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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...
Shimazu Yoshihiro
Oni-Shimazu (The Demon Shimazu)
Shimazu Yoshihiro, feared as 'Oni-Shimazu' (the Demon Shimazu), was the fiercest warlord of Kyūshū, ...
Chōsokabe Motochika
The Prodigy of Tosa, Great General Who Unified Shikoku
Chōsokabe Motochika (1539-1599) was an outstanding warrior who achieved the unification of all of Sh...
Nasu no Yoichi
Master Archer Who Shot the Fan Target at Yashima
Nasu no Yoichi (exact dates uncertain, c. 1169-c. 1232) was a late Heian period warrior and master a...
Ii Naotora
Woman Daimyo—The Solitary General Who, as the Sengoku Era's Only Female Ruling Lord, Defended Tōtōmi Ii no Ōya to the End
## The Sengoku Era's Only Woman Daimyo Born around Tenmon 4 (1535) in Ii no Ōya, Tōtōmi Province (pr...
Nitta Yoshioki
Courageous general of the Southern Court; second son of Nitta Yoshisada, slain by treachery
Nitta Yoshioki (1331–1358) was a samurai of the Nanboku-chō period and the second son of Nitta Yoshi...
Yuki Hideyasu
Second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu and founder of the Echizen Matsudaira clan, a renowned general who ruled from Kitanosho Castle
Yūki Hideyasu (1574–1607) was born as the second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu and was a warrior and daimyō...
Izumi Nobutsuna
Sword Saint—the supreme swordmaster of the Sengoku period who founded Shinnyo-ryū and elevated swordsmanship from the art of killing to the art of preserving life
## Birth of the Sword Saint Born around Eishō 5 (1508) in Ōgo, Kōzuke Province (present-day Maebash...
Takahashi Jōun
Righteous General of Bungo Who Fell at Iwaya Castle, Comrade of Tachibana Dōsetsu
Takahashi Jōun (1548-1586) was a warrior of Bungo Province who served the Ōtomo clan. Alongside Tach...
Ōtomo Sōrin
The Christian Daimyō — The Sengoku Maverick Who Brought Western Culture and Firearms to Kyushu
Ōtomo Sōrin (1530–1587), lord of Bungo Province and the most powerful daimyō in northern Kyushu at h...
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
The Tragic Hero of the Genji
Minamoto no Yoshitsune was the tragic hero whose brilliant military genius destroyed the Taira clan ...