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The Tainei-ji Incident (opens the original)
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Throughout Japan’s tumultuous history, there have always been clashes between the military and the administrative samurai factions. The Tainei-ji Incident (Tainei-ji no Hen) was a political upheaval that took place between September 28–30, 1551 in Yamaguchi, Suo Province. It was a rebellion led by Sue Takafusa Harukata which resulted in the forced seppuku of his master, the Sengoku daimyo, Ouchi Yoshitaka. The Tainei-ji Incident brought about the downfall of the Ouchi clan, long regarded as the
The Battle of Shiroyama (opens the original)
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The Battle of Shiroyama, the battle that inspired the final scenes in the movie The Last Samurai, took place on Sept. 24, 1877.The Battle of Shiroyama was fought between the Imperial Japanese Army and the Samurai of Satsuma, in Kagoshima, Kyushu. 30,000 Imperial troops faced off against some 500 samurai, led by Saigo Takamori.Samurai History & Culture Japan is a reader-supported publication. To receive regular new posts directly, access the archives and support my work, please consider bec
The Rise and Shocking Fall of Maeno Nagayasu (opens the original)
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Maeno Nagayasu’s life of valour and achievements reads like an astonishing success story — but his end was truly tragic. Read more
O-Kaji no Kata (opens the original)
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Tokugawa Ieyasu is known to have had two official wives and at least 20 concubines, including Lady Saigo, Lady Chaa, O-Kaji no Kata, Lady Acha among others. His first wife, Lady Tsukiyama was executed on the orders of Oda Nobunaga, together with their son, Nobuyasu on the unproven accusation of collaborating with the enemy Takeda forces. His other wife was Asahi no Kata, the sister of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Hidenaga.Of all his wives and concubines, one that appears to have been his favorite was
Hojo Munetoki (opens the original)
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Hojo Munetoki was a late Heian period warrior, born the eldest son and heir of Hojo Tokimasa, a powerful warlord of Izu Province, and the first shikken or regent of the Kamakura Shogunate, and the older brother of Hojo Yoshitoki, who would go on to become the second shikken. Although Munetoki held a pivotal position as the eldest son of the Hojo clan—which rallied under the future Shogun, Minamoto no Yoritomo with the aim of overthrowing the Taira clan— there remain many mysteries surrounding bo
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