春日山城

與刀劍的關聯

Uesugi Kenshin, who believed himself an avatar of the war deity Bishamonten, was one of the Sengoku era's greatest warriors with an extraordinarily deep knowledge of swords. Among his collection, the tachi Sanchōmō (Mountain Bird Plumage), forged by the Bizen Ichimonji school, is a National Treasure renowned for its magnificent chōji-midare hamon. Himetsuru Ichimonji is another celebrated Uesugi heirloom blade. The legendary single combat between Kenshin and Shingen at Kawanakajima is the most famous episode of sword-wielding warriors in Japanese history. The Uesugi sword collection is considered unmatched among daimyō families in both quality and quantity, with many pieces now housed at the Uesugi Museum in Yonezawa.