One notable example was Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1837-1913), the 15th and last shogun. One of his favorite foods was a pork dish, earning him the nickname “Lord Tonichi” that included the Japanese ...

Although the Tokugawa shogun, or leader, Yoshinobu, agreed to return power to the emperor, the peaceful transition turned violent when the Emperor was convinced to issue a decree that dissolved ...

A newly discovered painting of a sparrow drawn by a Tokugawa shogun will be put on display at the Fuchu Art Museum in western Tokyo in September 2021. Museum curator Nobuhisa Kaneko identified the ...

Shogun is renewed for seasons 2 and 3 ... has the added benefit of pulling from real-life events and the rise of Tokugawa Ieyasu's shogunate, which is the basis of Hiroyuki Sanada's Lord ...

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who devoted his life to protecting the shogun and fighting on the ...