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While the famous Tachikawa Bunko series of books are fictional, legends say that Sarutobi Sasuke, one of the Sanada Ten Braves, was modeled after a few different individuals that historically served the Sanada family, so let’s look at the story of Sarutobi in some detail. In Kakumakeikoku valley of Sanada-Cho in Ueda City, there is […]

Since my official announcement a few years ago, regarding the discovery of Toda Shinryuken’s true identity as Toda Hisajiro, I have pursued more research into his family and their traditions. This has led to numerous more discoveries and even more questions. One question I am often asked is why Toda Hisajiro and his ancestors do

In some documents from Japan’s Warring States period coming from the Tohoku and Kanto regions, the term “kusa-chōgi” (草調義) can be found. This roughly translates as “the wit and intelligence of the grass”. As can be expected, there was often skirmishes at the borders of all the various competing lands, each with the desire to