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The Battle of Shizugatake

ByJapan World March 11, 2024

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

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Great Battles | Samurai

How To Visit The Site Of The Battle of Sekigahara

ByJapan World March 11, 2024

The best way to see the old battlefield is to start at the Sekigahara Town History and Folklore Museum, (350…

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Great Battles | Samurai

Miyamoto Musashi

ByJapan World March 11, 2024

Miyamoto Musashi is considered one of the greatest samurai of all. Said to have fought over 60 duels and participated…

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About Japan | Great Battles | History | Samurai

The Battle of Okehazama

ByJapan World March 11, 2024

On the outskirts of Nagoya City, 2,500 samurai trounced an army of 35,000 in what became known as the Battle of…

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Great Battles | History | Samurai

The Battle of Mitagahara

ByJapan World March 11, 2024

6 January 1573 Takeda Shingen (28,000) 
VS 
Tokugawa Ieyasu (11,000, including 3,000 Oda troops) The Battle of Mikatagahara almost changed…

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The Battle of Sekigahara. The biggest, bloodiest battle of the Samurai

ByJapan World March 11, 2024

Sekigahara was the biggest, the bloodiest, the most violent and most important of all samurai battles, fought between the factions…

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