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Sarutobi Sasuke
猿飛佐助
alternative words: Sasuke
keywords:
famous person
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ninja
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swordsman
related topics:
Ninja
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Ninjutsu
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Sengoku period
,
Sanada Yukimura
related web sites:
http://www.sanada.or.jp
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http://www.islands.ne.jp/imabari/sasuke/
explanation: Famous legendary ninja of Sengoku period. He learned Ninjutsu from Tozawa Hakuunsai of Koga school. Engaged in Sanada Yukimura's battalion as "Sanada Juyushi" (10 heroes of Sanada), he should have died in 1615 during the summer battle of Osaka castle (Osaka natsunojin).
Sen no Rikyu
千利休
alternative words: Senno Rikyu, Rikyu, Rikyuu
keywords:
artist
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famous person
related topics:
Tea ceremony
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Oda Nobunaga
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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Omotesenke
,
Urasenke
related web sites:
http://www.for-you.co.jp/igaishi/igai-04.html
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http://www.city.sakai.osaka.jp/arekore/person/person1.html
explanation: Born in 1522 in a wealthy merchant family of Sakai near Osaka. He first learned tea ceremony from Kitamuki Dochin then Takeno Joo. During this period, he innovated tea houses and tools with more sober style (wabi sabi). Between 1570 and 1573, he served as instructor of tea ceremony for Oda Nobunaga then Toyotomi Hideyoshi and became quickly the confident of Hideyoshi. After a disagreement on the politics with Hideyoshi, he was ordered to commit a suicide and died in 1591.
Sesshu Toyo
雪舟等楊
雪舟
alternative words: Toyo Sesshu, Sesshu Touyou, Touyou Sesshu, Sesshu
keywords:
artist
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famous person
related topics:
Ink painting
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Muromachi period
related web sites:
http://www.harenet.ne.jp/soja/rekishi/sessyu.htm
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http://www.shinko-grp.co.jp/sesshu.htm
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http://www.pref.okayama.jp/seikatsu/kenbi/nihonnga.html
explanation: Born in 1420 in a samurai family of Okayama prefecture. He first went to Shokokuji temple at Kyoto, famous for its ink paint school, to become a monk. Then he went to Yamaguchi prefecture to continue painter's work. In 1467, with an aid of Lord Ouchi, he went to China to learn further the paint technique. After having seen many Chinese masters' works, he returned back 2 years later. Then, he alternated travel and sedentary life while creating many master pieces. He died in 1506.
Shinran
親鸞
親鸞聖人
alternative words: Holly Shinran, Shinran shonin
keywords:
buddhism
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famous person
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priest
related topics:
Kamakura period
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Jodo shin sect
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Honen
related web sites:
http://www.shinrankai.or.jp
explanation: Born in 1173 in a Kyoto's noble family. Became orphan very young, he entered Hiei monastery at the age 9 and climbed quickly the hierarchy. He became a disciple of Hounei in 1201 and suffered a persecution with him. He was condemned to exiles in Niigata prefecture and there married by transgressing a Buddhism discipline of the epoch. After a pardon, he remained in Eastern Japan and continued the missionary work among the people. He died in 1263 in Kyoto. Tannisho is an excerpt of his sermons.
Siebold
シーボルト
alternative words: Von Siebold, Philipp Franz von Siebold
keywords:
famous person
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foreigner
,
scholar
related topics:
Sakoku
,
Dejima
,
Mamiya Rinzo
related web sites:
http://www1.city.nagasaki.nagasaki.jp/siebold/
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http://www.sun.ac.jp
explanation: Born in 1796 at Wurzburg in Germany. After medical studies, he came to Japan in 1823 as attached doctor at Dutch Dejima trading post of Nagasaki. During his stay in Japan, he taught the western medicine to Japanese and carried out the botanical and zoological studies. Denounced by Mamiya Rinzo after having received a detailed Japanese map from a disciple, he was expelled in 1829. He prepared the publication of Japanese materials in Leiden as pioneer work.
