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Takatenjin Castle Transformed and Remodeled to Create an Expansive Two-Dimensional Space The fortified Takatenjin Castle, enhanced under KatsuyoriR […]
Iori Miyamoto: Who He Was and The Relationship with Musashi Miyamoto In the vast landscape of samurai legends, few tales have the ability to both enth […]
Enshu, a vital point revered as “whoever wants to controls Takatenjin, controls Enshu first” Takatenjin Castle was a mountain castle bui […]
Before the appearance of Yamamoto Kansuke, there were already military strategists in the Takeda family! When it comes to Takeda Shingen’s milit […]
Sakakibara Yasumasa is a relatively lesser-known figure among the Tokugawa’s Four Heavenly Kings, overshadowed by Honda Tadakatsu and Ii Naomasa […]
He gained the trust of Ieyasu by defeating Shibata Katsuie in the vanguard. For the Tokugawa family, hereditary vassals are called “Mikawa-fudai […]
Harakiri means stabbing oneself in the abdomen to kill oneself. This is performed in several movies or dramas depicting samurai, including 13 Assassin […]
The feudal tapestry of Japan, woven with tales of honor, loyalty, and power struggles, remains one of the most captivating eras in world history. At t […]
Masanobu was a newcomer, but he and Ieyasu had a “mutual” relationship Just as there are two streams in the Sakai family, there are also t […]
Known as a master of castle expansion and construction The Ishikawa family of Kazumasa Ishikawa was a prestigious family among the Matsudaira families […]
Nobushige’s proposal, said to be his father Masayuki’s last words, was not accepted The anecdote that Sanada Masayuki, who was confined in Kud […]
Did Tokugawa Ieyasu, who feared the Sanada clan, truly not know about the death of Masayuki? According to the “Gōō Kiroku” (Records of Gōō […]
