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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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Yodo-dono
Biological mother of Toyotomi Hideyori and de facto mistress of Osaka Castle; a Sengoku-era woman who held the Toyotomi clan's fate in her hands
Yodo-dono (1569–1615) was born as the eldest daughter of Azai Nagamasa and Oichi (the younger sister...
Date Masamune
One-Eyed Dragon
## The Birth of the One-Eyed Dragon Born in Yonezawa Castle, Dewa Province in Eien 10 (1567), Date M...
Kasuga no Tsubone
A remarkable woman who served as the wet nurse of the third shogun Iemitsu and laid the foundation of the Ōoku——an Edo-period power player and daughter of Saito Toshizo, a senior retainer of Akechi
## A Woman Born the Daughter of an Akechi Senior Retainer Kasuga no Tsubone (1579–1643) was born wit...
Katsura Kōgorō
One of the Three Heroes of the Meiji Restoration, Strategist of Choshu Domain
Katsura Kōgorō (1833-1877), later renamed Kido Takayoshi, was a Choshu domain samurai counted among ...
Takeda Nobushige
The Perfect Deputy — Shingen's Most Trusted Brother, Fallen at Kawanakajima
## The Takeda Clan's Treasure: Nobushige Born in Kai Province in Daiei 5 (1525), Takeda Nobushige s...
Senhime
Daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada and Principal Wife of Toyotomi Hideyori, a Princess of the Shogunal House Who Survived the Fall of Osaka and Sought Happiness in Remarriage
## A Princess Born to the Shogunal House Senhime (1597-1666) was born in Fushimi as the eldest daugh...
Kō no Moronao
Shitsuji (Steward) of the Ashikaga Shogunate, Close Aide to Ashikaga Takauji
## Life His birth year is unknown. Born into the Kō family, which had traditionally served as househ...
Kiyokawa Hachirō
The Hokushin Ittō-ryū Swordsman Whose Rōshigumi Sparked the Birth of the Shinsengumi
## Life Born in 1830 in Kiyokawa village, Shonai domain in Dewa Province (present-day Shonai Town, ...
Ōta Dōkan
The Warlord of Edo Castle—Excelling in Poetry, He Carved Out Kanto's Supremacy with Sword and Brush as Chief Retainer of the Uesugi Ōgigayatsu Clan
## A Warlord of Dual Excellence Born in 1432 in Sagami Province as the eldest son of Ota Shikiyoshi,...
Tanaka Yoshimasa
The rare general who captured Ishida Mitsunari at Sekigahara and rose from Toyotomi retainer to daimyo of 320,000 koku in Chikugo
Tanaka Yoshimasa (1548–1609) was a general from Ōmi Province who rose from chamberlain under Toyotom...
Maeda Matsu (Hoshun-in)
Principal Wife of Maeda Toshiie, the Wise and Resolute Lady Who Became a Hostage Herself to Preserve the Million-Koku Domain of Kaga
## A Wise Wife Who Supported Toshiie Matsu (Hoshun-in, 1547-1617) was born in Owari Province and is ...
Nagakura Shinpachi
Commander of the Shinsengumi's Second Squad—Master swordsman of Shinto Munen-ryu, who charged frontline at the Ikedaya Incident, the strongest practical combat swordsman of the late Edo period, and the last senior executive to survive into the Meiji era
## Master of Shinto Munen-ryu Born in Tenpō 10 (1839) as the son of a samurai of the Matsumae domain...