Also called: Takeda Katsuchiyo, Takeda Harunobu
Title: Shinano no Kami
Historically: Daimyo of Kai who became the head of the Takeda clan by rebelling against his father. Conquered Shinano and fought against Uesugi Kenshin. The two clans clashed five times on the plains of Kawanakajima, where neither gained complete victory until Shingen died of illness in his campaign against Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Eldest son of Takeda Shingen and Sanjou-no-Kata, he was Shingen's heir to the Takeda Clan. However, he was found plotting against Shingen and made to commit suicide.
Possessed by: Sanjou (temporarily), Princess Itsu (temporarily).
Takeda Yuiko is a descendant of the Takeda Clan. She is able to sense spirits, an ability which makes her a target for the onryou. She is around the same age as Takaya; Takaya first gets a hint of his powers when he sees her engulfed in heatless flame as Sanjou, who had possessed her body, fought with her for control.
After the Sanjou episode, Yuiko and Saori become penpals. Saori later visits her in Tokyo.
A vassal of Uesugi Kenshin who fought in the Battle of Kawanakajima in 1561. He was commended for his bravery when he continued fighting even after losing both his horse and his armor. He supported Uesugi Kagekatsu in the Otate no Ran. Later, he committed suicide in the Battle of Uozu Castle along with twelve other Uesugi commanders.
A daimyo of Sengoku Japan in Mutsu Province. His only daughter, Megohime, married Date Masamune.
CEO of Keibu Group and older brother of Tatsumi Yoshitsugu, described as looking gargoyle-like by Takaya.
The CEO of Keibu Real Estate, right-hand man and younger brother of Keibu Group's CEO, Tatsumi Kuniichi. He is described as a man of mature age and excellent build and owns a large estate on Mt. Kamakura.
During the E Island case, he is temporarily possessed by Satomi Yoshitaka.
Tenkai was a Tendai Buddhist monk who achieved the highest rank of the priesthood and became abbot of Kita-in at Kawagoe in 1588. He served Tokugawa Ieyasu as liaison between the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Imperial Court at Kyoto. After Ieyasu's death in 1616, he also served the 2nd Tokugawa Shogun, Tokugawa Hidetada, and the 3rd, Tokugawa Iemitsu. Among his projects were the rebuilding of Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei, the restoration of Rinnou Temple in Nikkou, and the establishment of Kan'ei-ji in Ueno.
Vassal of Uesugi Kagekatsu and son of Yoshie Kagesuke who died with his brother, father, and grandfather at Uozu Castle when it fell to Oda forces in June of 1582.
Toichi Tookatsu succeeded his father Toichi Tootada as head of the Toichi Clan of Yamato in 1545 at a young age. In 1559, when Miyoshi Nagayoshi became the real power in the capital and sent his vassal Matsunaga Hisahide to take Yamato, Tookatsu formed an alliance with Tsutsui Junkei to resist him. However, his daughter was taken hostage, and Tookatsu submitted to Hisahide.
A brief peaceful interlude dissolved into further conflict when Miyoshi Nagayoshi and Hisahide began battling the Miyoshi Triumvirate. Tsutsui Junkei took the side of the Triumvirate, and the Toichi Clan split between those who wanted to join Hisahide and those who wanted side with the Tsutsui Clan. The Akiyama Clan, who had joined with Hisahide, invaded Toichi terrority in 1568. Unable to defend against the attack, Tookatsu abandoned Ryuuouzan Castle and fled to Toichi Castle.
Hisahide's power and influence grew rapidly under Oda Nobunaga, and Tookatsu turned to him once more. However, he suddenly died of illness the following year without a son to succeed him.
A commander in Yamato during the Sengoku who became head of his clan in 1533. He formed a peace alliance with the Tsutsui Clan in 1540 and married the daughter of Tsutsui Junkou, bringing about the golden age of the Toichi Clan. He built Ryuuouzan Castle, one of the largest castles in Yamato. He was said to be a superior warrior as well as a talented poet. At his sudden death of illness in 1545 at the age of 49, he was succeeded by his son and heir Toichi Tookatsu.
