Masanobu Tsushima

織田信長の研究、歴史画を製作中　https://nobunagaoncanvas.bl…

Masanobu Tsushima

織田信長の研究、歴史画を製作中　https://nobunagaoncanvas.blogspot.com/ Artist, Historian, focusing on Oda Nobunaga, the greatest samurai warlord.

Minoh Falls — Minoh, 25 April 1579

As his territory expanded, Nobunaga would spend weeks to march his army in far-off lands facing hostile warlords. But he was not all time engaged in military affairs; while warfare dragged on, he would rather enjoy excursions and sightseein

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    • The New Year Party — Gifu, 23 January 1574

      Among dozens of enemy warlords Nobunaga faced in his lifetime, the three warlords who defied Nobuaga left the story to be told in which they exposed their humiliating defeat in an exceptionally impressive manner. Background Nobunaga's gru

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      • Shoko —Nagoya, 14 May 1552

        The Shoko is one of the most iconic moments in Nobunaga's early years. Nobunaga, at the age of seventeen, was at that time called "a fool", and at his father's funeral, he did shoko (burning incense) in the most foolish manner. Background

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        • Ranjatai Cutting — Nara, 19 April 1574

          Nara has a lot of treasures. Todaiji Temple houses more than 9,000 treasures in the warehouse. Among the treasures is the famous incense wood called Ranjatai, which only supreme rulers in Japanese history were allowed to cut. Background I

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        Minoh Falls — Minoh, 25 April 1579

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          The Execution of an Immoral Soldier — Kyoto, April 1569

          Nobunaga, as a new ruler in Kyoto, kept his troops in order; the occupation force shall not offend any citizen. Not a petty misdemeanor shall be overlooked. The punishment he gave to an immoral soldier was of utmost severity. Background K

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          The Execution of an Immoral Soldier — Kyoto, April 1569

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          The Beheading of Sugitani Zenjubo —Gifu, 5 October 1573

          Sugitani Zenjubo was one of the most dangerous snipers who shot Nobunaga. Three years after his attempted murder of Nobunaga, he was caught and executed in a most ferocious manner. Background In 1570 Nobunaga's military campaign in the no

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          The Beheading of Sugitani Zenjubo —Gifu, 5 October 1573

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          Nobunaga's troops march at the foot of Mount Fuji — Fujinomiya, 4 May 1582

          Nobunaga's territory expanded eastward. In 1582, defeating the powerful warlord, Takeda clan, Nobunaga took Kai, Shinano and Suruga Provinces, overlooked by Mount Fuji. It was the moment of his culmination. Background In 1582, Nobunaga ru

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          Nobunaga's troops march at the foot of Mount Fuji — Fujinomiya, 4 May 1582

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          Higisho — Kiyosu, January 1557

          Trial by ordeal was a medieval judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused was determined by subjecting them to a painful, dangerous experience. The judgement was held by Nobunaga himself to correct the corruption. Bac

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          Higisho — Kiyosu, January 1557

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          The Burning of Honganji Temple —Osaka, 11 September 1580

          Buddhist powers were Nobunaga's greatest enemies. One of them, the strongest, was Honganji Temple with that Nobunaga made war for ten years. After four years of siege of Osaka, the Honganji sanctuary, in 1580 the Honganji agreed to the armi

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          The Burning of Honganji Temple —Osaka, 11 September 1580

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          The Prize to Kanematsu Masayoshi — Tonezaka, 10 September 1573

          Nobunaga, served by innumerable people, must have conducted a reward management to gain and keep the loyalty of his men. He motivated his retainers by giving them lands, money and treasures as rewards, but he showed, in this episode, that t

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          The Prize to Kanematsu Masayoshi — Tonezaka, 10 September 1573

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          The Crossroads — Yogo, 9 September 1573

          Thee battle of Tonezaka in 1573 was one of the iconic moments when Nobunaga showed his military acumen. He made sensible decisions one after another so quickly that not only his enemies were completely overwhelmed, but even his generals cou

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          The Crossroads — Yogo, 9 September 1573

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          The Arrival of Kuki's Fleet at Sakai —Sakai, 20 August 1578

          Seapower was what samurai warlords coveted. Ruling Japanese archipelago required having a strong navy, especially in the Seto Inland Sea, where the tension was intensified between powerful warlords and Buddhist powers. Nobunaga was pioneer

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          The Arrival of Kuki's Fleet at Sakai —Sakai, 20 August 1578

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          The Prize to Doke Brothers — Mizunami, September 1565

          Background In 1564 Nobunaga established his rule of Owari Province by expelling his hostile relatives and taking Inuyama Castle. The Inuyama castle was located at the northern end of the Owari Province from where his army marched on the no

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          The Prize to Doke Brothers — Mizunami, September 1565

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          The Last Urabon Festival - Azuchi, 14 August 1581

          The last Urabon Festival is one of the most iconic moments in Nobunaga's final years. It was held on 14 August 1581 at Azuchi, and was to be the last Urabon Festival for both Nobunaga and the Azuchi Castle. Background As Nobunaga grew his

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          The Last Urabon Festival - Azuchi, 14 August 1581

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