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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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Hōjō Yoshitoki
2nd Regent of Kamakura Shogunate
Hōjō Yoshitoki (1163-1224) was a military commander who, as the 2nd shikken of the Kamakura shogunat...
Satō Tsugunobu
The Loyal Retainer from Ōshū Who Died Shielding Minamoto no Yoshitsune — One of the "Four Guardians of Yoshitsune" at the Battle of Yashima
## Life Satō Tsugunobu is said to have been born as the son of Satō Motoharu, a senior retainer of t...
Taira no Sadamori
The Heian Warrior Who Slew His Cousin Taira no Masakado — Ancestor of the Ise Taira Line That Produced Taira no Kiyomori
## Life Taira no Sadamori was a member of the Kanmu Taira clan, born as the son of Taira no Kunika, ...
Fujiwara no Sumitomo
Leader of the Seto Inland Sea Pirate Rebellion — "Sumitomo of the West" in the Jōhei-Tengyō Disturbance
## Life Fujiwara no Sumitomo is said to have been born around 893 into a mid-ranking noble family de...
Yamato Takeru
Prince of Emperor Keikō — The Legendary Hero Who Bore the Kusanagi Sword
## About Yamato Takeru Yamato Takeru is a legendary hero of ancient Japan handed down in the Kojiki ...
Fujiwara no Kamatari
Founder of the Fujiwara Clan — The Statesman Who Slew Soga no Iruka and Ushered in the Taika Reform
## Life Fujiwara no Kamatari was born in 614 into the Nakatomi clan, which presided over Shinto rite...
Hosokawa Katsumoto
The Kanrei Who Burned Kyoto — architect of the Onin War and pillar of the Ashikaga shogunate
## The Hosokawa Lineage and the Office of Kanrei Hosokawa Katsumoto was born in Eikyō 2 (1430), the...
Kiso Yoshinaka
The Rising Sun General — mountain warrior who shook the Heike and burned bright before his fall
## A Minamoto Child Raised in the Mountains of Kiso Kiso Yoshinaka was born in Kyūju 1 (1154) as a s...
Musashibō Benkei
The Mighty Monk Who Died Standing: The Brawny Warrior Monk Who Sought a Thousand Swords, and Japan's Most Loyal Retainer
## Benkei's Origins Musashibō Benkei is the most famous warrior monk in Japanese history, serving as...
Minamoto no Noriyori
Minamoto no Noriyori (birth year unknown - 1193) was a military commander of the late Heian and earl...
Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Higashiyama-dono: The Eighth Muromachi Shogun Who Lived for Tea and Dry Landscape Gardens, a Guardian of Culture Who Found Beauty in the Flames of the Ōnin War
## Political Failures and the Flowering of Culture Ashikaga Yoshimasa was born in Eikyō 8 (1436) as ...
Soga Sukenari (Soga Jūrō)
Elder of the Soga Brothers Who Avenged Their Father, Central Figure in One of Japan's Three Great Vendettas
## Life Born in 1172 as the son of Kawazu Suketai, a warrior of Izu Province. His childhood name was...