Kanemaki Jisai
Japanese swordsman
About Kanemaki Jisai
Lived 1536 – 1615 (aged 78–79).
was a master of the Chujō-ryū fighting style. He was a student of Toda Seigen and teacher to Itō Ittōsai (possibly also Sasaki Kojirō).
Cultural Influence Kanemaki Jisai is a featured character within the Japanese manga series Vagabond, in which he is a primary figure of the series' "Kojirō Arc", raising Sasaki Kojirō from his very birth and training him throughout the latter's early adulthood.
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Who was Kanemaki Jisai?
Japanese swordsman
When was Kanemaki Jisai born?
Kanemaki Jisai was born in 1536.
When did Kanemaki Jisai die?
Kanemaki Jisai died in 1615.
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