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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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Yamauchi Kazutoyo
Founder of the Tosa Domain — A Late-Blooming General Who Acquired a Fine Horse Through His Wife's Wise Help and Won All of Tosa Province for His Service at Sekigahara
## Yamauchi Kazutoyo, a Late-Blooming General In Tenbun 15 (1546), Yamauchi Kazutoyo was born as the...
Kiso Yoshinaka
The Rising Sun General — mountain warrior who shook the Heike and burned bright before his fall
## A Minamoto Child Raised in the Mountains of Kiso Kiso Yoshinaka was born in Kyūju 1 (1154) as a s...
Jingo Muneharu
One of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Shinkage-ryū Who Accompanied Kamiizumi Nobutsuna
## Discipleship under Kamiizumi Nobutsuna Jingo Muneharu was one of the senior disciples of Kamiizum...
Hariya Sekiun
Founder of the Mujūshin Ken-ryū, Undefeated in 52 Bouts, Who Taught the Ideal of "Ainuke"
## Origins and Discipleship under Ogasawara Genshinsai Hariya Sekiun is said to have come from Hariy...
Musashibō Benkei
The Mighty Monk Who Died Standing: The Brawny Warrior Monk Who Sought a Thousand Swords, and Japan's Most Loyal Retainer
## Benkei's Origins Musashibō Benkei is the most famous warrior monk in Japanese history, serving as...
Honjō Shigenaga
Uesugi Retainer, Agakita-shū
Honjō Shigenaga (Tenbun 8 (1540) – the 12th month of Keichō 18 (1614)) was a warrior active from the...
Minamoto no Noriyori
Minamoto no Noriyori (birth year unknown - 1193) was a military commander of the late Heian and earl...
Amari Torayasu
Amari Torayasu (birth year unknown, possibly Meiō 7 (1498) – 23 March 1548 (Tenbun 17/2/14)) was a s...
Hirano Nagayasu
One of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake — the sole member who never rose to daimyo
## Career Hirano Nagayasu (1559–1628) was a samurai who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi. For his military...
Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Higashiyama-dono: The Eighth Muromachi Shogun Who Lived for Tea and Dry Landscape Gardens, a Guardian of Culture Who Found Beauty in the Flames of the Ōnin War
## Political Failures and the Flowering of Culture Ashikaga Yoshimasa was born in Eikyō 8 (1436) as ...
Soga Sukenari (Soga Jūrō)
Elder of the Soga Brothers Who Avenged Their Father, Central Figure in One of Japan's Three Great Vendettas
## Life Born in 1172 as the son of Kawazu Suketai, a warrior of Izu Province. His childhood name was...
Minamoto no Tameyoshi
Minamoto no Tameyoshi was a son of Minamoto no Yoshichika and, as head of the Kawachi Genji, held of...