Historical figures in Japan
The atlas holds 3 people and 7 moments here, from 1582 to 1694. The most recorded lives are Matsuo Bashō, Miyamoto Musashi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Among them Writers and Artists, across the Age of Exploration and Edo Japan.
Notable people
Matsuo Bashō
from 1644 to 1694
5 moments here
Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) was a Japanese poet of the Edo period, renowned for haikai and for travel writing including Oku no Hosomichi.…
Miyamoto Musashi
in 1607
1 moment here
Japanese swordsman, strategist, artist, and writer. His early biography and several event dates are disputed or preserved in later accounts; this…
Tokugawa Ieyasu
in 1582
1 moment here
Japanese samurai, daimyo, and founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Born Matsudaira Takechiyo at Okazaki Castle, he spent part of his childhood as a…
Moments
- 1582 Escape route through Iga Tokugawa Ieyasu
- 1607 Duel with Shishido in western Mie Miyamoto Musashi
- 1644 Birth near Ueno Matsuo Bashō
- 1684 Return to Iga Ueno Matsuo Bashō
- 1687 Arrival at Iga Ueno Matsuo Bashō
- 1689 Return to Iga Ueno after Oku journey Matsuo Bashō
- 1694 Arrival in Iga Ueno on final journey Matsuo Bashō