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Yamamoto Tsunetomo was born 11 June 1659 to Yamamoto Jin'emon, then aged 71, and a woman whose maiden name was Maeda. He was the last born to the family, and regarded by his father as a superfluous addition who was intended to be given away to a salt merchant. [3]
In September 1967 Mishima and his wife visited India at the invitation of the Indian government. He traveled widely and met with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zakir Hussain . [ 200 ] He left extremely impressed by Indian culture, and what he felt was the Indian people's determination to resist Westernization and protect traditional ...
Prohibited book of Nabeshima, Hagakure The Analects (abridged). 1939 edition. Cover of The Book of the Samurai. Hagakure (Kyūjitai: 葉隱; Shinjitai: 葉隠; meaning Hidden by the Leaves or Hidden Leaves), [1] or Hagakure Kikigaki (葉隠聞書), is a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, drawn from a collection of commentaries by the clerk Yamamoto Tsunetomo, former retainer to ...
Bushido: The Soul of Japan is, along with Hagakure by Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659–1719), a study of the way of the samurai.A best-seller in its day, it was read by many influential foreigners, among them US Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, as well as Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts.
TV icon Jay Leno and his wife, Mavis Leno, have been married for four decades — and they are still in love. “We have a great time. You have to marry a normal person,” Jay said during an ...
The revenge of the forty-seven rōnin (四十七士, Shijūshichishi), [2] also known as the Akō incident (赤穂事件, Akō jiken) or Akō vendetta, was a historical event in Japan in which a band of rōnin (lordless samurai) avenged the death of their former master on 31 January 1703. [3]
August 2020. Us Weekly confirmed Usher and Goicoechea were expecting their first child together, his third. (Usher shares sons Usher V, 16, and Naviyd, 15, with ex-wife Tameka Foster.). A source ...
Taylor Swift’s lead guitarist Paul Sidoti and his wife, Ashley Sidoti, welcomed baby No. 2 amid the international leg of the Eras Tour. “This morning, we welcomed our little miracle Sammy ...