Season 6, Episode 22: The Gempei War Part 4: The Final Countdown
Kiso Yoshinaka and his wife, Tomoe Gozen, at the Battle of Awazu. Source: Public Domain
The Minamoto-allied samurai make their way to the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani. Public Domain
The Battle of Kojima. The Minamoto horsemen are charging through the low tide to take the island fortress. Source: Public Domain
The Battle of Yashima, in which the Taira were goaded into facing the Minamoto forces in the surf. Source: Public Domain
A depiction of the Battle of Dan-no-Ura, the final battle in the Gempei War in which the Taira were unequivocally vanquished. Source: Public Domain
A satellite photo of the Shimonoseki straits which allows you to see just how narrow is the passage of water between Kyushu and Chugoku. Source: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Season 6, Episode 21: The Rise and Fall of Kiso Yoshinaka
A painting of Kiso Yoshinaka. Source: Public Domain
A painting by Katsukawa Shuntei of The Battle of Kurikara Pass. Note the oxen with torches affixed to their horns in the background. Source: Public Domain
A statue of a bull with torches tied to its horns honoring Kiso Yoshinaka’s victory at Kurikara Pass. Source: Bakkai at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Just south of Bitchu Province, which is highlighted in red above, is where the Battle of Mizushima occurred, which is when Kiso Yoshinaka’s martial luck began to run out. Source: Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons
The race across Uji river between Kajiwara Kagesue and Sasaki Takatsuna. Source: Public Domain
Season 6, Episode 20: The Gempei War Part 2: A Reversal of Fortune
Minamoto Yoritomo displays his troops on the eastern side of the Fujigawa river. Mount Fuji is clearly visible in the background. Source: Public Domain
A painting of Taira Koremori, the ill-fated commander who lost the battle of Fujigawa. Source: Public Domain.
A painting of Minamoto Yoritomo, the victor of Fujigawa. Source: Public Domain
Minamoto Yoritomo’s signature, which he would have affixed to correspondences. Source: Public Domain.
A painting of Minamoto Yukiie, whose antics at the battle of Sunomatagawa led to his troops getting slaughtered after the Taira noticed that they were soaking wet. Source: Public Domain
A monument at the alleged site of the battle of Sunomatagawa.
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