Son of Miike Tatsuya, brother of Norihiko, and cousin of Miike Haruya. Appears to be somewhat high-ranking in the Miike family.
Tokugawa Iemitsu was the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu and reigned as the third shogun of the Tokugawa Dynasty from 1623 to 1651. He officially isolated Japan from the rest of the world in 1633 and banned Christianity.
Also called: Matsudaira Takechiyo, Matsudaira Motoyasu
Titles: Mikawa no Kami, Shogun
Historically: The third of the "Three Unifiers"; an ally of Oda Nobunaga, after Nobunaga's death he first battled against then became an ally of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. When Hideyoshi died in 1598, Tokugawa moved against Hideyoshi's son and heir Toyotomi Hideyori and the five regents appointed to protect the Toyotomi rule. Tokugawa, along with his allies the Date and Mogami, and the defected Kobayakawa and Mouri clans, defeated the opposition at the Battle of Sekigahara and established the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Third son of Tokugawa Yorifusa and grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu who was a prominent daimyo with a large influence on the politics of the early Edo Period. He became daimyo of Mito at the age of 34 and compiled a large collection of Japanese history, the Dai Nihon shi, which depicted Japan as one nation under the Emperor, and preceded the rise of nationalism in the late shogunate.
Also known as: Tsuruchiyomaru (鶴千代丸)
Eleventh son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, he received Mito in Hitachi Province in 1609 and founded the Mito branch of the Tokugawa house.
One of the three bird-people who remains with Yasuo after Enoki's murder. He dies when Yasuo tries to use Kihachi's head and loses control.
Shiohara Nagi's true father. He and Nagi's mother, Shiohara Yukiko, elope because their marriage is opposed by everyone around them. He dies in a car accident when Nagi is six.
Also known as: Naomasa (直昌), possibly Tooyama Naotsugu (遠山直次)
Tooyama Yasuhide was a vassal of the Houjou Clan, son of Tooyama Yasumitsu. His family traditionally served the Houjou in the capacity of musicians, but in 1560 became the magistrate of the Miura District in Sagami for Houjou Ujiyasu. He along with his uncle Tooyama Tsunakage held the front line against the Satomi Clan. After Oota Ujisuke's death in 1567, Yasuhide became master of Iwatsuki Castle. He was part of the Houjou force that met Takeda Shingen's invasion of Suruga. He was sent along with his father as a Houjou representative to the peace negotiations with the Uesugi in the Echigo-Sagami Alliance. He later became a close advisor to Houjou Ujimasa and was responsible for contact with the Uesugi Clan.
Opinions differ on how he died. One view hold that he committed suicide with his father and Uesugi Kagetora in the Otate no Ran, while another says that he served Nakamura Kazuuji after the fall of Odawara Castle.
Tooyama Yasumitsu was a vassal of the Houjou Clan, son of Tooyama Naokage and younger brother of Tooyama Tsunakage. He was master of Shinjou Castle in Sagami. His wife was Uesugi Kagetora's aunt (mother's older sister).
In 1569, Yasumitsu and his son Tooyama Yasuhide were sent by Houjou Ujiyasu to participate in peace negotiations with Uesugi Kenshin in the Echigo-Sagami Alliance, and when Ujiyasu's son Saburou was adopted by Kenshin in 1570, he went with Saburou to Echigo. When Kagetora was defeated by Uesugi Kagekatsu in the Otate no Ran, Yasumitsu committed suicide alongside him.
Also known as: Itsu-hime/Princess Itsu (伊都姫)
Itsu was the daughter of Toshima Yasuaki. When her father was killed by Oota Doukan in battle and Nerima Castle fell, she threw herself into the Shakujii River.
Most likely fictional.
Toshima Yasuaki was the younger brother of Toshima Yasutsune, a Muromachi-era samurai who died in the Battle of Egota-Numabukurohara fighting against Oota Doukan.
