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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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Yuki Tomomitsu
Founder of the Shimosa Yuki Clan, Ten-Time Sword Bearer at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
Yuki Tomomitsu was an early Kamakura-period gokenin and is regarded as the first head of the Shimosa...
Miura Yoshiaki
Miura Elder Who Died Defending Kinugasa Castle
Miura Yoshiaki was a warrior of the late Heian period and head of the Miura clan, a powerful family ...
Chiba Tsunetane
Boso Warlord Who Backed Minamoto no Yoritomo
## Early Career Chiba Tsunetane was a warrior of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods and the ...
Minamoto no Yoshinaka (Kiso Yoshinaka)
The "Rising Sun Shōgun" Who Drove the Taira from the Capital — Cousin and Rival of Minamoto no Yoritomo, Slain at Awazu
## Life Minamoto no Yoshinaka, also known as Kiso Yoshinaka, was born in 1154 as the son of Minamoto...
Hōjō Tokimune
The Young Regent Who Repelled the Mongol Invasions
## The Young Regent Who Faced a National Crisis Hōjō Tokimune was born in the 3rd year of Kenchō (12...
Minamoto no Yoshiie
Hachimantaro — The First Son of Hachiman, supreme warrior of the Heian age
## The Birth of Hachiman Tarō Minamoto no Yoshiie was born in Chōreki 3 (1039), the eldest son of Mi...
Tomoe Gozen
The Paragon of Female Warriors — Japan's Most Celebrated Woman Warrior
## What Kind of Woman Was Tomoe Gozen? Tomoe Gozen does not appear in contemporary historical record...
Uesugi Ujinori (Zenshū)
Kantō Kanrei and Head of the Inukake Uesugi — Leader of the Uesugi Zenshū Rebellion Against the Kamakura Kubō
## Life Uesugi Ujinori, known by his Buddhist name Zenshū, was born as the son of Uesugi Tomomune, h...
Ōuchi Yoshihiro
Ouchi Yoshihiro (1356-1399) was a military commander and daimyo from the Nanbokucho to the Muromachi...
Shizuka Gozen
Beloved Concubine of Minamoto no Yoshitsune and a Celebrated Shirabyoshi Dancer, the Tragic Woman Who Danced Her Longing for Yoshitsune at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
## Shizuka the Shirabyoshi Shizuka Gozen (dates unknown, late 12th century) was a shirabyoshi of the...
Nasu no Yoichi
Master Archer Who Shot the Fan Target at Yashima
Nasu no Yoichi (birth and death dates unknown; c. 1169–1189) was a warrior of the late Heian period ...
Iizasa Chōisai
Founder of Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū, One of the Three Great Original Currents of Heihō
Iizasa Chōisai (1387–1488) was born in Iizasa village, Katori District, Shimōsa Province (present-da...