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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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Tachibana Ginchiyo
Sole Daughter of Tachibana Dosetsu and the Only Confirmed Female Castle Lord in History, the Heroine of Chikuzen Who Inherited Tachibanayama Castle at Seven
## The Sole Daughter of Oni Dosetsu Tachibana Ginchiyo (1569-1602) was born in Chikuzen Province (pr...
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 eldest son of Ashikaga Takauji, the first shogun of the Muro...
Minamoto no Yoshitomo
Tragic Warrior of the Heiji Rebellion — Father of Yoritomo
Minamoto no Yoshitomo (1123-1160) was one of the most prominent warriors of the late Heian period an...
Naito Masatoyo
One of the Takeda Four Heavenly Kings, Master of Koshu Military Strategy
Naito Masatoyo (1522-1575) was one of the "Takeda Four Heavenly Kings" who served Takeda Shingen and...
Chiba Sadakichi
Master of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū 'Okechō Chiba' Dojo, Teacher of Sakamoto Ryōma
Chiba Sadakichi (c.1797 – December 5, 1879) was a late Edo to early Meiji-period swordsman, the youn...
Komatsuhime (Inahime)
Daughter of Honda Tadakatsu and principal wife of Sanada Nobuyuki—a resolute woman who armed herself to refuse entry to her father-in-law Sanada Masayuki at Numata Castle
## Daughter of Honda Tadakatsu, One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Tokugawa Komatsuhime (Tennshō 1/1...
Gotō Yujō
Founder of Muromachi-era mounted sword metalwork and progenitor of the Gotō school
Gotō Yujō (1440–1512) was a mounted sword metalworker who flourished in the late Muromachi period an...
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...
Hosokawa Tadaoki
Sansai—Husband of Gracia, the Greatest Sword Collector under Heaven, a Cultured and Martial Daimyo Who Lived Through an Era of Tea, Blades, and Passionate Conflict
## A Daimyo of Both Culture and Martial Prowess Born in Eiroku 6 (1563) as the eldest son of Hosokaw...
Chūjō Hyōgo-no-kami
Founder of Chūjō-ryū Swordsmanship, Short Sword Master of the Northern and Southern Courts Era
Chūjō Hyōgo-no-kami (exact dates unknown, active in the latter half of the 14th century) was a warri...
Taira no Tadamori
The Architect of Taira Prosperity — Father of Kiyomori
Taira no Tadamori (1096-1153) was a warrior of the Heian period and the father of Taira no Kiyomori,...
Mori Nagayoshi
Oni Musashi—The Fiercest Warlord Who Swept Across Battlefields, Elder Brother of Ranmaru and the Sengoku Era's Last Mad Knight
## Oni Musashi's Birth Born in the first year of Eiroku (1558) as the second son of Mori Yoshinari, ...