Japanese Samurai

Yanagisawa-Yoshiyasu

Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu

Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu (柳沢 吉保, December 31, 1658-December 8, 1714) was a samurai of the Edo period. He was a dignitary of the Tokugawa shogunate and a favorite of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi,...

Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu

Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu (柳沢 吉保, December 31, 1658-December 8, 1714) was a samurai of the Edo period. He was a dignitary of the Tokugawa shogunate and a favorite of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi,...

Yamaoka-Tesshū

Yamaoka Tesshū

Yamaoka Tesshū (山岡 鉄舟), also known as "Ono Tetsutarō" or "Yamaoka Tetsutarōne", born on June 10, 1836 in Edo, Japan and died of stomach cancer at the age of 52...

Yamaoka Tesshū

Yamaoka Tesshū (山岡 鉄舟), also known as "Ono Tetsutarō" or "Yamaoka Tetsutarōne", born on June 10, 1836 in Edo, Japan and died of stomach cancer at the age of 52...

Yamakawa-Hiroshi

Yamakawa Hiroshi

Baron Yamakawa Hiroshi (山川浩) (December 4, 1845 - March 6, 1898) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who became a famous general of the Japanese Imperial Army...

Yamakawa Hiroshi

Baron Yamakawa Hiroshi (山川浩) (December 4, 1845 - March 6, 1898) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who became a famous general of the Japanese Imperial Army...

Watanabe-Kazan

Watanabe Kazan

Watanabe Kazan, born October 20, 1793 in Edo, now Tōkyō, and died November 23, 1841, was a Japanese genre painter and portraitist.His real name was Watanabe Sadayasu, his nicknames Shian...

Watanabe Kazan

Watanabe Kazan, born October 20, 1793 in Edo, now Tōkyō, and died November 23, 1841, was a Japanese genre painter and portraitist.His real name was Watanabe Sadayasu, his nicknames Shian...

Yamagata-Masakage

Yamagata Masakage

Yamagata Masakage (山県 昌景, born in 1524 and died on June 27, 1575) was one of the 24 generals of Shingen Takeda. A Sengoku era samurai in the service of...

Yamagata Masakage

Yamagata Masakage (山県 昌景, born in 1524 and died on June 27, 1575) was one of the 24 generals of Shingen Takeda. A Sengoku era samurai in the service of...

Taira-Masakado

Taira Masakado

Taira no Masakado (平将門, 903-940) was a member of the Taira clan in Japan. He is the son of Taira no Yoshimasa. Taira no Masakado owned a lot of land...

Taira Masakado

Taira no Masakado (平将門, 903-940) was a member of the Taira clan in Japan. He is the son of Taira no Yoshimasa. Taira no Masakado owned a lot of land...