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Muramasa Muramasa (勢州桑名住村正) from the Tokyo National Museum. Muramasa Sengo (千子 村正, Sengo Muramasa) was a famous swordsmith who founded the Muramasa school and lived during the Muromachi period (14th to 16th centuries) in Japan. Oscar Ratti and Adele Westbrook said that Muramasa was a most skillful smith but a violent and ill-balanced mind verging on madness, that was supposed to have passed into his blades.
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10 Famous Japanese Artists And Their Masterpieces He was tutor to many renowned artists including the great Sesshu Toyo and Kano Masanobu, the founder of Kano school of painting. Shubun’s most famous painting is Reading in a Bamboo Grove, which is now designated as a National Treasure in Japan.
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- Actress | Writer | Art Director. Yayoi Kusama was born on March 22, 1929 in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan. She is an actress and writer, known for Kusama's Self-Obliteration (1967), Tokyo Decadence (1992) and Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton (2007).See full bio ».ayoi Kusama was born on March 22, 1929 in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
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About Us Tsunahiro Yamamura. 1  The son of swordsmith Tsunahiro (Masamune XXIII), the previous master of Masamune Sword and Blade Workshop. 2  At the age of 23, he became the apprentice of a swordsmith with experience in swordmaking at Yasukuni Shrine. 3  He continued his training in Chigasaki, Kanagawa.
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Page Discussion View source HistoryNinjutsu In the Iga lineage of the ryu that comprise this art, only three of the nine schools are even alleged to have descended from the Ninja rather than the Samurai. These are Togakure Ryu, Kumogakure Ryu and Gyokushin Ryu. However, the first and the last of these three ryus have had their ninjustu pedigrees disputed.
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Top 10 Martial Arts: Full Names and Descriptions Top 10 Martial Arts: Full Names and Descriptions. When you think about martial arts, names like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li might come to mind. Bruce Lee was considered one of the most influential martial artists of all time. Then, you have Chan and Li who have been major movie stars that incorporate Chinese martial arts into their films.
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- A Japanese sword (日本刀, nihontō) is one of several types of traditionally made swords from Japan.There are many types of Japanese swords that differ by size, shape, field of application and method of manufacture. Some of the more commonly known types of Japanese swords are the katana, wakizashi, and tachi. One of the forerunners of the wakizashi. 2  Katana (刀, sword) : A general term for the traditional sword with a curved blade longer than 60 cm (there is no upper length limit but generally they are shorter than 80 cm), worn with the edge upwards in the sash.
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Dai Gohonzon The Dai Gohonzon is a wooden plank, composed of fragrant Japanese Camphorwood believed to be inscribed by Nichiren Daishonin and rendered into wood by Nippo Shonin. The image approximately measures 155 centimeters by 91 centimeters wide.
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- A tantō is one of the traditionally made Japanese swords that were worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The tantō dates to the Heian period, when it was mainly used as a weapon but evolved in design over the years to become more ornate. Tantō were used in traditional martial arts. The term has seen a resurgence in the West since the 1980s as a point style of modern tactical knives, designed for piercing or stabbing.
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What is Tanto Jutsu? A tantō (短刀, short blade) is one of the traditionally made Japanese swords (nihonto) that were worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The tantō dates to the Heian period, when it was mainly used as a weapon but evolved in design over the years to become more ornate.escription [edit]. The tantō is commonly referred to as a knife or dagger. The blade is single or double edged with a length between 15 and 30 cm (6-12 inches, in Japanese 1 shaku). The tantō was designed primarily as a stabbing weapon, but the edge can be used for slashing as well.
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- When I arrived in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, the stories I used to read about the famous Daimyo Uesugi Kenshin and samurai Naoe Kanetsugu , both from Echigo province, nowadays known as Niigata, came straight to my mind.
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- Most of the “names” of women known in early Japan are not the actual names of the women in question. Sei Shônagon, for example, the author of Makura no Sôshi (The Pillow Book) and other writings, is known by the Chinese pronunciation of the first kanji in her family’s name (Kiyowara) and a court-title sobriquet.
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Yuri Lowenthal In the anime industry, he is most known for his roles as Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto, Suzaku Kururugi in Code Geass, Simon in Gurren Lagann, Jinnosuke/Kuma in both Afro Samurai movies and Gen/Dromus in Tenkai Knights.
