Japanese Samurai

Yagyū Munenori

Yagyū Munenori

Yagyū Munenori (柳生 宗矩, 1571 - May 11, 1646) was a Japanese fencer, founder of the Edo branch of Yagyū Shinkage-ryū, which he learned from his father Yagyū "Sekishusai" Muneyoshi....

Yagyū Munenori

Yagyū Munenori (柳生 宗矩, 1571 - May 11, 1646) was a Japanese fencer, founder of the Edo branch of Yagyū Shinkage-ryū, which he learned from his father Yagyū "Sekishusai" Muneyoshi....

Watanabe no Tsuna

Watanabe no Tsuna

Watanabe no Tsuna (渡辺 綱, 953-1025) was a Japanese samurai, obligated to Minamoto no Yorimitsu (also known as Raikō), one of the oldest samurai renowned for his military exploits. Watanabe...

Watanabe no Tsuna

Watanabe no Tsuna (渡辺 綱, 953-1025) was a Japanese samurai, obligated to Minamoto no Yorimitsu (also known as Raikō), one of the oldest samurai renowned for his military exploits. Watanabe...

Tokugawa Hidetada

Tokugawa Hidetada

Tokugawa Hidetada (徳川秀忠, Tokugawa Hidetada, 1579-1632) was the second shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate. He reigned between 1605 and 1623, during the beginning of the Edo era in Japan. He...

Tokugawa Hidetada

Tokugawa Hidetada (徳川秀忠, Tokugawa Hidetada, 1579-1632) was the second shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate. He reigned between 1605 and 1623, during the beginning of the Edo era in Japan. He...

Takeda Katsuyori

Takeda Katsuyori

Takeda Katsuyori (jap. 武田 勝頼; b. 1546; April 3, 1582) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period who assumed leadership over the Takeda clan after the death of his...

Takeda Katsuyori

Takeda Katsuyori (jap. 武田 勝頼; b. 1546; April 3, 1582) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period who assumed leadership over the Takeda clan after the death of his...

Tsukahara Bokuden

Tsukahara Bokuden

Tsukahara Bokuden (塚原 卜伝, 1489-6 March 1571) was a famous samurai of the early Sengoku period who is considered a kensei (sword saint). He is the founder of the Kashima...

Tsukahara Bokuden

Tsukahara Bokuden (塚原 卜伝, 1489-6 March 1571) was a famous samurai of the early Sengoku period who is considered a kensei (sword saint). He is the founder of the Kashima...

Taira no Kiyomori

Taira no Kiyomori

Taira no Kiyomori (jap. 平 清盛; b. 1118; 1181) was a general in the late Heian period in Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated government in Japanese history. Taira no...

Taira no Kiyomori

Taira no Kiyomori (jap. 平 清盛; b. 1118; 1181) was a general in the late Heian period in Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated government in Japanese history. Taira no...