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Fujiwara no Hidesato
Tawara Tōta — Slayer of Taira no Masakado and the Giant Centipede
Fujiwara no Hidesato (c. 890–c. 958), widely known by his nickname Tawara Tōta ('Rice-Bale Tōta'), w...
Minamoto no Tametomo
Master Archer of the Hōgen Rebellion
Minamoto no Tametomo (1139-1170) was a fierce warrior of the late Heian period, a supremely gifted a...
Inaba Ittetsu
One of the Three Men of Western Mino, Stubborn Elder Warrior Whose Name Gave Rise to the Term 'Ittetetsu'
Inaba Ittetsu (1515-1589) was the foremost of the Three Men of Western Mino (alongside Ujike Bokuzen...
Sanada Nobutada
Sanada Clan, Tokugawa Hatamoto
Sanada Nobutada (c.1547–1632) was a warrior of the Sengoku to early Edo period. The fourth son of Sa...
Kitabatake Akiie
The Winter General — teenage commander of Mutsu who twice marched his army from Tohoku to the capital
Kitabatake Akiie (1318–1338) was a prodigious young commander who became one of the foremost militar...
Miyamoto Musashi
Sword Saint
Miyamoto Musashi, author of The Book of Five Rings and undefeated in over sixty duels, is the most i...
Miura Yoshimura
The scheming Sagami warrior who navigated Kamakura's power struggles as head of the Miura clan
## Life Miura Yoshimura (d. 1239) headed the powerful Miura clan of Sagami Province and, alongside ...
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...