Final Shogun Trailer

 Here is the final trailer for the new Shogun series. It does look good. I plan to write about the continuing debate between Shobata and Nagoya as the place of birth for Nobunaga. It seems petty local politics are the problem.

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Nobunaga to Teppo

 I found this book Nobunaga to Teppo written by Asano Tadao. The subject of the book is about Nobunaga and guns. I did skim through the book, but did not buy it since I purchased a book earlier related to Okehazama.

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Medical Malady at Tottori Castle

 There is an interesting article in the Asahi Shimbun on medical malady during the Siege of Tottori Castle in 1581. 

Link: Https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15091001

Here is the passage from The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga (p. 416)

"On the 25th of the Tenth Month, those who were still entrenched inside Tottori were let go. Hideyoshi felt deeply sorry for them, but when he gave them food they stuffed  themselves so full that more than half died on the spot. They really were emaciated like hungry ghosts and presented a truly sorrowful sight."

The Asahi article mentions that refeeding syndrome was the cause due to excessive carbohydrate intake after prolonged hunger.

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Hachisuka Castle

 Hachisuka Castle located in Ama City in Aichi Prefecture is the birthplace of Hachisuka Koroku (1526-86). He was the son of Hachisuka Masatoshi. Koroku was a broadly sized man with a thick beard and average in height. He was part of the Men of the Fields which played critical roles at the Battle of Okehazama and the construction of Sunomata Castle (fort). Unfortunately, the dates for the construction and abandonment of Hachisuka Castle is still unknown.

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1578 Ozoni

 

In the new year of 1578, Nobunaga offered ozoni to those who were invited to his chamber. The Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga (p. 279)

"Then Nobunaga showed everyone his private quarters, where he had commissioned  Kano Eitoku to paint famous scenes from the Three Countries in polychrome. It was beyond the capacity of the mind to comprehend or words to describe the multitude of masterpieces that Nobunaga had assembled. Indeed, his power and his glory were beyond measure. Nobunaga invited everyone into these chambers and treated them all to New Year's soup (zoni) and assorted  continental sweetmeets. It was the memory of a lifetime for these men, an experience to be related for generations to come. Words could not describe their gratitude."

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Happy 2024

 Happy 2024! As always I like to celebrate the new year, the Nobunaga way. The famous New Year's celebration at Gifu Castle in 1574. The gold lacquered skulls of Asakura Yoshikage, Azai Nagamasa, and his father, Azai Hisamasa.

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