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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 Hideyasu
Second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu and founder of the Echizen Matsudaira clan, a renowned general who ruled from Kitanosho Castle
Yūki Hideyasu (1574–1607) was born as the second son of Tokugawa Ieyasu and was a warrior and daimyō...
Ōtomo Chikasada
Ōtomo kinsman; commander at Imayama
## Overview Ōtomo Chikasada was a Sengoku-period warrior and a kinsman of the Ōtomo, the daimyō hou...
Izumi Nobutsuna
Sword Saint—the supreme swordmaster of the Sengoku period who founded Shinnyo-ryū and elevated swordsmanship from the art of killing to the art of preserving life
## Birth of the Sword Saint Born around Eishō 5 (1508) in Ōgo, Kōzuke Province (present-day Maebash...
Takahashi Jōun
Righteous General of Bungo Who Fell at Iwaya Castle, Comrade of Tachibana Dōsetsu
Takahashi Jōun (1548-1586) was a warrior of Bungo Province who served the Ōtomo clan. Alongside Tach...
Ōtomo Sōrin
The Christian Daimyō — The Sengoku Maverick Who Brought Western Culture and Firearms to Kyushu
Ōtomo Sōrin (1530–1587), lord of Bungo Province and the most powerful daimyō in northern Kyushu at h...
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
The Tragic Hero of the Genji
Minamoto no Yoshitsune was the tragic hero whose brilliant military genius destroyed the Taira clan ...
Hangaku Gozen
A master archer — the Kamakura-era woman warrior who held a mountain fortress during the Kennin Rebellion
## Life Hangaku Gozen (dates unknown) belonged to the Jo clan, a powerful family of Echigo Province...
Nen'ami Jion
The monk-swordsman who founded Nen-ryū, oldest of the three great sources of Japanese swordsmanship
## Origins and Entry into the Priesthood Nen'ami Jion (born around 1350; date of death unknown) was...
Okita Sōji
Captain of the Shinsengumi First Division
Okita Sōji, captain of the Shinsengumi's First Division, was hailed as the strongest swordsman withi...
Ashikaga Motouji
First Kamakura Kubō
## Overview Ashikaga Motouji was the fourth son of Ashikaga Takauji, founder of the Muromachi shogu...
Torii Suneemon
Messenger of Nagashino Castle Who Chose Crucifixion Over Betrayal
Torii Suneemon (birth year unknown–1575) was an ashigaru (foot soldier) who served the Okudaira clan...
Hosokawa Masamoto
The 'Half-Shogun' — Most Powerful Regent of the Muromachi Shogunate
Hosokawa Masamoto (1466–1507) was the dominant political figure of late Muromachi Japan — so powerfu...