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Sengoku Noble Survival Boarding Strategy - Ouchi, Imagawa, etc.
In a separate article, I wrote about the court nobles who settled in their own manors and became feudal lords during the Sengoku period,...
Jan 4, 20243 min read


Longevity family: Shoshi Fujiwara, Kanshi Fujiwara and Sadako Shijo
In order to become the Regent and Kanpaku, it was necessary to become a maternal relative of the Emperor, that is, to have one's daughter...
Jan 2, 20243 min read


A story about (Heyazumi) living in your 20s without paying and then taking over as head of the family ~ Nariaki Mito and Naosuke Ii
On the eve of the Meiji Restoration, the two men fought fiercely as leaders of the Joi (antiforeign sentiment) movement and the opening...
Dec 26, 20234 min read


Indigenous noble family ~ Saionji clan and Ichijo clan
After the Onin War, the so-called Sengoku period arrived and income from manors ceased, so the Ichijo and Saionji clans went to their own...
Dec 24, 20233 min read


Losing the heir in an accident - Emperor Shijo and Ivan
Emperor Gohorikawa enthroned his only son, Imperial Prince Mitsuhito (Emperor Shijo), at just one year old, but Emperor Shijo died at the...
Dec 18, 20232 min read


Never Separated from My Wife - Tadataka Hosokawa and Kinkata Shigenoi
Even in the days when marriage was decided based on the wishes of the family or parents, there were some couples who just couldn't break...
Dec 14, 20233 min read


Another ”Ako Roshi” (Revenge) incident
I joined the company at the height of the bubble economy, and there were various banquets held every day, and one of the songs sung at...
Dec 10, 20233 min read


Was Dokyo a bad person?
There are ruins of an ancient temple called Shimotsuke Yakushiji in Tochigi Prefecture. After the death of Empress Koken (came back to...
Dec 3, 20233 min read


Shimazu and Mouri were transferred from east to west, and Sozui Ise was transferred from west to ...
Many of the families that gained fame as the leading feudal lords of the Sengoku period were upstarts, but there were also many cases in...
Dec 3, 20234 min read


A story about establishing firm roots in your marriage
Japan's marriage system seems to have changed many times, and according to books, it has changed from Tsumadoi(man visit woman) to...
Dec 3, 20234 min read


Which one is the real Yoshimitsu?
If you get off the Oi Matsuda of Tomei Expressway and drive along the mountain road toward the prefectural border, you will arrive at...
Dec 3, 20232 min read


Takeda's legacy captured by Ieyasu
I think Ieyasu had a strong admiration for Takeda. After the Honnoji Incident and the Tensho-Jingo Rebellion, the Tokugawa, Hojo, and...
Dec 3, 20234 min read


Treatment of descendants of the Ashikaga Shogunate family
Hideyoshi granted territory in Shimotsuke Kitsuregawa (Tochigi Prefecture) and allowed the Ashikaga family, which originated from the...
Dec 3, 20233 min read


Yasukage Amano retired from Kokokuji Castle, and Tadayuki Oguri retired to Gonda Village.
Kokokuji Castle is famous as the castle where Soun Hojo came to front. I'm sure there are many castle enthusiasts who have visited...
Dec 3, 20233 min read


Poetry love triangle
The relationship between Nukatano okimi and two emperors (Tenchi and Tenmu) is said to be the oldest love triangle in Japanese history....
Dec 3, 20234 min read


Incest marriage and one lineage
It is well known that the Spanish Hupsburg family lost their descendants due to excessive incest, and the throne passed to the French...
Dec 1, 20233 min read


A story about taking care of an enemy general's child on the battlefield.
Before the final battle during the summer campaign in Osaka, Yukimura Sanada entrusted his beloved son and daughter to Shigenaga Kojuro...
Dec 1, 20233 min read


Daisen-ji and Erin-ji
Nobutora Takeda was the father of Shingen and was a famous general who unified the chaotic Kai region and created the foundation for the...
Dec 1, 20233 min read


Choyo no Jo(the beginning of childhood) and Komon-sama
It's been a while since Mito Komon aired. It is a long-running program that has been on the air for more than 40 years, having first...
Dec 1, 20232 min read


Minamoto no Yoshikuni's two breaths
Speaking of the Genji indigenous to the Kanto region, Hitachi Genji (Satake, Takeda), descended from Hachiman Taro Yoshiie's younger...
Dec 1, 20233 min read
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