Toshima Yasuaki, along with his brother and Toshima Clan Head Toshima Yasutsune, came to the aid of Nagao Kageharu when he rebelled against the Uesugi clans. He raised an army at his main castle of Hiratsuka, but was attacked by Oota Doukan, who set fire to the lands around the castle. Yasutsune came to his aid with troops from Shakujii Castle and Nerima Castle, whereupon Doukan immediately drew back until he met troops from Uesugi Tomomasa and Chiba Yoritane sortieing from Edo Castle. The two sides met in the Battle of Egota-Numabukurohara in what is now Nerima City.
The battle resulted in a great loss for the Toshima clan; of their 200 cavalry, 150 were killed, including Yasuaki. Afterwards, Doukan laid siege to Yasutsune at Shakujii Castle, which fell in 28 days. Yasutsune escaped, returned with another army, was defeated again, and became lost to history. The Toshima Clan perished.
A daimyo of the Sengoku era who rose from the lowly position of foot soldier to serve as a commander of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's fleet in the invasions of Korea. He was one of Toyotomi's main generals in the Battle of Sekigahara (1600), but switched his allegiance to Tokugawa Ieyasu, who gave him the 200,000-koku fiefdom of Iyo-Imabari and later made him lord of the 320,000-koku domain of Tsu, with land in both Iga and Ise.
Toudou Takatora was a famous designer of castles, involved in in construction of as many as twenty castles, including: Edo Castle, Wakayama Castle, Uwajima Castle, Imabari Castle, Iga Ueno Castle and Sasayama Castle.
A monk of Rokugou Manzan and subordinate of Ootomo chief retainer Tawara Chikakata who proposed the idea of the Ritual of the Great Fire Wheel. In actuality, Toutetsu is an undercover Uesugi monk who infiltrated Ootomo for intelligence operations at Naoe's instruction.
Also called: Hiyoshimaru (日吉丸), Kinoshita Tokichiro (木下藤吉郎), Hashiba Hideyoshi (羽柴秀吉)
Titles: Kanpaku, Taikou, Chikuzen no Kami
Historically: The second of the "Three Unifiers"; he was born a peasant but rose quickly through the ranks of Oda Nobunaga's vassals to the position of one of Nobunaga's most distinguished generals. After Nobunaga's death, he took over the work of unifying the nation through military strength and brought an end to the Sengoku period.
Also called: Tsuchiya Uemon (土屋右衛門)
One of the Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen who fought in numerous battles, including the Battle of Kawanakajima.
Title: Ecchuu no Kami
Also known as: Tsutsui Fujikatsu (筒井藤勝), Tsutsui Fujimasa (筒井藤政), 後順慶
Son of the Sengoku general Tsutsui Junshou in Yamato, Junkei succeeded his father as clan head in 1550 when he was only 2 years old upon his father's death of illness. His uncle Tsutsui Junsei acted as his guardian. However, Tsutsui Junsei died in the invasion of Yamato by Matsunaga Hisahide in 1564, and Junkei lost Tsutsui Castle, the clan's main castle, to Hisahide.
In 1566 he joined with the Miyoshi Triumvirate in order to recover Tsutsui Castle, but Hisahide proved too much to handle. Junkei then became a vassal of Oda Nobunaga, and fought several battles under him, including the seige of Mount Shigi in 1577 where Hisahide was defeated. After the battle Nobunaga rewarded Junkei with the province of Yamato.
After Nobunaga's death, Junkei became a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He died at 36 of illness. His tomb is located near the remains of Tsutsui Castle in what is now Tsutsui Junkei History Park.
A famous Japanese comedy duo formed in 1985 of the team of Uchimura Teruyoshi (Ucchan) and Nanbara Kiyotaka (Nanchan).
Also known as: Hernando Tabarez (エルナンド・トラバス)
A former Jesuit missionary who gives up Christianity due to persecution by the Tokugawa Shogunate. He asks a potter whom he had baptized to make a Maria Kannon, which he gives before his death to Mikami, a Japanese priest. After his death the statue miraculously begins to weep his tears of remorse at forsaking his religion.
