
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...
Ikeda Terumasa
Builder of Himeji Castle — A Formidable General Known as the "Saigoku Shōgun," Who Gained Control of the West Through His Sekigahara Achievements
## A Formidable General Known as the Saigoku Shōgun Ikeda Terumasa, born in January 1565 (the 12th m...
Hosokawa Masamoto
The 'Half-Shogun' — Most Powerful Regent of the Muromachi Shogunate
## The "Half-Shogun" Who Controlled the Muromachi Shogunate Born in Bunshō 1 (1466), Hosokawa Masam...
Nakaoka Shintarō
Commander of the Rikuentai, Bridge Between the Satsuma, Chōshū, and Tosa Alliance
Nakaoka Shintarō (1838–1867) was a shishi (patriot-activist) of the late Tokugawa period, a native o...
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
Tragic Warrior of the Heiji Rebellion — Father of Yoritomo
Minamoto no Yoshitomo (1123-1160) was a leading warrior of the late Heian period and the father of M...
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
Second Kampaku, Minister of the Left
Toyotomi Hidetsugu (1568–1595) was born to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's elder sister Zuiryūin Nisshū and was...
Kumagai Naozane
Warrior Who Killed Taira no Atsumori at Ichinotani, Later Became a Monk
Kumagai Naozane (1141-1207; according to one account, he died in 1208) was a warrior of the late Hei...
Satomi Yoshihiro
Victor at Mifuneyama — The Satomi Clan at Its Zenith
Satomi Yoshihiro (1530-1578) was head of the Satomi clan, a Sengoku daimyo house based in Awa Provin...
Yamagata Aritomo
Founder of the Meiji Army, Embodiment of Clique Politics
Yamagata Aritomo (1838-1922) was a late-Tokugawa-era activist from Chōshū Domain and a genrō (elder ...