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Natsuka Masaie
One of Toyotomi's Five Magistrates, Near-Omi Administrator Who Supported Hideyoshi's Regime with Arithmetical Genius
Natsuka Masaie (1562-1600) was one of the five magistrates (go-bugyō) of the Toyotomi administration...
Yoshida Shōin
Head of Shōka Sonjuku, Teacher of Bakumatsu Patriots
Yoshida Shōin (1830-1859) was a Bakumatsu patriot, thinker, and educator born into the family of a l...
Takechi Hanpeita
Leader of the Tosa Kinno-to Party and Master of the Three-Stage Thrust
Takechi Hanpeita (1829–1865) was a late Edo period loyalist and founder of the Tosa Kinno-to Party, ...
Shiroi Tōru
Swordmaster of the Tenshin Ittō-ryū: an Edo swordsman who attained the spiritual state of 'Shinbu Fusatsu' (victory without bloodshed)
Shiroi Tōru (1783–1843) was a swordsman who flourished in the late Edo period and is known as the fo...
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. ...