Nouveautés — Découvrez les dernières arrivées dans notre catalogue. Voir →
Les guerriers légendaires du Japon et les sabres qu'ils chérissaient
La culture des sabres dans les grandes forteresses du Japon
Les lames légendaires qui ont marqué l'histoire
123 entries
Terada Muneari
Pillar of the Nakanishi Dojo, Hailed as Japan's Last Master of Kata Swordsmanship
Terada Muneari (1745 – September 13, 1825) was a swordsman of the mid to late Edo period. Born the s...
Honda Tadatoki
Lord of Harima-Himeji-Shinden Domain, Lower Fifth Court Rank, Vice Minister of the Imperial Household
Honda Tadatoki (1596–1626), the eldest son of Honda Tadamasa, was a daimyo who ruled the Harima-Hime...
Toyotomi Hidetsugu
Second Kampaku, Minister of the Left
Toyotomi Hidetsugu (1568–1595) was born to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's elder sister Zuiryūin Nisshu and was...
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 became the 12th head...
Shimazu Toyohisa
Sekigahara's Rear Guard—The Satsuma Warrior Who Sacrificed His Life to Save His Uncle Yoshihiro
## The Fierce Shimazu Warrior: Toyohisa Born in Genki 1 (1570) as the son of Shimazu Iehisa, Shimaz...
Mori Ranmaru
Oda Nobunaga's page—a beautiful swordsman who fell with his lord during the Honnō-ji Incident, the young hero who embodied the beauty of the blade and the soul of martial prowess
## Oda Nobunaga's Most Beloved Page Mori Ranmaru (later known as Nagatoki), born in Eiroku 8 (1565),...
Ōishi Susumu
Founder of the Ōishi Shinkage-ryū, One of the 'Three Great Swordsmen of Tenpō'
Ōishi Susumu (personal name Tanetsugu; 1797 – December 29, 1863) was a swordsman of the late Edo to ...
Araki Murashige
Rebel Lord and Tea Master
Araki Murashige was a senior retainer of Oda Nobunaga who governed the Settsu domain with thirty-six...
Kawakami Gensai
Four Great Swordsmen of the Bakumatsu / Master Swordsman of Higo Domain / Model for Kenshin
Kawakami Gensai (1834–1872) was a swordsman from Higo Province (present-day Kumamoto Prefecture) dur...
Kira Yoshinaka
"Kira Kōzuke-no-suke" — master of shogunal ceremony and the central counterpart of the Akō incident
## Origins and Office as Kōke Kira Yoshinaka (1641-1702) was born the son of Kira Yoshifuyu, a kōke...
Suzuki Shigenobu
Founder of Shintō Musōryū Jōjutsu; martial artist who established the origins of modern Jōdō
Musō Gonnōsuke Katsuyoshi (dates of birth and death unknown; active in the early 17th century) was a...
Akashi Teruzumi
The Enigmatic Christian Warrior of the Siege of Osaka
## Life Akashi Teruzumi's exact birth year is unknown but is estimated around 1569. He inherited hi...