Fūrinkazan (Japanese: 風林火山, "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain"), is a popularized version of the battle standard used by the Sengoku period daimyō Takeda Shingen. The banner quoted four phrases from Sun Tzu's The Art of War: "as swift as wind, as gentle as forest, as fierce as fire, as unshakable as mountain."
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The Nagao clan descend from Taira no Yoshifumi, of the Kammu Heishi (Taira clan), and from the Emperor Kammu (735–806), the 50th Emperor of Japan.
They are one of the 'Bando Hachi Heishi', the 'eight Taira clans of Kanto region' (the Chiba, Miura, Nagao, Kazusa, Doi, Chichibu, Oba, and Kajiwara clans).
The Saitō clan was a Japanese samurai clan that ruled Mino province in the Sengoku period. The clan appropriated the name of a defunct samurai clan named "Saitō" that had previously hailed from Echizen province and claimed descent from Fujiwara Toshihito, of the Hokke branch of the Fujiwara clan.
The Saitō clan was a Japanese samurai clan that ruled Mino province in the Sengoku period. The clan appropriated the name of a defunct samurai clan named "Saitō" that had previously hailed from Echizen province and claimed descent from Fujiwara Toshihito, of the Hokke branch of the Fujiwara clan.
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Oda Nobunaga, original name Kichihōshi, later Saburō, (born 1534, Owari province, Japan—died June 21, 1582, Kyōto), Japanese warrior and government official who overthrew the Ashikaga (or Muromachi) shogunate (1338–1573) and ended a long period of feudal wars by unifying half of the provinces in Japan under his rule. Nobunaga, as virtual dictator, restored stable government and established the conditions that led to the unification of the entire country in the years following his death.
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The Oda clan is a Japanese samurai family who were daimyo and an important political force in the unification of Japan in the mid-16th century. Though they had the climax of their fame under Oda Nobunaga and fell from the spotlight soon after, several branches of the family continued as daimyo houses until the Meiji Restoration.
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Miyamoto Musashi's "The Book of Five Rings" is one of the most influential and widely read books on martial arts in the world. This shirt is based on the famous "The Book of Five Rings" by Miyamoto Musashi.
Crest - The Go Rin No Sho (a.k.a. The Book of Five Rings) by Master Swordsman Miyamoto Musashi . The five rings - five chapters : Earth - Water - Fire - Wind - Emptiness .
The kanji design on this t-shirt is based on "Ronin", a Japanese term meaning "masterless samurai", which is a title given to a samurai who has no master and is therefore independent.
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Ukiyo-e of Morimoto Gidayu (森本義太夫), by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, master of ukiyo-e style of Japanese woodblock prints, restored by Takeda Art. Depicting Morimoto wearing full armor, gazing at the enemy arrow which has pierced his left arm.
Behind is the kamon of Morimoto family, with calligraphy kanji of Morimoto Gidayu, signature and seal of Kuniyoshi.
Ukiyo-e of Oda Nobunaga (織田信長) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, master of ukiyo-e style of Japanese woodblock prints, restored by Takeda Art. Depicting Nobunaga tearing down a tent curtain decorated with the crest of his treacerous vassal Akechi Mitsuhide. Behind is the kamon of Oda clan, with calligraphy kanji of Oda Nobunaga, signature and seal of Kuniyoshi.
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Miyamoto Musashi's "The Book of Five Rings" is one of the most influential and widely read books on martial arts in the world. This shirt is based on the famous "The Book of Five Rings" by Miyamoto Musashi.
Ōtomo clan was a Japanese samurai family whose power stretched from the Kamakura period through the Sengoku period, spanning over 400 years. The clan's hereditary lands lay in Kyūshū.
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Ōtomo clan was a Japanese samurai family whose power stretched from the Kamakura period through the Sengoku period, spanning over 400 years. The clan's hereditary lands lay in Kyūshū.
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Ōtomo clan was a Japanese samurai family whose power stretched from the Kamakura period through the Sengoku period, spanning over 400 years. The clan's hereditary lands lay in Kyūshū.
The Makino clan are a daimyō branch of the samurai Minamoto clan in Edo period Japan.
In the Edo period, the Makino were identified as one of the fudai or insider daimyō clans which were hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa clan, in contrast with the tozama or outsider clans.
Kamei Korenori (亀井 茲矩, 1557 – February 27, 1612) was a Japanese daimyō who lived through the early Edo period. He was first a retainer under the Amago clan of Izumo Province, but eventually became a daimyō in his own right.
Kamei Korenori (亀井 茲矩, 1557 – February 27, 1612) was a Japanese daimyō who lived through the early Edo period. He was first a retainer under the Amago clan of Izumo Province, but eventually became a daimyō in his own right.
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The Kuroda clan (黒田) was a Japanese samurai clan which came to prominence during the Sengoku period. In the 16th century, the Kuroda clan was located in Harima Province. Under the headship of Kuroda Yoshitaka, the clan served the Oda and later Toyotomi clans. In the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, Kuroda Yoshitaka and his son Nagamasa supported Ieyasu in combat against Mitsunari Western Army, and were rewarded for their service with a transfer to the Fukuoka Domain.
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The Chosokabe clan (長宗我部) was a Japanese samurai kin group associated with Tosa Province in modern-day Kōchi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. The clan claims descent from Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China. The clan is known for the 21st daimyo of the clan, Chosokabe Motochika who unified Shikoku in sengoku jidai. This is the kamon (family crest) of the Chosokabe clan, featuring seven leaf creeping woodsorrel. Below the crest is “Chosokabe” in kanji.
The Azai clan, along with the Asakura clan, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century. They were defeated by him at the Battle of Anegawa in 1570, and all but eliminated when their home castle, Odani Castle, was taken three years later.
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The emblem (mon) of the Uesugi clan!
The Uesugi clan is a Japanese samurai clan which was at its peak one of the most powerful during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods (14th to 17th centuries).
The Azai clan, along with the Asakura clan, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century. They were defeated by him at the Battle of Anegawa in 1570, and all but eliminated when their home castle, Odani Castle, was taken three years later.
The emblem (mon) of the Uesugi clan!The Uesugi clan is a Japanese samurai clan which was at its peak one of the most powerful during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods (14th to 17th centuries).
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The Uesugi clan is a Japanese samurai clan which was at its peak one of the most powerful during the Muromachi and Sengoku periods (14th to 17th centuries).
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The Asano clan (淺野氏 Asano-shi) was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. The Main Lineage (sōke, 宗家) were Lords (daimyō) of the Hiroshima Domain in Aki Province and another famous branch family were Lords of the Akō Domain in Harima Province associated with the story of the Forty-seven rōnin. Their inherited character is "長". The family came to prominence when the sister of Asano Nagamasa married Toyotomi Hideyoshi.