Samurai (侍or士?) Is a term for a class of elite military officers before the time of industrialization in Japan. The word "samurai" is derived from the verb "samorau" ancient Japanese origin, was changed to "saburau" which means "to serve", and eventually became the "samurai" who worked as a servant to his master. term is more appropriate is bushi (武士) (literally: "gunmen") used during the Edo period.However, the term used for samurai warrior elite of the nobility, and not for Ashigaru (foot soldiers), for example. Samurai are not tied to clans or work for an employer (daimyo) called ronin (literally: "the waves").
Samurai who served in the Han called Hanshi. Samurai should be polite and educated, and during the Tokugawa Shogunate gradually lost their military function. At the end of the Tokugawa era, samurai in general is a stooge for the daimyo, with their swords only for customs purposes. With the Meiji reforms in the late 19th century, the samurai class was abolished and replaced with a different national army soldiers resembling Western countries. However, the strict nature of the samurai known as bushido still exist in contemporary Japanese society, as well as aspects of their way of life to another.
1.Miyamoto Musashi
Samurai swordsman in the Edo period. Being nomads for many years to become the greatest samurai swordsman in Japan, he eventually created Nitouryu (two sword fighting technique). He not only wrote about sword techniques but has also written about the warrior spirit in his book entitled Gorinsho. A great warrior who was never defeated in 60 fights. Has a rival named Sasaki Kojiro who successfully killed in a duel Ganryujima (Duel of Ganryu island).
ever dinovelkan his life story, which was then remade in the form of manga called Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue (still remind you, the author of the manga Slam Dunk?)
2. Sasaki Kojiro
A Warrior samurai from the Edo period, too, is a serious rival Miyamoto Musashi.
slashing techniques he continues to train Swallow bird flew his stance and samurai swords named Tsubamegaeshi long as clothes clothesline pole, so he had to endure when they came from (hmmm, I think often imitated in the game or anime).
He served his master named Hosokawa Tadaoki. Killed in a duel against Musashi Ganryujima.
3. Hijikata Toshizo
A samurai swordsman of Tennenrishinryu. Vice chairman of the Shinsengumi troops at the end of the Edo period. He is a good friend of Kondo Isami since childhood. Their friendship did not change throughout their lives.
In the various battles after Kondo's death, he never gave up. When losing the battle determination in Hokkaido, he jumped out before the enemy caught and pretend to die. He was three-four years.
because he is a handsome man, many women fall in love with her, even she also reportedly associated with the same sex. (With Okita Souji figures serve as an important figure in the manga and anime Samurai X)
NOTE: actually there are many other members of the Shinsengumi, all the real character and is often out in the manga and anime. But in this thread there are only three names in the list.
4. Okita Souji
Also a samurai swordsman of Tennenrishinryu. Captain unit into one of the group Shinsengumi. Although Okita Shouji is a talented swordsman, but he died of tuberculosis at the age of twenty.
5. Kondo Isami
Samurai warrior who joined the group managed to succeed Tennenrishinryu (Tennenrishin sword method). Shinsengumi captains at the end of the Edo period. He led many members strong with passion and high fidelity groups.
Kondo Isami reject the imposition of Edo shogunate until the last moment, when he lost his sentenced cut.
6. Hattori Hanzo
Also one of Japan's most famous ninja, the leader of Iga ninja. He was doing espionage and deception that led to the Tokugawa Shogun Tokugawa became a successful (Japanese ruler).
Hattori Hanzo died in 1596 at age 55 with a natural death. However, there is a version of the story that Kotaro Fuma ninja named Hanzo killed in battle.
7. Sarutobi Sasuke
One of the ninja klanKoga. Because his stepfather was an old subordinate Sanada family, he also serves Sanada Yukimura. Has a rival named Kirigakure Saizo Iga ninja clan.According to the story he died in the incident Natsu No Jin Osaka (Osaka battle in the summer). Sasuke killed when he was detected by the palace guards. He managed to escape. But unfortunately, he entered into a bear trap that forced him to amputate his own feet. He later committed suicide in front of the palace guards and they threw him into a ditch.
existence of truth about him is not clear. Famous as one of the Sanada Juyushi (ten brave warrior in the family Sanada).
