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Kenji Tokitsu has suggested that the accepted birth date of 1584 for Musashi is wrong, as it is primarily based on a literal reading of the introduction to The Book of Five Rings where Musashi states that the years of his life “add up to 60” (yielding the twelfth year of the Tensho era, or 1584, when working backwards from the well-documented date of composition), when it should be taken in a more literary and imprecise sense, indicating not a specific age but merely that Musashi was in his sixties when he wrote it. Further confounding his birthdate, the genealogy of the extant Miyamoto family recounts Musashi was born in 1582. Munisai’s tomb says he died in 1580, which conflicts with the commonly accepted birth date of 1584 for Musashi. “ Fujiwara” was the lineage from which Musashi claimed descent. As for “Musashi,” Musashi no Kami was a court title, making him the nominal governor of Musashi province. Hirata was relied upon by Lord Shinmen and so was allowed to use the Shinmen name.

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Musashi gives his full name and title in The Book of Five Rings as Shinmen Musashi-no-Kami Fujiwara no Harunobu 新免武蔵守藤原玄信 His father, Shinmen Munisai (新免無二斎) was an accomplished martial artist and master of the sword and jutte also jitte Munisai, in turn, was the son of Hirata Shōgen (平田将監), a vassal of Shinmen Iga no Kami, the lord of Takayama Castle in the Yoshino district of Mimasaka Province.

Niten Ki (an early biography of Musashi) supports the theory that Musashi was born in 1584: “He was born in Banshū, in Tenthe Year of the Monkey.” The historian Kamiko Tadashi, commenting on Musashi’s text, notes: “Munisai was Musashi’s father…he lived in Miyamoto village, in the Yoshino district of Mimasaka Province Musashi was most probably born here.” His childhood name was Bennosuke 弁之助 Musashi himself simply states in The Book of Five Rings that he was born in Harima Province. The details of Miyamoto Musashi’s early life are difficult to verify. He was the founder of the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū or Niten-ryū style of swordsmanship and in his final years authored The Book of Five Rings ( 五輪の書 Go Rin no Sho), a book on strategy, tactics, and philosophy that is still studied today. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of his excellent and unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in his 60 duels (next is 33 by Itō Ittōsai).

1584 – June 13, 1645, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was an expert Japanese swordsman and rōnin. Yoshikawa, Eiji (1935), Musashi (newspaper serial), Japan: Asahi Shimbun : |format= requires |url= ( help).Miyamoto Musashi 宮本武蔵, c.Innovating Japanese swordsmanship, he invents the style of simultaneously wielding both the katana and the wakizashi, something unheard of at that time in Japanese history.Ĭhance, as well as the characters' very different life decisions, give to the book a philosophical dimension that is revealed in its ending. Musashi becomes famous during the course of the novel as he searches for both perfection in swordsmanship and in consciousness. Kojiro's cruelty contrasts with Musashi's reflective and selfless nature. The long epic (over 900 pages, abridged, in the English version) comprises seven 'books' detailing the exploits of Miyamoto Musashi, beginning just after the battle of Sekigahara, following his journeys and the many people who become important in his life, and leading up to his climactic duel with Sasaki Kojiro on Ganryujima (Ganryu or Funa Island). Reischauer, published by Kodansha International under ISBN 4-7700-1957-2. The novel has been translated into English by Charles S. It is a fictionalized account of the life of Miyamoto Musashi, author of The Book of Five Rings and arguably the most renowned Japanese swordsman who ever lived.

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With an estimated 120 million copies sold, it is one of the best-selling book series in history. It has been re-released in book format, most of which are collections of several volumes, which compile the many newspaper strips.

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It was originally released as a serial in the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, between 19. He wanders around Japan training young pupils, getting involved in feuds with samurai and martial arts schools, and finding his way through his romantic life. It follows his life after the monk Takuan forces him to reinvent himself as Miyamoto Musashi. The book follows Shinmen Takezō starting after the Battle of Sekigahara. Musashi ( Japanese: 宮本武蔵, Hepburn: Miyamoto Musashi ) is a Japanese epic novel written by Eiji Yoshikawa, about the life and deeds of legendary Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi.

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