"100 years before Tokugawa leyasu founded the Shogunate in the Edo era, around 1500 AD" "Many war lords were fighting against each other in the Kanto region." "The maelstroms of war were continuing in many places." "Mahiro, hurry up!" "Brother, I'm scared..." "Don't you want to meet the Deity?" "(Kami)" "But... (ShinEmon) Tonight, the shrine's door will open and" "The Great Deity of Kashima will awaken." "Let's watch it together." "(Mahiro) Okay." "Let's go." "That was..." "The 7th day of the new year," "Once a year, the door to the main hall will open and the Great Deity of Kashima will be awakened..." "On the night of the door opening ritual." "It's Monoimi-sama's palanquin." "It's arrived to open the door..." "A sword" "So, that's the sword of the Great Deity." "(Matsumoto Bizen no Kami)" "(ShinEmon's father Urabe Yoshikawa Akikata)" "Are you.." "The one to inherit the Sword of Kashima?" "Someday, you'll be a..." "Sword of Kashima..." "Brother!" "This night, my brother heard some strange words." "My brother's name is ShinEmon." "Later known as Tsukahara Bokuden." "Tsukahara Bokuden" "(Episode 1 Sword of Kashima)" "English Subtitles and Translation by Danburi Editor and QC by \( -o _ o-)" "Hitachi no kuni (Current Ibaraki Prefecture)" "Kashima is located at the eastern edge of the land of the rising sun." "Kashima's great shrine within is enshrining the Great Deity, Takemikazuchi as a center" "From since long ago it was an important land for deity worship." "At the west of the shrine, lies Hitachi Daijyou clan." "Where the Kashima family's castle is located." "The head of the family also has a duty as a priest to protect the shrine." "Spring of the 2nd year in Eishou (1505 AD)" "My brother's coming of age ceremony was conducted in the castle." "His Eboshi-oya (Guardian) is a castle lord, Kashima Kagemoto-sama." "I will grant you a character from my name." "From this day forward, Tsukahara ShinEmon" "Takamoto, will be your name." "Ha!" "Tsukahara ShinEmon Takamoto" "Uncle." "Now that you have a wonderful heir, Tsukahara family's future is secured." "It's been 7 years since I adopted him from Yoshikawa-dono," "(ShinEmon's adopted father Tsukahara Tosa no Kami) He's become a great young warrior, it was well worth raising him." "How's his swordsmanship?" "Lately, even I, am defeated sometimes." "(Lord Kashima Kagemoto) Ho.." "You can defeat Bizen no Kami?" "From a young age, Yoshikawa-dono has taught him the Kashima-chuko sword style, and Bizen no Kami and I taught him the Shindou sword style, he has endured many strict lessons." "Ever since the great war of Oonin, the country has been in constant wars." "The Sword will protect the land." "ShinEmon, be diligent!" "Ha!" "I'm looking forward to see how well you work for me." "Do you have any wishes?" "Yes, I have one." "What is it?" "I would like to see other countries." "Other countries?" "Yes, like Knight-errantry." "In my "travel training", I can fight with strong swordsmen and wish to improve my sword skills." "What?" "Wait, what are you saying all of a sudden?" "That... is my wish." "Jinryu swords style dojo." "Right, that's all for today." "Thank you very much." "Thank you very much!" "(Urabe Yoshikawa retainer;" "Yamazaki Samon)" "Come Samon!" "I give up." "Samon, one more time." "No.." "This is it for today." "Young master, you have gotten strong." "My arm is still numb from your strike." "Not yet." "My skill is nowhere near the Oo-sensei's." "Bizen no Kami-sama has mastered the entire Shinto style." "Even young master will not be able to defeat him often." "And even though people tells me I'm strong, it's only in this Kashima region." "In this world, there are many different sword styles and" "I'm sure there are many strong master swordsmen." "You are right." "There's Kage-style by Aisuikousai, and in the west, an old style called Kyohachi style." "I want to fight them." "I wonder if the Kashima swords style is stronger than the others." "Of course it is." "Firstly, the Kashima-Chuko style is from" "Kuninazu no Mahito-sama and he has received this swords style from the Deity." "For almost 800 years, it was passed down in the priest's family..." "Samon, have you ever fought with someone from another style?" "No, I have not." "Then, how can you tell how strong we are?" "However, I'm not so sure about this "travel training."" "Young master... no..." "Tsukahara ShinEmon Takamoto-sama." "You are an heir to the Tsukahara family which is a part of the Kashima clan." "That's it." "Tsukahara's father keeps telling me I'm not allowed to go to the "travel training."" "I said no!" "No means NO!" "What are you going to do with this family..." "He's right." "So I was hoping I'll get the support of Oo-sensei but..." "He didn't show up for practice today." "He's at the Yoshikawa home." "My old home?" "Yes, he wanted to consult with master regarding the shrine repairs." "Good chance." "I have asked father Yoshikawa to support me." "However, today they are meeting for business, they'll be busy..." "He won't listen 'til the end..." "Young master!" "Young master!" "(Home of Urabe Yoshikawa)" "Part of the door is broken and there are some holes in the fence." "It's been 70 years since the last repairs were done." "I heard that the relocation construction idea was abandoned, and only the repairs were done back then as well." "We're not sure if we can even do the repairs." "Even so, we priests don't know how to face our deity of Kashima." "The Yoshikawa family and Matsumoto family were the retainers of The Kashima clan and also priest duties were passed down through the generations." "40 years have passed since the great war of Oonin," "Due to the turmoils of war, the Kashima shrine has lost its guardian." "And the old shrine's repairs were not done in a while." "And in Kano village, there's a place called "Monoimi Yakata (Palace of confinement)"" "Monoimi-sama resides there and is confined to this palace." "Monoimi-sama is a shrine maiden and it's her life's duty to serve the deity." "Let me introduce myself.." "I am Tsukahara ShinEmon's sister, Mahiro." "I serve Monoimi-sama." "Monoimi (shrine maiden) Tatsuko" "Monoimi-sama, are you fine with the rain?" "I am fine." "To the priests, rebuilding the great shrine and Monoimi Yakata is the greatest wish." "How pitiful..." "The Palace in the Kano must be rebuilt as soon as possible." "That's why I have requested our lord for repair funds but... he said it's time to spend money to reinforce the castle in preparation for war..." "He would not give me the time of day." "As I thought." "Kashima is here because of the great shrine..." "Our lord does not understand that..." "He's young and impetuous but... if we make the castle unnecessarily large," "it may cause an issue on ruling this land." "What should we do...?" "Excuse me." "ShinEmon is here." "Tell him we are busy today and to come back another day." "I will do so." "(ShinEmon's mother Fujie)" "He's come to beseech us." "About the "travel training" matter?" "He's asked me to support him but" "Tsukahara-sama does not have an heir." "He will not allow his adopted son to go on knight-errantry instead of taking care of the family." "However, it's a pity..." "ShinEmon will not lose easily with his sword skills." "Has he made a lot of improvement?" "Although he's young, none of my disciples can keep up with him." "However, going forward is critical." "The art of sword fighting cannot be learned by form practice alone." "Your father and brother Suikata too is working very hard to gather money for the repairs." "Oh, ShinEmon." "You're here." " Yes." "Where's father?" "(ShinEmon's brother Urabe Yoshikawa Suikata) He's waiting for you at the back." "Yes." "People used to respect the divine revelation and came from far and wide to pay respects to the Kashima shrine." "With one war after another, people have lost the faith..." "ShinEmon," " Yes." "We must re-establish the divine virtues once more and spread the name of Kashima to the world." "That is our family's duty and your duties as the adopted son of the Tsukahara family." "Yes." "It's grown." "It's growing day by day." "You really gave me difficulties..." "Jump." "You must Jump!" "Jump higher!" "You must jump higher, more than yesterday, tomorrow is even more... or you will not be able to surpass the seedling." "Yes.." "What are you doing." "You coward!" "Hurry and JUMP!" "Here, brother." "Yes." "Hurry and JUMP!" "How's Mahiro?" "She's doing well." "She comes home once a month from the palace in Kano." "Oh yes, you can plead to Tsukahara-sama for us too." "Without support from the Kashima clan, it's impossible to re-build the great shrine." "In this turbulent times, the reason Kashima is still peaceful is all because we are protected by the divine deity." "I understand, I'll go back right now and convey this to my father." "Young master, no time for the travel training I see." "On that night..." "(Home of Tsukahara Tosa no Kami)" "Tsukahara-sama!" "Tsukahara-sama!" "Young master, there's a message from the village of Kano." "There's report of insurgents!" "Kano?" "Is it Monoimi Yakata?" "Samon!" "Young master!" "Is Monoimi-sama safe?" "Yes, thanks to Bizen no Kami-sama." "Oo-sensei!" "You fool!" "Don't let your guard down in battle!" "Please forgive me." "Young master, any injuries?" "I'm fine." "He's like a fierce god." "Brother." "Mahiro!" "Brother." "Mahiro." "Yes." "Here to report!" "Monoimi-sama is safe and would like to thank everyone for a job well done." "I will stand guard tonight, so please tell her to rest well." "Certainly!" "I heard the insurgents are the ones plundering the area of Katori sea." "Did they know this is Monoimi-sama's palace?" "Yes." "What?" "They broke in knowing this is a sacred sanctuary?" "Lord has arrived!" "Bizen!" "What's going on?" "!" "This close to the castle and allowing those insurgents to plunder?" "Please forgive me." "If this was a battle, they would have made it to the castle!" "Ha!" "We the priests are responsible for this disturbance." "This sacred palace has been tainted with blood." "At this rate, even Kashima's Great Deity" "will become disdained." "ShinEmon." "Ha!" "Let's have a match." "Mock attack to the neck and go after the leg." "Allowing to target the leg and come down from up top." "ShinEmon." "You leave Kashima." "As you wish, go for the "travel training" and fight with others." "With your sword, spread the name of Kashima Sword style." "Ha!" "What should we do...?" "It can't be.." "Master." "What is this about ShinEmon's knight-errantry?" "I heard Bizen no kami-sama convinced unwilling Tsukahara-sama." "He has received permission from the lord." "There's nothing we can do about it." "But..." "Once he leaves for travel training, there's no guarantee he will come back alive..." "Why does he have to put himself in such danger?" "Silence!" "ShinEmon will be fighting alongside the Kashima deity." "Alongside the deity?" "If he spreads the fame of "Swords of Kashima"," "Won't the Divine virtues of the great shrine will also be known to the world once again?" "Therefore donations will increase and help with the rebuilding of the shrine." "Once the "Swords of Kashima" become famous, it will put fear in the enemy and protect this land." "For that reason, the Lord and Tsukahara-sama, will both agree." "ShinEmon will risk his life but..." "He's already passed the training level." "From now on, to find his own swords, he must learn the true fight of life and death" "ShinEmon will... be able to do that." "Then, ShinEmon is doing this for Kashima?" "That's not all." "In other words, this is a seedling growing day by day." "A Seedling?" "A Seedling for him to jump even higher." "ShinEmon will be able to accomplish that." "I'm going to accompany young master?" "But.. young master is from the Tsukahara family." "I am a retainer for the Yoshikawa family." "I'm not sure if this is permitted..." "We have permission from Tsukahara-sama." "Don't worry and go." "Fortunately you're still single, you have no family to leave behind." "No no.." "No no no no..." "I was... planning to find a wife and start a family..." "Wait, I've never heard of this before." "You know the everyday life." "You have common sense and have fought in many battles." "You can support ShinEmon in where he's lacking." "Will you accept?" "Samon." "Yes." "Send us the progress of the training in a letter from time to time." "Certainly." "If anything ever happens to young master," "I'll be punished." "Ahh..." "The wind of Kashima beach.." "This could be the last time I hear the wind at Kashima beach." "We may think fondly of this ocean scene someday, somewhere." "Indeed." "I'm going to