Kings and Generals' animated historical series on the history of Japan continues with a new series on Sengoku Jidai, focusing ...

When a powerful Japanese feudal lord with aspirations of seizing control of the warring nation learned that a ragged group of ...

The trove also included a garment worn by renowned shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) before it was gifted to Otaa’s younger brother. Museum officials called the items “extremely valuable ...

The family came into being in 1566 when Ieyasu changed his surname to Tokugawa from Matsudaira. The Edo Period marked the family’s heyday. After the Tokugawa Shogunate was toppled and imperial ...

who has been appointed as the Chief Cabinet Secretary, and Mansai Nomura plays Prime Minister Tokugawa Ieyasu, who leads Japan's strongest cabinet.

The drama, based on a novel by Keiichiro Ryu, tells an alternative history in which the historical shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu is killed at the Battle of Sekigahara and his double Jirosaburo Serada ...

Each swore to protect the heir and help ensure the Toyotomi clan’s future. Among these allies was Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu controlled significant territory in northeastern Honshu. Ieyasu’s castle ...

When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in 1603, samurai military services were no longer required, and many ronin wandered the ...

After years of bitter strife, the aging samurai lord Tokugawa Ieyasu finally wrested power from Japan's many warring clans and unified them at the turn of the 17th century. Upon being proclaimed ...

Fuji. Edo-period shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu brought the best artisans across Japan to this region when he built Sumpu Castle. It led to the creation of a unique craft culture. Explore a wooden model ...