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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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Nagano Narimasa
The Fierce General of Kozuke Who Repeatedly Defeated Takeda Shingen—The Kanto's Premier Strategist Who Repelled Vast Armies with Limited Forces
## The Nagano Clan, a Prominent Family of Kōzuke Nagano Narimasa, born around Entoku 3 (1491), was ...
Nagakura Shinpachi
Captain of the Second Unit of the Shinsengumi — a master of Shindō Munen-ryū and one of the foremost swordsmen of the Shinsengumi, who rushed to the front line of the Ikedaya Incident, and one of the few senior officers who survived into the Taishō era
## A Gifted Swordsman of Shindō Munen-ryū In Tenpō 10 (1839), Nagakura Shinpachi was born as the so...
Takeda Katsuyori
20th head of the Takeda clan of Kai and warlord of the Battle of Nagashino
Takeda Katsuyori (1546-1582) was a warlord of the Sengoku period and the 20th head of the Takeda cla...
Serizawa Kamo
First Chief Commander of the Shinsengumi — Powerful Shinto Munen-ryu swordsman who wielded an iron fan, the founding leader who was assassinated by his own organization
## Mito rōshi and Swordsman of Shindō Munen-ryū Serizawa Kamo, whose birth year is unknown, is said...
Tachibana Muneshige
The Peerless Warrior of Western Japan
## The Birth of Saigoku Musō Born in 1567 (Eiroku 10) in Bungo Province (present-day Ōita Prefecture...
Minamoto no Tametomo
Master Archer of the Hōgen Rebellion
Minamoto no Tametomo (1139-1170) was a fierce warrior representative of the late Heian period, and h...
Takezaki Suenaga
Higo Gokenin Who Petitioned Kamakura for His Reward and Left the Mongol Invasion Scrolls
Takezaki Suenaga was a gokenin (shogunal retainer) active in Higo Province in the middle to late Kam...
Sakuma Nobumori
Senior Elder of Oda Nobunaga, Supreme Commander of the Siege of the Hongan-ji
Sakuma Nobumori (1528–1582) was a military commander who, as a senior vassal of the Oda house, suppo...
Hosokawa Gracia
Daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide and wife of Hosokawa Tadaoki——A tragic Christian unable to commit suicide due to her faith, pierced by a naginata
## Tama, Daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide Hosokawa Gracia (1563–1600) was born as the daughter of Akech...
Kimura Shigenari
The Young Toyotomi Retainer Who Perfumed His Helmet Before His Final Battle
## Life Though his birth year is uncertain, Kimura Shigenari was likely born around the same time a...
Shirai Tōru
Second Head of Tenshin Ittō-ryū and Founder of Tenshinden Heihō, a Swordsman of the Late Edo Period
Shirai Tōru (1783-1843) was a swordsman active in the late Edo period. He was the second head of the...
Kawai Tsuginosuke
Treasure of Nagaoka Domain, Echigo — Revolutionary Military Reformer Who Introduced the Gatling Gun, Tragic Hero of the Northern Boshin War
## A Treasure of Echigo Nagaoka Kawai Tsuginosuke was born in Bunsei 10 (1827), the son of Kawai Dai...