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Sakanoue no Tamuramaro坂上田村麻呂alternative words: Sakanoueno Tamuramaro keywords: famous person , northern territory related topics: Heian period , Ezo , Shogun related web sites: http://www.page.sannet.ne.jp/gutoku2/emisiseitou1.html , http://www09.u-page.so-net.ne.jp/gb3/s-kimura/tamuramaro/tamuindex.htm explanation: Born in 758 and died in 811. Japanese military man of the beginning of Heian period. He successfully subdued Ainu's revolts in Tohoku region. Since his expeditions, large scale revolts have stopped. He had been a shogun but this title was still temporary at that epoch. A legend says that after the conquest of Ainu's country, he would erected a stele indicating "center of Japan" because all Ainu's land up to Kamchatka peninsula should belong to Japan. Sakata no kintaro坂田金太郎 坂田金時 金太郎 怪童丸alternative words: Kintaro, Sakata no Kintoki, Sakatano Kintaro, Kaido maru, Kintarou keywords: craft , famous person , kabuki , tale related topics: Konjaku monogatari , Heian period , Edo period , Kabuki , Tango no sekku related web sites: http://www.city.minamiashigara.kanagawa.jp/A/A0500/A0500.htm , http://www2c.airnet.ne.jp/toyo/ explanation: A legendary figure of Heian period and one of 4 followers (Shitenno) of Minamoto no Yorimitsu who killed a famous bandit, Shutendoji of Mt Oeyama. According to Konjaku monogatari he would be raised by a yamauba (mountain witch) and trained his force with bears at Mt Ashigara near Hakone. During Edo period, he appeared in Joruri and Kabuki plays as a red boy with an ax and a stomach cover. His doll is also set during the boy's festival (Tango no sekku) in May. Sanada Yukimura真田幸村alternative words: Yukimura Sanada keywords: famous person , war lord related topics: Sengoku period , Battle of Sekigahara , Ishida Mitsunari , Toyotomi Hideyoshi , Siege of Osaka castle related web sites: http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~sanada/ , http://www4.plala.or.jp/saemon/ , http://www02.so-net.ne.jp/~goshin/sanada.htm , http://www.akihiko.f2s.com explanation: Born in 1569 as the second son of Sanada Masayuki in Nagano prefecture. He adhered first to Toyotomi Hideyoshi by participating to the capture of Odawara castle. During the battle of Sekigahara, he adhered with his father to Ishida Mitsunari and bothered the troops led by Tokugawa Hidetada from their castle of Ueda. After the battle, he was expelled to Mt Koya. He participated then to the defense of Osaka castle held by Toyotomi Hideyori and died during an assault in 1615. Sarutobi Sasuke猿飛佐助alternative words: Sasuke keywords: famous person , ninja , swordsman related topics: Ninja , Ninjutsu , Sengoku period , Sanada Yukimura related web sites: http://www.sanada.or.jp , 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 , famous person related topics: Tea ceremony , Oda Nobunaga , Toyotomi Hideyoshi , Omotesenke , Urasenke related web sites: http://www.for-you.co.jp/igaishi/igai-04.html , 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 , famous person related topics: Ink painting , Muromachi period related web sites: http://www.harenet.ne.jp/soja/rekishi/sessyu.htm , http://www.shinko-grp.co.jp/sesshu.htm , 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 , famous person , priest related topics: Kamakura period , Jodo shin sect , 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 , foreigner , scholar related topics: Sakoku , Dejima , Mamiya Rinzo related web sites: http://www1.city.nagasaki.nagasaki.jp/siebold/ , 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 , Taika reform , Asuka period , Prince Shotoku , Emperor Tenchi , 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 , scholar related topics: Edo period , Rangaku related web sites: http://www.izumishobo.co.jp/iode27-2a.htm , 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. Page number: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 151 articles extracted from postgresql database. | |
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