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Warring States
Why Is It Said the Shimazu Clan Never Had a Foolish Lord?
Shimazu Yoshihiro and Shimazu Nariakira — Tracing Two Uncharacteristic Decisions at Izaku Castle and Sengan-en
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An age of rival warlords — follow the lives of those who fought for supremacy.
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Why Is It Said the Shimazu Clan Never Had a Foolish Lord?
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Military Strategists Born in Shinshu
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Mount Hakone
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Kyoto Is Easy to Attack and Difficult to Defend
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From Across the Sea, and Then Across the Sea
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Walking the History of Edo
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Why Did Osaka Become a City of Merchants?
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