Soga no Iruka
蘇我入鹿
alternative words: Sogano Iruka, Soga Iruka
keywords:
famous person
,
statesman
related topics:
Soga family
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Taika reform
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Asuka period
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Prince Shotoku
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Emperor Tenchi
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Nakatomi no Kamatari
related web sites:
http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/teikoku-denmo/no_frame/history/honbun/taika.html
explanation: Born in Asuka period as a son of Soga no Emishi and grand son of Soga no Umako (birthday unknown). After having inherited a ministerial post from Emishi, he governed the imperial court with more arrogance than his father. In order to put Prince Furuhito to the throne, he assassinated Prince Yamashiro Oe, a son of Prince Shotoku. During the reception of a Korean ambassador at Palace of Asuka Itabuki in 645, he was assassinated by Prince Nakano Oe and Nakatomi no Kamatari.
Sugita Genpaku
杉田玄白
alternative words: Genpaku Sugita, Sugita Gempaku, Gempaku Sugita
keywords:
famous person
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scholar
related topics:
Edo period
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Rangaku
related web sites:
http://www.izumishobo.co.jp/iode27-2a.htm
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http://www.apl.pref.akita.jp/apic/tabellenSP.html
explanation: Born in 1733 and succeeded his father as personal doctor of Obama's seignior. He learned Dutch medicine from Nishi Gentetsu. After having assisted to the first medical dissection of an executed criminal, he was impressed by the exactness of a western anatomy book and decided to translate it with Maeno Ryotaku. The difficulty to get a Japanese version, Kaitai Shinsho (New book of anatomy) is well related in his book, Rangaku Kotohajime (Beginning of Dutch studies). He died in 1817.
Suzuki Harunobu
鈴木春信
春信
alternative words: Harunobu Suzuki, Harunobu
keywords:
artist
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famous person
,
ukiyoe
related topics:
Ukiyoe
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Hishikawa Moronobu
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Edo period
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Nishikie
explanation: Born in 1725 and died in 1770. Known as an ukiyoe artist of the middle Edo period, who has developed first multicolored ukiyoe technique (Nishikie). Thanks to this technique and also with an aid of his cultivated samurai entourage, he arrived to express a delicate sentiment of female characters. "Zashiki hakkei" is one of his master pieces. With Hishikawa Moronobu, he is considered one of the major founders of ukiyoe art.
Taira no Kiyomori
平清盛
清盛
alternative words: Taira-no-Kiyomori, Tairano Kiyomori, Kiyomori
keywords:
famous person
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war lord
related topics:
Heishi
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Genji
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Minamoto no Yoritomo
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Heian period
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Heike monogatari
related web sites:
http://member.nifty.ne.jp/shojishoji/history/
explanation: Born in 1118 in Heishi family as the eldest son of Tadamori. Being a brave warrior, he eliminated successfully the most of Fujiwara family and Genji during Hougen war (Hougen no ran) of 1156 and Heiji war (Heiji no ran) of 1159. Then he become the prime minister (Dajo daijin) and sent his daughter as the wife of an Emperor. His family monopolizing the most of important posts and fortune, many people became angry with Heishi. He died in 1181 because of a fever illness.
Taira no Masakado
平将門
将門
alternative words: Tairano Masakado, Masakado Taira, Masakado
keywords:
famous person
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war lord
related topics:
Heishi
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Heian period
related web sites:
http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/gutoku2/syouheinoran1.html
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http://www4.justnet.ne.jp/~takeuchi_toshinori/masakado.htm
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http://www.kandamyoujin.or.jp
explanation: Warlord of the middle Heian period. He is a grand son of Taira no Takamochi who founded prestigious Heike family. Initially the quarrel over a woman, it had been degenerate to a large scale rebellion over the whole Kanto region. Masakado wanted to create an independent country in the east of Japan by nominating own regional governors. He was killed by Fujiwara no Hidesato in 940. Now, he has been enshrined at Kanda shrine as a protector of Tokyo.
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