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Tsukahara Bokuden
Undefeated Sword Master of Kashima
## The Divine Prodigy of Kashima Born in Entoku 1 (1489) in Kashima, Hitachi Province (present-day ...
Oda Nobuhide
Tiger of Owari, Father of Oda Nobunaga, the Outstanding Warrior Who Rose in the Tumultuous Sengoku Era
Oda Nobuhide (1508-1551) was a Sengoku-period warlord of Owari Province (present-day western Aichi P...
Ii Naotaka
Second Lord of the Hikone Domain — Red-armored General Who Won Military Distinction in the Osaka Campaigns and Solidified the Foundation of Hikone's 350,000-koku Domain
Ii Naotaka (1590-1659) was the second son of Ii Naomasa, one of the "Four Heavenly Kings of Tokugawa...
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
15th and Final Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837–1913) was the fifteenth and final shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the...
Nishina Moritoki
Fierce Takeda Warrior Who Fell at Takatō Castle, Fifth Son of Takeda Shingen
Nishina Moritoki (1557–1582) was born as the fifth son of Takeda Shingen and became a warrior who su...
Yagyū Sekishūsai
Reviver 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...
Bessho Nagaharu
Tragic Lord of Miki Castle · Valiant Warrior of Harima
## Life and Origins Bessho Nagaharu (1558–1580) was a Sengoku daimyo based at Miki Castle in Harima...
Kusunoki Masasue
Younger Brother of Kusunoki Masashige, Hero of Minatogawa
Kusunoki Masasue (c. 1305–1336) was a warrior of the Nanbokucho period and the younger brother of th...
Sakakibara Yasumasa
Wise General Among Tokugawa's Four Heavenly Kings — Outstanding Commander Who Supported Ieyasu's Military Strategy and Founded the Tatebayashi Domain
Sakakibara Yasumasa (1548–1606) was a warrior and daimyō from Mikawa Province (present-day Aichi Pre...
Hattori Hanzō
Oni Hanzō: The Iga Ninja Leader Who Lived in Tokugawa Ieyasu's Shadow, His Name Still Marks the Pinnacle of the Swordsman
## The Birth of Oni Hanzō Hattori Hanzō Masanari, born in 1542 (Tenbun 11) in Mikawa Province (pres...
Imagawa Yoshimoto
The Cultured Lord of Suruga
## Master of Eastern Tōkaidō Imagawa Yoshimoto, born in 1519 in Suruga Province (modern-day Shizuoka...
Soga no Umako
Minister
## The Great Minister Who Built the Soga Ascendancy Soga no Umako was born around 551, the son of th...