Warriors & Swords

北条時頼

Hōjō Tokiyori

Fifth shikken of the Kamakura shogunate — founder of the hikitsuke and the patron whose summons to Kamakura seeded the Sōshū tradition

## Life Hōjō Tokiyori (1227-1263) was the fifth shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate. A son o...

源満仲

Minamoto no Mitsunaka

Founder of the Settsu Minamoto — Foundation of the Warrior Minamoto Clan's Prosperity

Minamoto no Mitsunaka (912–997) was a warrior of the mid-Heian period. As the founder of the Settsu ...

畠山重忠

Hatakeyama Shigetada

Paragon of the Bandō Warriors — The Incorruptible Hero Who Carried His Horse at Ichi-no-Tani

## The Birth of Shigetada, the Model of the Bandō Warrior In the 2nd year of Chōkan (1164), Hatakeya...

北条高時

Hojo Takatoki

14th Regent of the Kamakura Shogunate (Last Tokusō)

Hōjō Takatoki (January 9, 1304 (Kagen 1/12/2) – July 4, 1333 (Genkō 3/Shōkei 2/5/22)) was the fourte...

島津忠久

Shimazu Tadahisa

Shimazu Tadahisa (birth year unknown – August 1, 1227 (18th day of the 6th month of Karoku 3)) was a...

和田義盛

Wada Yoshimori

First Bettō of the Kamakura Shogunate's Samurai-dokoro, Senior Retainer of Yoritomo Who Laid the Foundations of Warrior Government

Wada Yoshimori (1147-1213) was a samurai commander of Sagami Province and a member of the Miura clan...

播磨局

Harima no Tsubone

Kamakura-Era Female Land Steward — Ōkura no Ōiko, Heir to the Headship of the Amakusa Clan

## Who Was Harima no Tsubone? Harima no Tsubone was a samurai woman of the mid-Kamakura period, the ...

板額御前

Hangaku Gozen

A master archer — the Kamakura-era woman warrior who held a mountain fortress during the Kennin Rebellion

## Life Hangaku Gozen (dates unknown) belonged to the Jo clan, a powerful family of Echigo Province...

念阿弥慈恩

Nen'ami Jion

The monk-swordsman who founded Nen-ryū, oldest of the three great sources of Japanese swordsmanship

## Origins and Entry into the Priesthood Nen'ami Jion (born around 1350; date of death unknown) was...

足利基氏

Ashikaga Motouji

First Kamakura Kubō

## Overview Ashikaga Motouji was the fourth son of Ashikaga Takauji, founder of the Muromachi shogu...

斯波義将

Shiba Yoshimasa

Kanrei (Shogunal Deputy)

## Overview Shiba Yoshimasa was a warrior and senior shogunal official spanning the Nanboku-chō and...

平敦盛

Taira no Atsumori

Taira Clan Warrior, Master Flautist

## Life Born in 1169 as the youngest son of Taira no Tsunemori, younger brother of Taira no Kiyomori...