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The ongoing Boshin War intensifies as the New Government Army defeats many allied provinces in order to reach the border of Aizu. On August 21, fourth year of Keiō, Toshizo Hijikata arrives at the Bonari Pass during the Battle of Aizu. The former Shogunate Forces withdraw to Aizuwakamatsu Castle due to the New Government Army's fierce attack.
Boshin (戊辰) is the designation for the fifth year of a sexagenary cycle in traditional East Asian calendars. [3] Although the war lasted for over a year, Boshin refers to the year that the war started in. The characters 戊辰 can also be read as tsuchinoe-tatsu in Japanese, literally "Elder Brother of Earth-Dragon". [3]
Nakano Takeko (中野 竹子, April 1847 – 16 October 1868) was a Japanese female warrior of the Aizu Domain, who fought and died during the Boshin War.During the Battle of Aizu, she fought with a naginata (a Japanese polearm) and was the leader of an ad hoc corps of female combatants who fought in the battle independently.
K. Kabayama Sukenori; Kajiwara Heima; Kamimura Hikonojō; Sagawa Kanbei; Katakura Kuninori; Katō Akizane; Katsu Kaishū; Katsura Tarō; Kawai Tsugunosuke; Kawakami ...
The Byakkotai (白虎隊, "White Tiger Unit") was a group of around 305 [1] young teenage samurai of the Aizu Domain, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869) on the side of the Tokugawa shogunate. History
One of the most prominent characters in Touken Ranbu is Hijikata's long sword, which bore the name Izuminokami Kanesada. The 2004 video game Fu-un Shinsengumi, which was developed by Genki and published by Konami, is based on the Shinsengumi. [18] In March 2012, a stand-alone expansion for Total War: Shogun 2 set during the Boshin War was released.
Hijikata Toshizō (土方 歳三, May 31, 1835 – June 20, 1869) was a Japanese swordsman of the Bakumatsu period and Vice-Commander (副長, Fukucho) of the Shinsengumi.As Vice-Commander, he served the Tokugawa Shogunate and co-led his group in its resistance against the imperial rule brought about by the Meiji Restoration.
Rise of the Rōnin is set in Yokohama, Edo and Kyoto, in the mid-19th century during Bakumatsu, the final years of the Edo period.The game depicts the leadup to the Boshin war between the Tokugawa Shogunate and various anti-shogunate factions displeased with the western influence after the forced reopening of Japan following the Sakoku period.