Kondō Isami
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Kondō Isami was a Japanese swordsman and samurai of the late Edo period. He was the fourth generation master of Tennen Rishin-ryū and was famed for his role as commander of the Shinsengumi.
Kondō Isami (1834–1868)
Birthplace of Kondo Isami in Chōfu
Kondo Isami (1834–1868)
A kusari-katabira (chainmail) and hachi-gane (forehead protector) used by Kondō Isami
Shinsengumi
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The Shinsengumi was a small secret police organization, an elite group of swordsmen organized by commoners and low-ranking samurai, commissioned by the bakufu during Japan's Bakumatsu period in 1863.
Ancient Kondō Isami's quarters at Nagareyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. One of the former Shinsengumi headquarters
Mannequins dressed in Shinsengumi uniform