Battles of Kawanakajima
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The Battles of Kawanakajima were a series of battles fought in the Sengoku period of Japan between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province from 1553 to 1564. Shingen and K
The Battle of Kawanakajima, Shingen on the left and Kenshin on the right; woodblock print by Utagawa Hiroshige (1845)
Kawanakajima (center) is where the Sai River (right) joins the Chikuma River (left).
The death of Yamamoto Kansuke, woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1847–48). Wounded and believing his strategy had failed, Kansuke retired to a nearby hill and committed suicide.
Depiction of the legendary personal conflict between Kenshin and Shingen at the fourth battle of Kawanakajima.
Takeda Shingen
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Takeda Shingen was a Japanese samurai and daimyō of the Sengoku period. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō of the late Sengoku period and was credited with exceptional
Battles of Kawanakajima
…The Battles of Kawanakajima (川中島の戦い, Kawanakajima no tatakai) were a series of battles fought in the Sengoku period of Japan between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province from 1553 to 1564. Shingen and Kenshin contested each other for control of the plain of Kawanakajima…
Takeda Harunobu
A modern reproduction of Takeda Shingen's armour
Portrait of Takeda Shingen