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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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Baba Nobuharu
The veteran general who served three generations of the Takeda clan, hailed as the 'Undying Oni of Mino' — one of the Four Heavenly Generals who fell at Nagashino
Baba Nobuharu (formerly named Kyōraishi Kagemasa; after succeeding to the Baba family he took the na...
Terada Muneari
Pillar of the Nakanishi Dojo, Hailed as Japan's Last Master of Kata Swordsmanship
Terada Muneari (Enkyō 2 (1745) – 13 September 1825 (Bunsei 8/8/1)) was a swordsman of the mid-to-lat...
Hasekura Tsunenaga
The Sendai domain samurai who became a Roman noble while leading the Keicho Embassy to Europe
## Life Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571-1622) was a retainer of Date Masamune, lord of the Sendai domain. ...
Tachibana Ginchiyo
Sole Daughter of Tachibana Dōsetsu and a Female Castle Commander (Jōtoku) Rare Even in the Sengoku Era, the Heroine of Chikuzen Who Inherited Tachibanayama Castle at Seven
## The Only Daughter of Oni Dōsetsu Tachibana Ginchiyo (Eiroku 12 (1569) – Keichō 7 (1602)) was born...
Sannan Keisuke
Shinsengumi Sōchō — Intellectual Hokushin Ittō-ryū Swordsman, Fukuchō and Sōchō, Tragic Officer Given Kaishaku by Okita Sōji for Desertion
## Sannan Keisuke, a Swordsman of Intellect Sannan Keisuke, said to have been born in Tenpō 7 (1836)...
Yagyū Sekishūsai
Founder of Yagyū Shinkage-ryū, Sword Saint Who Perfected the Sword-Taking Technique
Yagyū Sekishūsai (1527–1606) was the lord of Yagyū village in Yamato Province (present-day Nara Pref...
Ōishi Susumu
Founder of the Ōishi Shinkage-ryū, One of the 'Three Great Swordsmen of Tenpō'
Ōishi Susumu (personal name Tanetsugu; Kansei 9 (1797) – the 19th day of the 11th month of Bunkyū 3 ...
Tamiya Heibei
Founder of Tamiya-ryū Iaijutsu, Swordsman Who Laid the Foundation of Iaido
Tamiya Heibei (birth and death dates unknown) was a swordsman of the Sengoku period, known as the fo...
Tsugaru Tamenobu
Founder of Tsugaru Domain and Warlord of Ōshū Who Achieved Independence from the Nanbu Clan
Tsugaru Tamenobu (1550-1608) was a Sengoku-period daimyō who achieved independence in the Tsugaru re...
Honda Masanobu
Tokugawa Ieyasu's Trusted Strategist and Shogunate Elder
## Life and Origins Honda Masanobu was born in Tenbun 7 (1538) in Mikawa Province, the son of Honda...
Katsu Kaishū
The Man Who Saved Edo Without Drawing His Sword
## From Swordsman to Navy Man In Bunsei 6 (1823), Katsu Kaishū (real name: Katsu Yoshikuni) was born...
Taira no Masakado
The First Samurai Rebel
## The Tiger of the East Draws His Blade Born around Engi 3 (903), Taira no Masakado was a fifth-gen...