The Takeda clan was a Japanese samurai clan active from the late Heian period until the late 16th century. The clan was historically based in Kai Province in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture. The clan
Minamoto no Yoshimitsu was famous in horsemanship and archery, here playing the musical instrument shō
Komoro Castle, a Takeda clan's castle in Shinano province
Gold coin of the Takeda clan of Kai (also called Kōshū (甲州金)) in the 16th century, an early example of Japanese currency
Morioka Castle, the seat of the Nambu of Morioka
The Battle of Nagashino was a famous battle in Japanese history, fought in 1575 at Nagashino in Mikawa Province. The allied forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu fought against Takeda Katsuyori's
Takeda clan
…expansion plan south and westward and was initially successful, briefly achieving the largest extent of Takeda rule. However, he was defeated in the Battle of Nagashino in 1575 by Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu. After Nagashino, the Takeda clan fell into sharp decline as it had lost many of its most notable samurai…
Depiction of Sakai Tadatsugu with skull head as standard on his back, at the attack of Nagashino, 1575, work by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.
Folding screen depicting the battle in Nagashino, with Honda Tadakatsu on the far bottom-left. The headless corpse of Takeda warrior on the far right is Masakage Yamagata.
Battle of Nagashino historic battleground Aerial Photograph (taken in 1983)
Nagashino battle's modern reenactment festival, with the picture of Torii Kyōemon Katsutaga Crucified Upside Down on the sign behind the rifle squad is upside down.