- 2023-10-13
- 2023-10-13
The Enigmatic Beauty of the Samurai’s Poem as Farewell to This World
Japan, a country renowned for its ancient traditions and captivating tales, has gifted the world with a unique form of poetry known as “Jisei no […]
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- 2023-10-11
- 2023-08-30
Is Tokugawa Ieyasu a descendant of the hero, Minamoto no Yoshiie?
The ancestor of Tokugawa Ieyasu was a beggar monk who, after wandering in various countries, drifted to Matsudaira-go in Mikawa Province. His talent w […]
- 2023-10-05
- 2023-08-30
Yamanami Keisuke, the man known as the “Conscience of the Shinsengumi”
Yamanami Keisuke, who served as vice-captain alongside Hijikata Toshizo. He was loved by many squad members, including Soji Okita, but met an unfortun […]
- 2023-09-26
- 2023-10-04
Iori Miyamoto: Who He Was and The Relationship with Musashi Miyamoto
Introduction In the vast landscape of samurai legends, few tales have the ability to both enthrall and mystify like that of Iori Miyamoto. Though many […]
- 2023-09-23
- 2023-08-30
Takeda family’s military strategists – Komai Kohakusai and Ogiwara Masakatsu
Before the appearance of Yamamoto Kansuke, there were already military strategists in the Takeda family! When it comes to Takeda Shingen’s milit […]
- 2023-09-20
- 2023-08-30
One of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Tokugawa, Sakakibara Yasumasa, a Strategic and Talented Samurai who Angered Hideyoshi
Sakakibara Yasumasa is a relatively lesser-known figure among the Tokugawa’s Four Heavenly Kings, overshadowed by Honda Tadakatsu and Ii Naomasa […]
- 2023-09-17
- 2023-08-29
Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings: Sakai Tadatsugu, the oldest and most loyal retainer of the family, skilled in diplomacy
He gained the trust of Ieyasu by defeating Shibata Katsuie in the vanguard. For the Tokugawa family, hereditary vassals are called “Mikawa-fudai […]
- 2023-09-14
- 2023-08-29
The Four Heavenly Kings of Tokugawa: Masanobu Honda, a scheming vassal who worked hard as Ieyasu’s brain
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 […]
- 2023-09-11
- 2023-08-29
Kazumasa Ishikawa, a close associate of Ieyasu who defected to Hideyoshi
Known as a master of castle expansion and construction The Ishikawa family of Kazumasa Ishikawa was a prestigious family among the Matsudaira families […]
- 2023-09-08
- 2023-08-29
Did Sanada Yukimura propose his father’s “secret plan” at the siege of Osaka?
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 […]
- 2023-09-05
- 2023-06-23
Was Tokugawa Ieyasu truly afraid of Sanada Masayuki and his son, Sanada Nobushige?
Did Tokugawa Ieyasu, who feared the Sanada clan, truly not know about the death of Masayuki? According to the “Gōō Kiroku” (Records of Gōō […]
- 2023-09-02
- 2023-06-23
Why was Kato Kiyomasa the strongest of the Seven Spears? – Kato Higo-no-Kami Kiyomasa –
He was a rare believer of the Nichiren sect for military commanders. Kato Kiyomasa is said to have been the child of a blacksmith in Nakamura, Owari. […]
