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Hōjō Maki may refer to: Hōjō Maki (北条 牧, 牧の方), also Hōjō no Maki, wife of Hōjō Tokimasa, the first Shikken of Japan, and mother of Hōjō Masako the wife of Shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo. Category: Human name disambiguation pages.
Fūma no Kojirō (風魔の小次郎, "Kojiro of the Fuma Clan") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 1982 to November 1983. It tells the story of sword legends and rivalry between ninja clans. The main character Kojiro is a young boy who is a member of the ...
Hōjō Tokimasa. Hōjō Tokimasa (北条 時政, 1138 – February 6, 1215) was a Japanese samurai lord who was the first shikken (regent) of the Kamakura shogunate and head of the Hōjō clan. [ 1][ 2] He was shikken from 1203 [ 3] until his abdication in 1205, and Protector of Kyoto from 1185 to 1186.
After this, the Hojo family adopted the three scales as their family crest. The Hōjō are alleged to have been an offshoot of the Taira of the Kanmu branch, originating in Izu Province . On the other hand, modern theories question whether the Hōjō clan was really descended from the Taira clan.
Hōjō Masako. Hōjō Masako (北条 政子, 1157 – August 16, 1225) was a Japanese politician who exercised significant power in the early years of the Kamakura period, which was reflected by her contemporary sobriquet of the "nun shogun". She was the wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo, and mother of Minamoto no Yoriie and Minamoto no Sanetomo ...
The second edition was from Shueisha Editions, who published an 18 book version between 1996 and 1997. Bunch World published a 39 volume edition between 2001 and 2002. Most recently, Tokuma Comics published a "Complete Edition" of 32 books, each with bonus material between 2004 and early 2005.
Makiwara. The makiwara ( 巻藁) is a padded striking post used as a training tool in various styles of traditional karate. It is thought to be uniquely Okinawan in origin. The makiwara is one form of hojo undō, a method of supplementary conditioning used by Okinawan martial artists .
Maki Asakawa (Japanese: 浅川マキ, Hepburn: Asakawa Maki, January 27, 1942 – January 17, 2010) was a Japanese jazz and blues singer, lyricist and composer. Known as the "Queen of the Underground" ( アングラの女王 , Angura no Joō ) , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] she was an important voice of Japan's urban counterculture .