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Hokusai Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) (1760 – May 10, 1849) was an Edo period Japanese artist, painter, wood engraver and maker of ukiyo-e, author of the 13-volume sketchbook Hokusai manga (begun in 1814) and the block prints Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, (created around 1823–1829), which includes In the Hollow of a Wave off the Coast at Kanagawa.
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Minamoto no Yoritomo Minamoto no Yoritomo (源 頼朝) (May 9, 1147 – February 9, 1199), was a Japanese warrior and clan leader who founded the bakufu, a system of feudal lords which governed Japan for seven centuries, and became the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan.
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Masashi Kishimoto Masashi Kishimoto is a Japanese manga artist. He is one of the best selling manga artist of all time. He is known for his shonen manga Naruto. Naruto has been adapted into two anime series and sold over 200 million copies worldwide. Masashi Kishimoto was born in the Okayama Prefecture, Japan on November 8, 1974.
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Forty-seven rÅnin The revenge of the forty-seven Ronin (四十七士, Shi-jū-shichi-shi, forty-seven samurai) , also known as the Akō vendetta or the Genroku Akō incident (元禄赤穂事件, Genroku akō jiken) , is an 18th-century historical event and a legend in Japan in which a band of ronin (leaderless samurai) avenged the death of their master.he revenge of the forty-seven Ronin (四十七士, Shi-jū-shichi-shi, forty-seven samurai) , also known as the Akō vendetta or the Genroku Akō incident (元禄赤穂事件, Genroku akō jiken) , is an 18th-century historical event and a legend in Japan in which a band of ronin (leaderless samurai) avenged the death of their master.
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- Japanese Jiu-Jitsu (practiced as Judo) was introduced to the Gracie family in Brazil around 1914 by Esai Maeda, who was also known as Conde Koma. Maeda was a champion of Jiu-Jitsu and a direct student of Kano, at the Kodokan in Japan.
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Mai Shiranui Fatal Fury. Mai Shiranui is the granddaughter of Hanzo Shiranui, master of ninjitsu and Koppo-ken. Mai learned from her father the secrets of Ninjitsu. She had met Andy during this time who had come to train under her grandfather.
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Seven Samurai This is the nature of war. By protecting others, you save yourselves.. - Kambei Shimada. Seven Samurai is a 1954 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa; it starred his longtime collaborators Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune in two of the lead roles. It is considered by many Western critics to be the finest Japanese film of all time, and a few of them consider it to be the finest film ever made, period.
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Seven Samurai Seven Samurai is a 1954 Japanese samurai adventure drama film co-written, edited, and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The story takes place in 1586 during the Sengoku Period of Japanese history. It follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven ronin to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops. Since its release, Seven Samurai has consistently ranked highly in critics' lists of the greatest films, such as the BFI's Sight & Sound and Rotten Tomatoes polls. It h
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- Ieyasu Tokugawa is the founder of the Tokugawa clan. He is known in contemporary times as one of the three unifiers of Japan, preceded by Nobunaga Oda and Hideyoshi Toyotomi.He is best known for establishing the Tokugawa shogunate, the last military regime of its kind in Japanese history.eyasu Tokugawa is the founder of the Tokugawa clan. He is known in contemporary times as one of the three unifiers of Japan, preceded by Nobunaga Oda and Hideyoshi Toyotomi.
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Seishi Kishimoto From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Seishi Kishimoto (岸本 聖史, Kishimoto Seishi, born November 8, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for 666 Satan, which was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Gangan from 2001 to 2007 and licensed by Viz Media in North America as O-Parts Hunter.
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Japan - Top Ten Historical Figures TOP 10 JAPANESE HISTORICAL FIGURES. There are some historical figures that everybody in Japan knows. Some are shoguns, some are writers, and some are princes. Here’s a rundown of the top ten people you should know if you want to show off your knowledge of Japanese history. 1.Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) Everybody wants to be like Nobunaga.
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- | Home | News | Founder | Locations | Calendar | Contact |. The founder , Chief Instructor and the Chairman of JKA American Federation, Takayuki Mikami, is Japanese native who is 8th Dan (degree ) black belt JKA Master.
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Seven Swordsmen of the Mist (Creed) 1 She is considered as the strongest kunoichi in the Hidden Mist village and is an accomplished swordsman within the group. 2  She is also the first swordsmen to be recruited as a member of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, and is often considered the first among equals of the seven swordsmen.he current generation of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist was reformed after the invasion of Kirigakure by Otogakure forces that took place about 12 years ago before the current timeline. The members of the seven swordsmen are identified by the Water kanji (水) marked on the clothes they wear.