fight in the name of the Kashima deity." "I must not lose." "Yes, you are absolutely right." "However, why do I have to be the one to accompany..." "I will be back." "With the Sword of Kashima." "Isn't it strange, thunder in the clear blue sky?" "It may be the cheer for our journey." "Yes." "Let's go Samon!" "Away we go." "Mahiro." "Yes." "ShinEmon's journey has been approved by the deity." "I am sure, he will be protected." "Yes." "Oh." "I hear the thunder." "Great Deity Takemikazuchi is celebrating the departure." "Brother, Safe journey." "Really quiet.." "In this area, the magistrate's policing are not done too well so the villagers must be very cautious." "Even so... it's still strange..." "Don't worry about it and let's hurry." "There's no place to stay until Ishihama." "Someone's crying." "Must be a baby." "No, sounds like a woman." "Young master, you can't get side tracked!" "It will be dark soon!" "I really don't want to sleep outside..." "Devil is coming." "Devil is coming." "Devil is coming." "Devil is coming." "Devil is coming." "Devil is coming." "You will only die once if you pray, you'll ascend to the heavens." "Namu amidabu." "It's a Koya Priest who travels around saying prayers." "Is it a funeral?" "...maybe not.. it's strange." "Namu amidabu.. namu amidabu.. namu..." "It's none of our business, let's get going." "It can't be helped..." "It's to protect the village." "Please accept your fate as you are marked by a monster." "Hello..." "Sorry." "What are you doing?" "Are you the subordinate of Shiro Byoe?" "Shiro Byoe?" "No, I'm Tsukahara ShinEmon." "I'm from Kashima." "Young master." "He is Yamazaki Samon, he is my companion." "Who is this Shiro Byoe?" "Can you explain to me?" "Shiro Byoe is the leader of the mountain bandits." "Hey, don't say anything!" "They are coming to kidnap us." "If mountain bandits are coming, why aren't you running away?" "Hiding in a place like this, you'll be caught easily." "We're not hiding." "We're waiting for Shiro Byoe." "If they run, all the villagers will be killed." "If we don't hand out these girls and the rice, the entire village will be burned to the ground, everyone will be crushed like insects." "We are the sacrifices" "They will use us for their pleasure then sell us to the far away countries." "I don't want this!" "Osamurai-sama, please save us!" "Please kill Shiro Byoe!" "Don't be foolish." "What can this samurai do?" "There are too many of them." "What is the Magistrate doing?" "All the Magistrate does is come and collect taxes." "We must protect the village ourselves." "Farmers are only taken..." "Such misery..." "All I can do is pray... namu amidabu namu amidabu..." "Please leave." "If you stay, it will bring us more trouble..." "Young master, let's go." "Hurry and go!" "Hurry and go!" "Namu amidabu namu amidabu..." "If you lose your life in such a place, it will be a waste!" "Killing bandits will not help raise the reputation of "Swords of Kashima"." "You must fight a famous swordsman in a formal match to make travel training worthwhile." "Brother." "Mahiro." "Yes, I've decided to help them." "If I don't, it will stain my soul." "With a stained soul, Swords of Kashima can't be used." "Young master!" "Young master, you haven't understood what fighting means." "What's your plan to fight with those mountain bandits?" "No Plan..." "Just..." "Kill..." "Although they may not have the sword skills, if they come in numbers, just in case..." "Well, it's a good test of my skills." "If I'm not good enough to win here," "I'm not good enough to carry on this journey anyway." "Once he starts, he won't listen to anyone..." "No choice." "Then, first, let's shoot Shiro Byoe with an arrow." "Once the leader is gone, those bandits should be in disarray." "You'll fight alongside me, right?" "If anything happens to young master," "I won't be able to return home alive either." "It's a war, It's a war!" "Everyone hurry!" "Women are waiting for you!" "Let's plunder everything and we'll have a party tonight!" "Here we go!" "They're here." "Shiro Byoe-sama has arrived!" "Hurry and come out!" "So, that's Shiro Byoe." "You devils, leave the village!" "You devil!" "You Devil!" "Leave this village, you devil!" "You old