Possessed by: Mogami Yoshiaki
Second-in-command of a powerful political faction (the Hirabayashi Group) within the ruling party of the House of Representatives of the Japanese National Diet. Ueshima was involved in a graft case and made a deal with Mogami Yoshiaki to kill the bribe suspects and keep the truth from coming to light. In return, he agreed to allow Mogami Yoshiaki to use his body as spirit vessel.
Doumanmaru was the eldest son of Uesugi Kagetora. His mother was the niece of Uesugi Kenshin, Seienin.
The Otate no Ran, the war for succession to the Uesugi Clan between his father and his uncle Uesugi Kagekatsu started when Doumanmaru was still a young child. When his father lost the battle for the Otate, Doumanmaru went with Uesugi Norimasa (who could be called his great-grandfather) into Kagekatsu's camp to offer Kagetora's surrender and sue for peace. However, he and Norimasa were both killed by Kagekatsu's troops (some say it was deliberate, others that it was an accident in the chaos).
Also called: Nagao Kiheiji (長尾喜平次), Nagao Akikage (長尾顕景), Nagao Kagekatsu (長尾景勝)
Historically: One of Uesugi Kenshin's nephews, he was adopted by Kenshin and named Kenshin's heir along with Uesugi Kagetora. Following Kenshin's death in 1578, he provoked the feud against Kagetora in the Otate no ran for succession. His forces won over those of Kagetora in 1579, and he forced Kagetora to commit suicide. He lost the Uesugi's western holdings to Oda Nobunaga, and later submitted to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, under whom he rose to prominence to become a member of the council of five regents appointed by Hideyoshi to protect the Toyotomi rule.
As a general under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Kagekatsu received the 1.2 million-koku fief of Aizu in addition to his 550,000-koku fief of Echigo. After Toyotmi's death, Kagekatsu was one of the first daimyo to plan revolt against Tokugawa Ieyasu with the building of a new castle in Aizu and the accumulation of troops, and could be said to have least partly begun the Battle of Sekigahara. He refused a summons from Tokugawa to go to the capital to explain himself, and attacked with a 50,000 army, which were held back by Mogami Yoshiaki and Date Masamune. Kagekatsu was defeated early at the siege of his castle at Shiroishi and declared his allegiance to Tokugawa.
Afterwards, Kagekatsu was given the 300,000-koku Yonezawa-han in the Northeast.
Also known as: Nagao Kagenobu (長尾景信), Koshin no Juurou (古志の十郎), Uesugi Juurou Kagenobu (上杉十郎景信)
Uesugi Kagenobu was the son of Nagao Fusakage of the Echigo-Nagao Clan and was the head of the Koshin-Nagao family. He raised the standard of revolt against the Uesugi Clan around the late 1520s or early 1530s, which was around when he succeeded his father as head of the family.
When Nagao Kagetora (Uesugi Kenshin) came into power, he became Kenshin's vassal along with others such as Nagao Masakage and Sanbonji Sadanaga. In 1561, when Kenshin became Kantou Kanrei and took the Uesugi name, Kagenobu also changed his surname to Uesugi. He participated in Kenshin's wars of subjugation of the Kantou and against the Takeda Clan.
There were a few skirmishes and some antagonism between himself and Nagao Masakage/his son Uesugi Kagekatsu of the Ueda-Nagao family, who had the same level of authority within the clan, so in the Otate no Ran after Kenshin's death, he supported Uesugi Kagetora. He died in battle against Murakami Kunikiyo on July 15th.
Also known as: possibly Houjou Ujihide (北条氏秀), Houjou Saburou (北条三郎), Saburou Kagetora (三郎景虎)
Historically: Uesugi Kagetora was the seventh son (sixth to survive to adulthood) of Houjou Ujiyasu, younger brother of Houjou Ujimasa, Houjou Ujiteru, Houjou Ujikuni, Houjou Ujinori, Houjou Ujitada, and older brother of Houjou Ujimitsu. His mother was the sister-in-law of Tooyama Yasumitsu, a vassal of the Houjou Clan (other sources say Zuikeiin, Ujiyasu's principle wife). It's likely that he and Houjou Ujihide were two different people and that Ujihide was the son of Houjou Tsunashige and living in Edo while Saburou was living in Echigo, so most historians refer to him as Houjou Saburou when describing his early life.
