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  2. Taiko - Wikipedia

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    Japanese-Canadian taiko began in 1979 with Katari Taiko, and was inspired by the San Jose Taiko group. [ 197 ] [ 198 ] Its early membership was predominantly female. [ 199 ] Katari Taiko and future groups were thought to represent an opportunity for younger, third-generation Japanese Canadians to explore their roots, redevelop a sense of ethnic ...

  3. Shogun - Wikipedia

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    Shogun (English: / ˈ ʃ oʊ ɡ ʌ n / SHOH-gun; [1] Japanese: 将軍, romanized: shōgun, pronounced [ɕoːɡɯɴ] ⓘ), officially sei-i taishōgun (征夷大将軍, "Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force Against the Barbarians"), [2] was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. [3]

  4. Council of Five Elders - Wikipedia

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    Mōri Terumoto (Japanese: 毛利 輝元) was a Japanese daimyō during the Azuchi-Momoyama period and the Edo period. He was a descendant of the feudal lord of the Choshu domain. He became one of the Five Elders at the age of 46. Terumoto fought against Hideyoshi before the latter's rise to power, but lacked enough supporters.

  5. What Does 'Hatamoto' Mean in 'Shōgun'? - AOL

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    John Blackthorne's new title "hatamoto" in 'Shogun' is rooted in real Japanese history, and marks a significant change for the character. Here's what it means.

  6. Toyotomi Hideyoshi - Wikipedia

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    Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣 秀吉, 27 March 1537 – 18 September 1598), otherwise known as Kinoshita Tōkichirō (木下 藤吉郎) and Hashiba Hideyoshi (羽柴 秀吉), was a Japanese samurai and daimyō (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods and regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.

  7. Shōgun (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Shōgun is a 1975 historical novel by author James Clavell that chronicles the end of Japan’s Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600) and the dawn of the Edo period (1603-1868). ). Loosely based on actual events and figures, Shōgun narrates how European interests and internal conflicts within Japan brought about the Shogunate restorat

  8. Shogun: How an Englishman from Kent made an ... - AOL

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    The shogun presented Adams with two swords representing the authority of a samurai, and decreed that William Adams the pilot was dead and that Miura Anjin, a samurai, was born in his place.

  9. FX's 'Shogun' adaptation keeps focus on Japanese culture ...

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    FX's 'Shogun' adaptation keeps focus on Japanese culture: 'The only way I would accept a story like this being told through a Hollywood lens' Neia Balao. February 22, 2024 at 7:00 AM.