hag!" "Anyone who goes against us will be killed!" "Where are the women?" "Hurry and come out!" "If you don't we'll burn this village to the ground with everyone in it!" "Boss, Boss!" "Boss!" "Curses!" "Woi, let's go!" "Yeah!" "They seem to be able to see in the dark." "They are slowly coming this way." "We can't be surrounded." "Fine." "There are only two, go after them at once!" "Be calm." "Just look at one." "Just face one foe at a time." "Die!" "You!" "You Brat!" "Here I come!" "Do you have any injuries?" "Young master?" "I have killed for the first time." "It felt... so heavy..." "Congratulations on your first battle." "Yes..." "It's strange..." "My body moved like it was lead by the sword." "That's a result of all those training." "The "Sword of Kashima" is strong." "Yes." "They must see us as devils too." "Then, shall we go?" "We must walk all night." "That's strange..." "I moved that much but I don't feel tired at all." "Me too." "It's called drunk in blood.." "People feel excited after the fight." "Drunk in blood..." "I see..." "It does feel like after having a little drink." "You need to be careful." "If you indulge in the blood lust," "You will ruin yourself someday." "O~I!" "What do you want?" "I'm very sorry that the villagers didn't even thank you." "I don't mind." "Osamurai-sama, you mentioned that you are in the middle of travel training," "Where are you headed to?" "First, I'm heading to the capital." "On land?" "No, we'll take a ship from Shinagawa." "Ships from Shinagawa has been interrupted due to continuing pandemonium." "I came to tell you that." "But, what should we do..." "There is no choice but to take the land route." "But with that, who knows how many bandits you must fight before you reach the capital..." "You should head to Odawara." "There, you'll find a ship to Kuwana." "Odawara..." "It's well governed by Ise Sozui-sama." "A very peaceful land." "Who is..." "Ise Sozui?" "He settled an internal conflict at the Suruga and brought peace to Izu," "Now, he even controls Odawara." "A Great man who's skilled in battle." "You are very knowledgeable." "That's interesting, we may be able to meet a master swordsman." "Yes." "Shall we go?" "To Odawara." "Yes." "Namu amidabu namu amidabu namu amidabutsu..." "Then Sir," "Take care yourself." "Kashima to Shimofusa" "Shimofusa to Shinagawa to Odawara" "Odawara." "Ohh..." "It's very lively." "Must be because they can concentrate on businesses without worries." "Just as the priest said, the land must be well governed." "Should we go to the castle?" "Yes." "What's going on?" "It looks like there's a sword match in the castle." "They are looking for somebody to fight a swordsman named Maki Genki who's sponsored by the Suruga Governor, Imagawa Goro Ujichika-sama." "It says, if you feel you are worthy, come forward." "This is a perfect opportunity." "This Maki Genki is written as a master of Daifu Ryu.." "I've never heard of such a style..." "Excuse me." "Then, please sign here." "You got it." "Young master, you are too hasty..." "Young master..." "Reckless idiot." "He must not know the reputation of Maki Genki." "He Killed five men simultaneously." "He's a fearful swordsman." "We may have moved too hastily..." "I never thought you would set the match for tomorrow..." "Why do you have to set the match so soon?" "We just got here!" "Since it's decided, might as well get it over with." "And with a real blade..." "The match calls for real sword, I have no choice." "What's wrong?" "Maki Genki seems to be quite a swordsman." "I heard he killed five men simultaneously.." "First of all, this Daifu-ryu style sounds shady." "I have no idea what type of sword technique this man may have..." "Well, Samon," "This is my first time to have a match with another style." "What style this opponent may have..." "makes no difference to me." "I'm from this inn." "What is it?" "You have a visitor." "Well..." "I heard there's a match between Tsukahara-sama" "And Maki Genki..." "So I was looking for you." "You're a resourceful priest." "Do you know of Maki Genki?" "There's no one unaware of this human devil if you travel around enough." "Human devil?" "He was a traveling entertainer Kugutsu-shi before." "Kugutsu-shi?" "It's