
As darkness to set over the land and evil to take hold in mortals, one fearless man to return from depths of oblivion to safe us all…
As darkness to set over the land and evil to take hold in mortals, one fearless man to return from depths of oblivion to safe us all…
After my first stint into Japanese history with the article about the Shimabara Rebellion, this article I like to devote to Hasegawa Nobutame (長谷川宣以・はせがわのぶため; 1745-1795), a historic figure of the same era, the Edo Period (江戸・えど; 1603-1868). The name Hasegawa Nobutame might not ring many bells because in Japan he is more commonly known by the name of Hasegawa Heizou (長谷川平蔵・はせがわへいぞう), or his alias Onihei (鬼平・おにへい).