About Iizasa Ienao
Lived 1387 – 1488 (aged 100–101). Iizasa Ienao was a Japanese military personnel.
was the founder of Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū which is a traditional (koryū) Japanese martial art. His Buddhist posthumous name is Taiganin-den-Taira-no-Ason-Iga-no-Kami-Raiodo-Hon-Daikoji.
He was reputed to be a respected spearman and swordsman who served the Chiba family in what is today Chiba Prefecture. When his hometown was destroyed, he began wandering the land until he settled down near the Katori Shrine and founded the Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū in c.1447.
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Who was Iizasa Ienao?
samurai
When was Iizasa Ienao born?
Iizasa Ienao was born in 1387.
When did Iizasa Ienao die?
Iizasa Ienao died on 26 May 1488 in Katori.
What was Iizasa Ienao's occupation?
Iizasa Ienao was a military personnel.
What nationality was Iizasa Ienao?
Iizasa Ienao was Japanese.
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