Historical figures in Tsuruga
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 996 to 1933. The most recorded lives are Yosano Akiko, Murasaki Shikibu and Oda Nobunaga. Among them Writers and Philosophers, across the Age of Exploration and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Murasaki Shikibu
in 996
1 moment here
Japanese novelist, poet, and lady-in-waiting of the Heian court, best known for The Tale of Genji.…
Oda Nobunaga
in 1570
1 moment here
Japanese samurai and daimyō who rose from Owari Province to become one of the principal military and political unifiers of sixteenth-century Japan.…
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
in 1570
1 moment here
Japanese samurai, daimyō, imperial regent, and chancellor who rose from a humble background under Oda Nobunaga to unify most of Japan.…
Yosano Akiko
from 1912 to 1933
2 moments here
Japanese poet, author, educator, feminist, and social reformer. Born Hō Shō in Sakai, she became known as Yosano Akiko after her marriage to poet…
Moments
- 996 Journey with her father to Echizen Murasaki Shikibu
- 1570 Retreat from Kanegasaki Oda Nobunaga
- 1570 Kanegasaki retreat Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- 1912 Departure via Tsuruga Port Yosano Akiko
- 1933 Visits in Takefu Yosano Akiko