Warriors & Swords

松崎浪四郎

Matsuzaki Namishirō

Kurume Domain Swordsman Who Fought Famous Bouts Against Momoi Shunzō and Ueda Umanosuke, an Adept Active into the Meiji Era

## Biography Born in 1833 in Kurume, Mii District, Chikugo Province (present-day Kurume, Fukuoka Pre...

織田信忠

Oda Nobutada

Eldest Son and Heir of Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobutada (1557-1582) was the eldest son of Oda Nobunaga and was a person who was to inherit, as ...

片山久安

Katayama Hisayasu

Founder of the Katayama-ryū (Katayama Hōki-ryū), an Origin School of Iai Swordsmanship, Who Performed His Secret Art Before Emperor Go-Yōzei

## Founding the Katayama-ryū (Katayama Hōki-ryū) Katayama Hisayasu is said to have received a secret...

古田織部

Furuta Oribe

Leading disciple of Sen no Rikyū and epitome of the warlord tea master; creator of Oribe ware and aesthete daimyo who embodied Momoyama culture

Furuta Oribe (1543-1615) was a military commander who was active from the Sengoku period to the earl...

新田義興

Nitta Yoshioki

Courageous general of the Southern Court; second son of Nitta Yoshisada, slain by treachery

Nitta Yoshioki (1331-1358) was a warrior of the Nanboku-chō period and the second son of Nitta Yoshi...

毛利隆元

Mōri Takamoto

The Administrator Who Sustained the Mōri Behind Motonari

Mōri Takamoto (1523–1563) was the eldest son of Mōri Motonari and the 13th head of the Aki Mōri clan...

鶴姫

Tsuruhime

The Sea Shrine Maiden of Ōmishima — The Legend of the Woman Warrior Who Defended the Seto Inland Sea

## The Birth of the Sea Priestess According to the 'Ōhōri-ke Ki' (Records of the Ōhōri Family), Tsur...

今川氏真

Imagawa Ujizane

12th Head of the Imagawa Clan • Lord of Suruga Province

Imagawa Ujizane (1538-1615) was born as the eldest son of Imagawa Yoshimoto and succeeded as the 12t...

足利義晴

Ashikaga Yoshiharu

Ashikaga Yoshiharu was born in 1511 in Omi Province, the eldest son of the 11th shogun of the Muroma...

堀部安兵衛

Horibe Yasubei

Swordsman of the 47 Rōnin of Akō, the Chivalrous Swordsman of Edo Who Made His Name at the Takadanobaba Duel

Horibe Yasubei (1670–1703) was a samurai who served the Akō Domain during the Genroku period. He was...

曽我時致（曽我五郎）

Soga Tokimune (Soga Gorō)

Younger of the Soga Brothers Who Carried Out One of Kamakura Japan's Most Famous Acts of Vendetta

## Life Born into the family of Kawazu Suketai, a warrior of Izu Province, with the childhood name H...

上田馬之助

Ueda Umanosuke

One of Momoi Shunzō's "Four Heavenly Kings" of the Shigakukan Who Helped Found Metropolitan Police Swordsmanship

## Life Born in 1831 into a retainer family of the Higo Kumamoto Shindenhan domain, Ueda entered the...