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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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Maehara Issei
Disciple of Shōka Sonjuku, Leader of the Hagi Rebellion
Maehara Issei (1834-1876) was a Bakumatsu patriot and early Meiji-era samurai from the Chōshū domain...
Suzuki Magoichi
Firearms Commander of the Saika-shū, Master Gunner Who Led the Sengoku's Most Formidable Mercenaries and Troubled Oda Nobunaga at the Ishiyama Battles
Suzuki Magoichi (birth and death years unknown) was one of the leaders of the Saika-shū, who were ba...
Nanbu Harumasa
24th Head of the Sannohe Nanbu at the Clan's Height
Nanbu Harumasa was the eldest son of Nanbu Yasunobu and the 24th head of the Sannohe Nanbu clan. He ...
Sanada Yukimasa
Sanada Yukimura's eldest son, who died with his father at Osaka Castle in his mid-teens
## Origins Sanada Yukimasa, also known by his common name Daisuke, was the eldest son of Sanada Nob...
Harada Sanosuke
Captain of the 10th Unit of the Shinsengumi — A Spear Master and Valiant Warrior, the Shinsengumi's Spearman Remembered More for the Spear Than the Sword
## An Unusual Figure: A Master of the Spear Harada Sanosuke, said to have been born around Tenpō 11...
Yamauchi Chiyo (Kenshō-in)
Wife of the Lord of Tosa Domain
## Life Kenshō-in (also known as Chiyo) is traditionally said to have been born in 1557 in Ōmi Provi...
Minamoto no Yoshinaka (Kiso Yoshinaka)
The "Rising Sun Shōgun" Who Drove the Taira from the Capital — Cousin and Rival of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Slain at Awazu
## Life Minamoto no Yoshinaka, also known as Kiso Yoshinaka, was born in 1154 as the son of Minamoto...
Yamanaka Shikanosuke
Fierce Warrior Who Devoted His Life to the Amago Restoration, the Loyal Warrior Who Wished Upon the Crescent Moon
Yamanaka Shikanosuke (1545-1578) was a fierce warrior of the Sengoku period who fought throughout hi...
Nakanishi Chūta
Founder of the Ittō-ryū Nakanishi-ha, originator of the shinai training lineage that shaped early modern kendo
## Life Nakanishi Chūta Shisada was a native of Edo. He studied swordsmanship under Ono Jirōemon Tad...
Yoshioka Seijūrō
Yoshioka Seijūrō was the head of the Yoshioka school, a prestigious Kyoto family that for generation...
Takahashi Jōun
Righteous General of Bungo Who Fell at Iwaya Castle, Comrade of Tachibana Dōsetsu
Takahashi Jōun (1548-1586) was a military commander of Bungo who served the Ōtomo clan. He was a val...
Musō Gonnosuke
Founder of Shintō Musōryū Jōjutsu; martial artist who established the origins of modern Jōdō
Musō Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi (dates of birth and death unknown; active in the first half of the 17th ce...