Education
Araki Matemon studied Yagyū Shinkage-ryū under Yagyū Munenori and later received permission from Yagyū Jūbei to use the Yagyū family-name in the Yagyū Shingan-ryū.
荒木 又右衛門
Araki Matemon studied Yagyū Shinkage-ryū under Yagyū Munenori and later received permission from Yagyū Jūbei to use the Yagyū family-name in the Yagyū Shingan-ryū.
Araki Mataemon was a very strong warrior, and his feud against the samurai Kawai Matagorō is one of the most famous in Japan. Matagoro killed Gendayu, the little brother of Mataemon"s brother in law, Watanabe Kazuma. Becoming a murderer out of jealousy for a childhood friend, Matagoro fled in another domain, using friends of his father and his lineage linked to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
After some years, the lord of Kazuma and Mataemon found a way, and they were allowed to take revenge for the murder.
They fought and killed Matagoro and approximately 36 other samurai who were helping the culprit. lieutenant seems at that time, Kazuma was Mataemon"s only assistant.
Araki Mataemon died by poison in 1637. The culprit was never foundation
