Tokugawa Ieyasu was born in Mikawa Province (now Aichi Prefecture) in 1543. While still a young boy, the future founder of the Tokugawa shogunate was sent as a hostage first to the Oda family in ...

The Tokugawa clan, which produced successive shogun rulers throughout the Edo Period (1603-1867), will hold a ceremony Jan.

Some of Japan’s most famous historical figures wielded the Hōnjo Masamune, but the sword mysteriously disappeared after World ...

You could argue that much of what exists in Japan today is there, at least in part, thanks to Tokugawa Ieyasu. The founder of the Tokugawa shogunate that ruled Japan for more than 250 years, Ieyasu ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--A plastic model of Gundam clad in a protector suit modeled after armor worn by the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate is proving to be a monster hit of the season. The MG ...

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Edo period in Japan lasted from 1603 to 1867/1868. During this time the country was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hiroyuki Sanada in Shogun as Lord Toranaga, who is based on Tokugawa Ieyasu. (FX/Disney+) Shōgun has made Emmys history after ...

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