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Horikawa Kunihiro was born in 1531 in Hiuga Province (Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan). His real name is Kakuzaemon Tanaka.
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Horikawa Kunihiro
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Kakuzaemon Tanaka
Education
Horikawa Kunihiro was retainer of Yoshisuke Ito, Lord of Obi, and in 1587 he began attending the Ashikaga Gakko (college of the Shogunate) at Shimotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture. And a few years later proceeded to Kyoto to become a pupil of Myoju Umetada at Horikawa. He was eventually granted the title of Shinanono-Kami and became famous as a swordsmith.
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May 26, 1614 (aged 83) -
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Japanese