a puppet master." "There are some that show off their martial art skills." "Maki Genki's skill was a true sword fighter." "He will kill without any hesitation or remorse, so people call him the human devil." "Have you seen him fight?" "I haven't." "However, I heard rumors that it's an evil sword." "There's no truth to an evil sword." "However, I heard his stance is like a frog..." "A frog?" "What do you mean, a frog?" "I have no idea..." "Anyway, What is this Daifu-ryu?" "Who started it and what kind of style is it?" "There's no such thing." "No such thing?" "It's actually, a Style unique to Maki Genki." "Tsukahara-sama, He brought himself up from just a traveling entertainer to the swordsman sponsored by the Suruga governor." "Please do not let... your guard down." "Traveling entertainer... a frog..." "You can't sleep?" "The sound of the flute is ringing in my ears." "You have an important match tomorrow." "It's understandable you feel excited." "That sound of the flute reminds me of the festival in Kashima." "Huh?" "Are you home sick already?" "Don't be silly, I'm not a kid." "It's a nice moonlit night." "It's a crescent moon." "I remember this moon on that night too." "Eh?" "Long ago" "I tried to see the Great Deity from Kashima." "I was still at the house of Yoshikawa so I must've been 8 or 9 years old..." "On the 7th day of the new year, the night of the door opening ritual..." "I wanted to see the Great Deity which everyone worships, what he looks like." "I went there with my sister Mahiro." "That's when.." "Are you.." "The one to inherit the sword of Kashima?" "Some day, you'll be a..." ""Sword of Kashima"" "For that sake you will risk your life." "Do you understand?" "Brother!" "Everything was... it may just be a dream seen in my childhood." "I never heard this from you." "I never told anyone." "I felt a little scared for some reason..." "However, I feel that this travel training is something that was decided from back then." "For tomorrow, I'll just empty my soul and fight." "(Odawara Castle)" "(Daifu-ryu Maki Genki)" "Master is here!" "Ise Sozui (Hojyo Soun)" "(Imakawa Goro Ujichika)" "You may raise your head up." "Don't get intimidated by the surroundings." "Concentrate on the wind..." "the sky... the earth." "I must win... this match." "Both of you." "Begin!" "Resident of Hitachi, I am Tsukahara ShinEmon Takamoto." "I'll be your opponent with the Sword of Kashima." "Daifu Ryu.." "Maki..." "Genki..." "Here I come!" "What is that stance?" "I'm told that he's a master swordsman with Kashima style." "But he does not look like he can win against Maki." "Well, you will never know until the end." "End of match!" "That was splendid." "Let me ask you a question." "When I saw you jump up the air, I thought it would be a simultaneous strike." "Why was your strike better than his?" "Ha!" "Maki-dono and I our jump had no difference." "However, my jump was straight up to meet his attack, and Maki-dono's jump was forwards." "Therefore, my jump was slightly higher than his which made the difference" "Maki-dono was very versatile, he did not give me any opportunity to strike." "However, the Sword of Kashima will never lose." "You are very confident." "The Sword of Kashima is that strong?" "Yes, this Sword style was given by the deity, and has been passed down through the generations." "Then, you would you teach my retainers your sword style?" "Huh?" "Be a Sword Instructor." "Stay here in the town for a while, understood?" "Ha!" "Ise Sozui-sama was later called Hojyo Soun." "He was planning the advancement of the entire Kanto region at that time." "Master, how is ShinEmon doing?" "What did Samon say in the letter?" "Please tell me, hurry." "He won the match at the castle, and stays in the town of Odawara for a while." "Odawara?" "Yes." "At the foot of Hakone..." "Yes." "Since he was noticed by the Ise Sozui-dono," "ShinEmon's name will spread throughout the Kanto region." "That's wonderful." "Then he may be able to finish the travel training and return soon." "He won with a jump strike..." "Jump higher!" "Yes!" "The Power to jump high," "ShinEmon will not lose to anyone." "Here I come." "Then, let's start!" "First group!" "Start!" "Mahiro." "Yes." "The time has come." "ShinEmon will make a move." "He will be moving to the next place." "Where... is he going?" "He will head west." "West?" "To the capital." "It was Eisho 5 nen (1508 AD)" "The Government official Hosokawa Masamoto-sama was assassinated the previous year," "The Capital was in turmoil over the position of Ashikaga general." "I heard you are leaving tomorrow." "Yes." "We will take a ship to Kuwana and then head to the capital." "I really wanted to have you as my retainer." "I really appreciate your generosity." "However, I'm still in the middle of the journey for the training." "ShinEmon." "Yes." "Why are you going to the capital?" "I wish to meet strong opponents and have matches with them." "What is it for?" "I wish to spread the name of Kashima throughout the country." "Then, you must keep winning, is it not?" "Yes, if I don't, I'll be dead." "Is that the true path for a master swordsman?" "Huh?" "When I was young," "I traveled around just like you." "Farm lands were destroyed at each war..." "Rains and flooding, sometimes drought... natural disaster will add to the misery..." "Those several hundreds of thousands starving people are looking for charity and entering the capital." "All these are living hell created by the endless war." "I'm also responsible for the living hell too..." "However, the reason this town is peaceful is because you won the war and governing this land, isn't it?" "That's just for a short time." "If someone comes to attack us, we must fight." "And to prevent from being attacked, we may have to attack first." "There's no end." "If the sword is there to win, then you must keep killing with no end." "But.." "Is there any other way other than to keep winning?" "Is there a way to win, without killing?" "It's fine." "You are still young." "You will not know the answer." "I'm very sorry." "You should see the world with your own eyes." "And some day.." "If you find the answer to my question, then return here." "Until then, take care of yourself." "Ha!" "Once we go from Kuwana port to Suzuka, then on to Oomi, we'll be at the Capital." "The total distance is about 30 ri (about 118 km)." "Samon.." "Yes." "Ever since last night," "I've been thinking about what Ise Sozui-sama said..." "Sonshi (Sun Tzu)'s book says" "It's not always good to win every match, it's better to subdue the opponent without a fight." "Winning is not always good." "I don't get it.." "I must keep winning and keep living to be able to go back to Kashima, isn't it?" "Yes, you are right." "However, I'll keep his words in here for a while." "Just as Sozui-sama said, I want to see the world." "Yes." "There must be many strong swordsmen in the capital from all over the country." "In the name of the Deity of Kashima, I must not lose." "Yes." "To the capital!" "On the ship heading west, my brother was looking forward to the next battle." "You Ruffians, I'll not permit such insolence!" "A match to determine the best art of war, how about it?" "The best." "Tsukahara-san is an interesting person." "I heard you are fighting with a real sword." "To master the art of sword fighting, you must risk your life." "Why must you risk your life?" "It's none of your concern!" "That side claimed to be no competition, this side is claimed to be the best," "Oouchi family and Hosokawa family, one to one fight." "At this rate, the land of Kashima will perish." "The Advancement of the army to Echigo will exhaust our troops and farmers." "ShinEmon will meet with many of the deity's trials and tribulations." "Tsukahara ShinEmon is my prey." "Located at eastern Japan," "Lies the Kashima shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture." "As a pivotal point of the ruling eastern provident, has received adoration by the citizens since the ancient times." "This is a sacred sword belonging to the Takemikazuchi no Kami." "("Futsu no Mitama no Tsurugi" total length 2.7m) It's a" "National treasure believed to be made in the Nara era." "Bokuden, who was born to the shrine priest, Urabe Yoshikawa family, had mastered the Sword of Kashima at a young age." "After long years of training, he created the" "Kashima Shinto-ryu." "The Sword of Bokuden has been passed down to the people of Kashima even now."