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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
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Nene (Kōdai-in)
The Consort Who Outlasted an Era
## Birth of Lady of the North Palace Around Bunka 17 (1548), Nene (later known as Kōdai-in) was born...
Maeda Keiji
Eccentric Warrior of the Sengoku Era, Master of the Spear
Maeda Keiji (c. 1533–c. 1612) was a warrior active from the Sengoku through the Azuchi-Momoyama peri...
Ōtani Yoshitsugu
The White-Veiled General — The Brilliant Commander Who Died for Friendship at Sekigahara
## The White-Veiled General Ōtani Yoshitsugu, said to have been born around the 2nd year of Eiroku ...
Itō Hirobumi
First Prime Minister of Japan, Architect of the Meiji Constitutional System
Itō Hirobumi (1841-1909) was a Bakumatsu patriot and Meiji-era statesman from the Chōshū domain (pre...
Natori Masazumi
Author of Shōninki — The Martial Theorist Who Synthesized Ninjutsu and Swordsmanship
## The Author of Shōninki Natori Masazumi, said to have been born around 1624 (Kanei era) in Kii pro...
Ishida Mitsunari
The Loyal Strategist of Sekigahara
## The Three-Cup Tea Anecdote and Rise to Prominence Born in 1560 in Ishida village, Sakata district...
Kobayakawa Hideaki
The Defector of Sekigahara — The Man Who Decided Japan's Fate
## As the Nephew of Hideyoshi In Tenshō 10 (1582), Kobayakawa Hideaki was born as the nephew of Nene...
Tsuchiya Yasuchika
Master Sword Fittings Artisan of the Mid-Edo Period
Tsuchiya Yasuchika (1670-1744) was a representative sword fittings artisan (kinko) of the mid-Edo pe...
Kuki Yoshitaka
Master of the Sengoku Seas Who Commanded the Iron-Clad Warships
## The Sengoku Master Who Dominated the Seas Born in Tenmon 11 (1542) in Shima Province (present-da...
Ōmura Masujirō
Father of the Meiji Army, Reformer of Modern Military System
Ōmura Masujirō (1824-1869) was a scholar of military science and military system reformer from the C...
Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Mito Kōmon — Scholar-Lord Who Compiled the Great History of Japan
## Scholar-Lord Tokugawa Mitsukuni, born in Kan'ei 5 (1628) as the third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa, d...
Ono Jiroemon Tadaaki
Master of Ittō-ryū and Shogunal Sword Instructor
## High Disciple of Ittōsai Ono Jiroemon Tadaaki, born in the eighth year of Eiroku (1565), was the...