Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Takada Shingen Motto

Fuurinkazan (Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountains) "Fast like the wind, Calm like the forest, Conquering like the fire, Invincible like the mountains." These 4 kanji characters are an abbreviated representation of the 14 used in Takada Shingen's samurai banners, a famous clan warlord who lived during Japan's pre-shogun civil war era.

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