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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
106 entries
Imai Kanehira
Foster-Brother and Loyal Retainer of Minamoto no Yoshinaka — One of the "Four Guardians of Yoshinaka" Who Died with His Lord at Awazu
## Life Imai Kanehira was born in 1152, the son of the Shinano warrior Nakahara no Kanetō. Kanetō wa...
Miura Yoshizumi
The Sagami Retainer Who Supported Minamoto no Yoritomo — Elder Statesman of the Kamakura Shogunate's "Council of Thirteen"
## Life Miura Yoshizumi was born in 1127, the son of Miura Yoshiaki, a powerful local lord of Sagami...
Minamoto no Yorinobu
Minamoto no Yorinobu (968-1048) was a military commander of the mid-Heian period, renowned as the fo...
Kitabatake Akiie
A Southern Court General Who Ruled Mutsu in His Teens and Fought Ashikaga Takauji in Two Great Campaigns
## The Prodigy's Birth and Departure for Mutsu Kitabatake Akiie was born in Bunpō 2 (1318), the elde...
Minamoto no Yoriie
The Second Shogun — heir to Kamakura who died by conspiracy before he could find his footing
## Born as the Heir of the Shogunal House Minamoto no Yoriie was born in Juei 1 (1182), the eldest s...
Uesugi Norizane
Kanto Kanrei Who Fought His Lord Ashikaga Mochiuji in the Eikyo Rebellion
Uesugi Norizane was a warrior of the mid-Muromachi period who served as Kanto Kanrei. His birth year...
Ashikaga Yoshiakira
Second Shogun of the Muromachi Bakufu and Architect of Bakufu Stability During the Southern and Northern Courts Conflict
Ashikaga Yoshiakira (1330-1367) was the designated heir of Ashikaga Takauji, the first shogun of the...
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Founder of the Kamakura Shogunate—The lonely hegemon who destroyed the Taira and established the first samurai regime, transforming Japanese history
## The Exiled Nobleman Born in 1147 (Kyūan 3) as the third son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Minamoto no...
Ashikaga Takauji
First Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, Founder of the Nanbokucho Period
Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358) was the first shōgun of the Muromachi shogunate. He overthrew the Kamak...
Akamatsu Norimura
Akamatsu Enshin, Cunning Lord of Harima Who Survived the Nanbokucho Wars
Akamatsu Norimura (1277–1350), who called himself Enshin after taking the tonsure, was the founder o...
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...
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...