Dosan Picture

Here is a picture of Nobunaga's father-in-law,  Saito Dosan at Gifu Castle Park.  This figure of Dosan is used for promoting the NHK Akechi Mitsuhide Taiga drama Kirin ga Kuru. Dosan was one of the few people who knew Nobunaga was no fool and he was chosen to lead Sengoku Japan out of constant warfare and chaos.   Dosan was known as the Viper of Mino for a good reason.  He was ruthless while in power.

Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga, (p. 101).

"Yamashiro Dosan had petty criminals ripped apart by oxen.  Or he had cauldrons  made ready and forced  the wives, parents, and siblings  of his victims  to make a fire and boil them to death.  His punishments  were cruel and unusual."

Nobunaga no tame!