TSURUOKA, Yamagata Prefecture--A letter penned by a feudal warlord to future shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu is causing a massive stir because it conflicts with the accepted version of history. The missive ...

Shōgun is adapted from James Clavell's 1975 best-selling novel, inspired by the story of the famous Japanese leader Lord ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--A statue of renowned feudal warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu in a seated position, one of the hidden treasures of Nikkozan Rinnoji temple here, has gone on public view for the ...

From his early days as Matsudaira Motoyasu through his rise to the most powerful man in Japan as Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first of the Tokugawa Shoguns, this is the story of the man who truly unified ...

SAMURAI WISDOM―TOKUGAWA IEYASU― In the 16th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu put an end to the era of ceaseless civil wars and upheavals and ushered in a time of peace that unified Japan. As the ...

The first shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu (Toronaga), prevailed, ending Japan’s Sengoku or Warring States Period, unifying the ...

The character Toranaga in James Clavell’s novel Shogun is based on the historical figure Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan. John Blackthorne ...

The life story of Japan’s greatest leader, Tokugawa Ieyasu, whose shogunate ruled the nation for almost 300 years has never been told like this before. From the early days as a supporter of ...

That is not to say that Nijo lacked in protective properties entirely. Decades of war had instilled in Tokugawa Ieyasu a deep ...

The samurai particularly valued Muramasa blades. Over 400 years ago, shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu himself wielded a Muramasa as he secured his leadership over a unified Japan. But his sword was also ...

Battle of Sekigahara: The Battle of Sekigahara saw Tokugawa Ieyasu emerge victorious over his rival Ishida Mitsunari, uniting the country under the Tokugawa shogunate ...