Tag: Taira Sadamori

Taira Treason

Season 5, Episode 18: Taira Treason
The final battles of Taira Masakado after his 939 consolidation of Kantō. Original Map Source: Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons
Taira Masakado’s spooky daughter Takayasha-hime, holding a bell and a sword. The frog in the upper left corner, next to Masakado himself, is a verbal pun as the word KAERU can mean “frog” or “to return.”

Taira Troubles

Season 5, Episode 17: Taira Troubles
A famous painting of Taira Masakado trampling an enemy warrior whose tachi sword broke. Source: Public Domain
Taira Masakado’s battles against his cousin Taira Sadamori. Original Map Source: Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons