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Kusaka Gensui
Flag-bearer of the Chōshū sonnō jōi movement · Brother-in-law of Yoshida Shōin
Kusaka Gensui (1840–1864) was a bakumatsu loyalist and a central figure in the sonnō jōi (revere the...
Honami Kōetsu
Sword Appraiser, Artist, and Cultural Figure of Early Edo Period
Honami Kōetsu (1558-1637) was a leading cultural figure of early Edo period Japan, born into the Hon...
Toyotomi Hidenaga
Younger Brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Dainagon of Yamato
Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591) was a warrior of the Azuchi-Momoyama period and the younger brother of...
Fukushima Masanori
Chief of the Seven Spears of Shizugatake——A Sengoku warlord renowned for his unparalleled courage and spear prowess, collector of numerous famous swords
## The Hero of Shizugatake Born in 1561 (Eiroku 4) in Kaito District, Owari Province, Fukushima Masa...
Togo Shigeatai
Founder of Shigenryu swordsmanship—the sword sage representing Satsuma
Togo Shigeatai (1561–1643) was a samurai warlord of Satsuma Domain (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture...
Hōri Hidemasa
Meijin Kutarō: A Strategic Genius Hailed as the Peerless Warrior of His Age
Hōri Hidemasa (1553–1590) was a daimyo who served both Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, renowned...
Takayama Ukon
Lord of Takatsuki Castle, Settsu / Christian Daimyo
Takayama Ukon (1552–1615) was a samurai of Settsu Province with the Christian name Justo. His childh...
Tachibana Muneshige
The Peerless Warrior of Western Japan
## The Birth of the Peerless Warrior of the West Tachibana Muneshige, born in Eiroku 10 (1567) in C...
Shimazu Toshihisa
The Third of the Shimazu Four Brothers—A Fierce Satsuma General Who Resisted Toyotomi Hideyoshi to the End and Died for Righteousness
## Master Strategist and Fierce General of the Shimazu Four Brothers Born in 1537 in Satsuma Provin...
Date Masamune
One-Eyed Dragon
## The Birth of the One-Eyed Dragon Born in Yonezawa Castle, Dewa Province in Eien 10 (1567), Date M...
Senhime
Daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada and Principal Wife of Toyotomi Hideyori, a Princess of the Shogunal House Who Survived the Fall of Osaka and Sought Happiness in Remarriage
## A Princess Born to the Shogunal House Senhime (1597-1666) was born in Fushimi as the eldest daugh...
Matsudaira Katamori
Kyoto Shugoshoku (Protector of Kyoto) · Aizu Domain Lord · Tragic General of the Boshin War
Matsudaira Katamori (1835–1893) was a daimyo of the late Bakumatsu period and the 9th lord of the Ai...