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Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Tokugawa Ieyasu

ByJapan World September 21, 2022

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first of the Tokugawa Shogun. Born January 31 1543 at Okazaki Castle in Aichi Prefecture, the…

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The Battle of Shizugatake
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The Battle of Shizugatake

ByJapan World September 21, 2022

The Battle of Shizugatake was fought on Mt. Shizugatake in Omi Province on the northeastern ridge between Lake Biwa and…

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Oda Nobunaga (June 23 1534-June 21 1582)
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Oda Nobunaga (June 23 1534-June 21 1582)

ByJapan World September 21, 2022

The first of the three Unifiers of Japan, Oda Nobunaga was born in 1534 during the height of the civil strife…

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Date Masamune
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Date Masamune

ByJapan World April 20, 2021September 21, 2022

One of the easiest to recognize of all the samurai thanks to his distinctive armour, and most distinctive maedate, is…

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The Dog Shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
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The Dog Shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

ByJapan World November 29, 2020September 21, 2022

The fifth Tokugawa Shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, was brought up as a scholar instead of a warrior, as it was feared…

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Sassa Narimasa
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Sassa Narimasa

ByJapan World September 26, 2020September 21, 2022

Sassa Narimasa was born in Hira Castle (Currently the site of Kotsuji Temple, Nishi-Ku, Nagoya) in 1536. He became a…

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Japanese Floor Mats, Tatami
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Japanese Floor Mats, Tatami

ByJapan World September 19, 2020September 21, 2022

The image of a traditional Japanese room includes the shoji, paper-covered wooden frame windows called shoji, fusuma, being sliding doors…

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Japan’s Three Sacred Treasures, Symbols of Imperial Rule

ByJapan World September 4, 2020September 21, 2022

According to the Kojiki, (the Record of Ancient matters, a collection of myths concerning the origins of Japan) the Three…

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The Viper of Mino, Saito Dosan
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The Viper of Mino, Saito Dosan

ByJapan World October 3, 2018September 21, 2022

Saito Dosan (born 1494) was known as the Viper of Mino due to his ruthlessness both on the battlefield and…

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Shogun, Tokugawa Ienobu
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Shogun, Tokugawa Ienobu

ByJapan World November 10, 2016September 21, 2022

The 6th Tokugawa Shogun, Ienobu Was Born On June 11, 1662. In 1709 Tokugawa Tsunayoshi died heirless. This left the…

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Gifu Castle
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Gifu Castle

ByJapan World August 21, 2016September 21, 2022

Gifu Castle was mostly destroyed in one of the many inflammatory lead up battles culminating in the Battle of Sekigahara…

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