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Featuring the Sengoku period when samurais are the coolest!In Japanese history, samurais had been ruled the country for a long time.Originally they were just the warriors who fought with a sword and a spear.However they began to hold political power using thier force of arms.Since then not only samurais with muscular strength but also samurais with the abilities of strategy and policy making were begun to play active role.The Sengoku period is when many samurais were flourished.A regional lord called "Daimyo" scattered throughout Japan and each of them conflicted against others...it was a war-torn world.About the contents-This app features the lives of thirty-six samurais who played important roles during the Sengoku period.-You can see the images of samurais with bronze statues which stand throughout Japan.-The designs of each family crest are introduced with explanations.-The pictures of the "Umajirushi"(commander's battle standard) and the "Kao"(written seal marks) are from the books written in the Edo period, owned by National Diet Library.-The chlonological table of battles is listed in the appendix.All descriptions are written in both English and Japanese for language learners.Get more information from SamuraiStyle Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/samuraistyle.jpThis app is a spin-off project of FB "Samurai Style".It includes the pictures of bronze statues, castles, "Nishiki-e"(multi-colored woodblock print), Japanese pattern works, traditional foods, weapones and so on. We update the story everyday.For some stories, we introduce other websites for more information.-----------------------------------------------Samurais introduced in this app:-----------------------------------------------Hojo SounRokkaku SadayoriImagawa YoshimotoTakeda ShingenShibata KatsuieUesugi KenshinOtomo SorinOda NobunagaToyotomi HideyoshiMaeda ToshiieChosokabe MotochikaKiso YoshimasaOta UjisukeTokugawa IeyasuTakenaka ShigeharuAzai NagamasaYamauchi KazutoyoTakeda KatsuyoriTanaka YoshimasaHonda TadakatsuTakayama UkonGamo UjisatoTodo TakatoraHachisuka IemasaIshida MitsunariNaoe KanetsuguIi NaomasaKato KiyomasaHosokawa TadaokiDate MasamuneToyotomi HidetsuguSanada YukimuraDoi ToshikatsuYuki HideyasuToda UjikaneMiyamoto Musashi