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Die legendären Krieger Japans und ihre geschätzten Schwerter
Die Schwertkultur der großen Festungen Japans
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Nitta Yoshisada
The Warrior Who Cast His Sword into the Sea
## The Minamoto Descendant Rises Nitta Yoshisada, said to have been born in Kōzuke Province (present...
Miyoshi Jikkyū
Sengoku Leader of the Awa Miyoshi House, Brother of Miyoshi Nagayoshi
## Life and Origins Miyoshi Jikkyū was a warlord of the Sengoku period, born in Daiei 7 (1527) as t...
Uesugi Kagekatsu
Heir of Righteousness — The Silent Iron Lord Who Kept Kenshin's Spirit Alive
## Kenshin's Successor Born in Echigo Province in Kōji 1 (1556), Uesugi Kagekatsu was the warlord w...
Yagyū Jūbei
The One-Eyed Swordsman — Heir to Yagyū Shinkage-ryū and Japan's Most Mysterious Swordmaster
## A Swordsman Wrapped in Mystery Yagyū Mitsuyoshi, known as Jūbei, was the eldest son of Yagyū Mune...
Kasuga no Tsubone
A remarkable woman who served as the wet nurse of the third shogun Iemitsu and laid the foundation of the Ōoku——an Edo-period power player and daughter of Saitō Toshimitsu, a senior retainer of Akechi
## A Woman Whose Father Was a Senior Retainer of Akechi Kasuga no Tsubone (1579–1643), whose real na...
Yūki Hideyasu
Second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu and founder of the Echizen Matsudaira clan, a renowned general who ruled from Kita-no-shō Castle
Yūki Hideyasu (1574-1607) was a samurai commander and daimyō. He was born as the second son of Tokug...
Ichikawa no Tsubone
Female Castle Defender — The Sengoku Wife Who Held Takamine Castle
## What Is Ichikawa no Tsubone? Ichikawa no Tsubone was the wife of Ichikawa Tsuneyoshi, a senior re...
Shibata Katsuie
One of Oda's Four Generals, Lord of Kitanosho Castle
## Life and Origins Shibata Katsuie (birth year given as Daiei 2 (1522) in some accounts, among oth...
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...
Oda Nobukatsu
Second Son of Nobunaga — Successor of the Oda Clan Who Allied with Ieyasu Against Hideyoshi at the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute
Oda Nobukatsu (1558–1630) was a samurai commander and daimyō who was born the second son of Oda Nobu...
Mōri Motonari
The God of Stratagems: From a Minor Lord of Aki to a Great Daimyō of the Chūgoku Region, a Rare Strategist Who Astonished the Realm with His Cunning
## The Birth of the God of Stratagems Born in 1497 (Meiō 6) as the second son of the Aki local lord ...