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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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Momonoi Shunzō
The fourth Momonoi Shunzō, master of Kyōshin Meichi-ryū praised for his "dignity"
## Origins and Entry into the School The fourth Momonoi Shunzō (1825-1885), personal name Naomasa, ...
Kusaka Genzui
Flag-bearer of the Chōshū sonnō jōi movement · Brother-in-law of Yoshida Shōin
Kusaka Genzui (1840–1864) was a bakumatsu loyalist and a central figure in the sonnō jōi (revere the...
Kikkawa Hiroie
Sengoku Daimyo and Key Figure in the Battle of Sekigahara
Kikkawa Hiroie (1561-1625) was a samurai commander who was active from the Sengoku period into the e...
Hattori Hanzō
Oni Hanzō—Spear Master Who Served Tokugawa Ieyasu and Led the Iga dōshin; His Name Still Signifies the Pinnacle of Swordsmen
## The Birth of Oni Hanzō Hattori Hanzō Masanari was born in Mikawa Province (present-day Okazaki, A...
Hachisuka Masakatsu
Hachisuka Koroku, Trusted Retainer Who Supported Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Hachisuka Masakatsu (1526-1586) was a Sengoku-period warlord widely known as “Hachisuka Koroku”. A n...
Okudaira Nobumasa
Daimyo
## The Okudaira, Warrior House of Mikawa Okudaira Nobumasa was born in 1555 (Kōji 1) as the son of O...
Hōjō Yoshitoki
2nd Regent of Kamakura Shogunate
Hōjō Yoshitoki (1163-1224) was a military commander who, as the 2nd shikken of the Kamakura shogunat...
Morooka Ippa
Founder of Ippa-ryū at Edosaki in Hitachi, who entrusted his art to three eminent disciples
## Origins Morooka Ippa (c. 1533–c. 1593) was a swordsman of the Sengoku period and the founder of ...
Takahashi Deishū
A master spearman counted among the "Three Boats of the Bakumatsu," who quietly helped bring about the bloodless surrender of Edo Castle
Takahashi Deishū (1835-1903) was a shogunate retainer who was active from the Bakumatsu period into ...
Tanaka Shinbei
One of the "Four Great Assassins" of the Bakumatsu Era, Satsuma Domain Retainer
## Life Born in 1832 in Kagoshima, Satsuma Province. He is also said to have been the son of a boatm...
Tachibana Dōsetsu
Wielder of Raikiri — The "Thunder God" of the Ōtomo Who Commanded from His Palanquin
## A Warrior Known as the God of Thunder Born in Eishō 10 (1513) as Bekki Akitsura, a senior retaine...
Sasaki Rui
Cross-Dressing Swordmaster — An Edo Original Who Fought to Restore Her Family Name
## About Sasaki Rui Sasaki Rui is a female swordsman said to have lived in the early Edo period. She...