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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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Suwa Yorishige
Lord of Suwa in Shinano who fell to Takeda Harunobu (Shingen) and took his own life at Toko-ji in 1542
Suwa Yorishige was head of the Suwa family, which ruled Suwa District in Shinano Province. Born in 1...
Takayanagi Matashirō
The Silent Blade — Master Swordsman of the Nakanishi Dojo
Takayanagi Matashirō (born Bunka 5 (1808); date of death unknown) was a swordsman of the late Edo pe...
Murakami Takeyoshi
Commander of the Noshima Murakami Navy Who Dominated the Seto Inland Sea — the Sea Warlord Fróis Called “the Greatest Pirate in Japan”
## Master of the Seto Inland Sea Said to have been born in Tenbun 2 (1533) (though some hold Tenbun...
Utsunomiya Kunitsuna
22nd head of the Utsunomiya of Shimotsuke, confirmed at 180,000 koku by Hideyoshi and later dispossessed
Utsunomiya Kunitsuna was a Sengoku daimyo of Shimotsuke Province and the last head of the Utsunomiya...
Watanabe Kazuma
The avenger at the center of the Kagiya-no-Tsuji Duel, one of Japan's "Three Great Vendettas"
Watanabe Kazuma (c. 1608-c. 1643) was a samurai of the early Edo period, known as the central figure...
Iba Hachirō
The one-armed Shingyōtō-ryū swordsman known as the "Little Tengu of Iba," fallen at Hakodate
## Origins and Shingyōtō-ryū Iba Hachirō (1844-1869) was a shogunal retainer and swordsman of the l...
Maeda Gen'i
From monk to one of Hideyoshi's Five Commissioners — the Kyoto shoshidai who managed the court and the temples
## Origins Maeda Gen'i (1539-1602) was from Mino Province, and is said to have been a monk in his y...
Shiba Yoshimasa
Kanrei (Shogunal Deputy)
## Overview Shiba Yoshimasa was a warrior and senior shogunal official spanning the Nanboku-chō and...
Tanegashima Tokitaka
The lord of Tanegashima who first brought firearms to Japan — the strategist from a remote southern island who transformed Sengoku-era warfare
Tanegashima Tokitaka was born in 1528, the son of Tanegashima Shigetoki, lord of Tanegashima Island ...
Ōkubo Tadayo
One of the Sixteen Divine Generals of Tokugawa — a Mikawa warrior of both valor and administrative skill, entrusted with governing the former Later Hōjō domain
Ōkubo Tadayo was born in Tenbun 1 (1532) in Kamiwada, Hekikai District, Mikawa Province (present-day...
Taira no Munemori
Taira no Munemori was the third son of Taira no Kiyomori and became head of the Taira clan after the...
Asano Nagamasa
Chief of the Five Commissioners Who Directed Hideyoshi's Land Surveys
## Life and Origins Asano Nagamasa (1547–1611) was born in Owari Province as the son of Yasui Shige...