As a child, he was sent into the priesthood at Souun Temple in Hakone, then sent as hostage to Takeda Shingen of the Takeda Clan in the three-way alliance between Houjou, Takeda, and Imagawa formed in 1554 (though this last point is now in dispute, as it is told only in the Records of Ancient Battles of the Eight Kanto Provinces and recorded in none of the Takeda Clan records.)
He was adopted by his uncle Houjou Genan in 1569 and married Genan's daughter.
When the Houjou and Uesugi clans formed an alliance in 1569, Saburou was sent to Uesugi Kenshin in an exchange of hostages with Kakizaki Haruie. (At first, the hostage was set to be Houjou Ujimasa's third son Kunimasumaru, but Ujimasa could not bring himself to send off his son, who was then still a baby.) Saburou was sent to the Uesugi clan in early 1570. Kenshin, who never married, developed a liking for the handsome and intelligent Saburou. He married his niece Seienin, the daughter of Nagao Masakage and older sister of Nagao Akikage (Uesugi Kagekatsu) to Saburou, gave him the name Kagetora (a name that had once belonged to Kenshin himself), and adopted him into the Uesugi Clan.
When Kenshin died suddenly in 1578 without naming an heir, Kagetora and Kagekatsu, similarly adopted by Kenshin, fought for succession to the position of clan head (the Otate no Ran). Though Kagetora held the early advantage with the backing of Uesugi vassals such as Uesugi Kagenobu, Honjou Hidetsuna, Kitajou Takahiro, and the Houjou Clan, the tide of the battle turned with Takeda Katsuyori's betrayal to Kagekatsu's side.
When the Otate fell in 1579, Kagetora attempted to escape to Odawara Castle, but was betrayed at Samegao Castle by Horie Munechika and committed suicide. His wife committed suicide along with him (though there are also accounts that she remained behind at the Otate and committed suicide there when her brother Kagekatsu refused Kagetora's surrender.) His oldest son Doumanmaru died at the hands of Kagekatsu's troops along with Uesugi Norimasa, and the rest of his children were believed to have died along with their parents.
In Mirage of Blaze: He was born to Houjou Ujiyasu and Zuikeiin as their eighth (seventh to survive to adulthood) and youngest son. After his death in the Otate no Ran, he was charged by Uesugi Kenshin to become kanshousha in order to ensure that the peace of Japan is not disrupted by the onshou as the leader of the Yasha-shuu and the commander of the Meikai Uesugi Army.
Also called: Nagao Kagetora (長尾景虎), Uesugi Masatora (上杉政虎), Uesugi Terutora (上杉輝虎)
Title: Kantou Kanrei (関東管領)
Historically: Fourth son of the noted warrior Nagao Tamekage, Kenshin wrested control of the Nagao clan from his brother Nagao Harukage and fought for control of Echigo Province. He accepted the name Uesugi Masatora when he gave refuge to his nominal lord, Uesugi Norimasa, and at his urging campaigned to push the Houjou out of the Kantou Region.
He adopted the name "Kenshin" when he became a Buddhist monk and a devotee of Bishamonten. The standard his army carried onto the battlefield bore the character 毘 ("bi") for Eight-Sword Bishamonten. He battled Takeda Shingen five times at Kawanakajima, as well as the Houjou and Ashina clans and Oda Nobunaga, whom he defeated despited being outnumbered. However, Kenshin died soon after the battle. He named his two adopted sons, Uesugi Kagetora and Uesugi Kagekatsu, his heirs, hoping that they would divide the Uesugi lands peacefully between them after his death.
In Mirage of Blaze: He became a god of war after his death, ascending from Nin Dou to Ten Dou, and established the Meikai Uesugi Army to ensure that the peace of Japan is not disrupted by the onshou. He named Kagetora as its commander.
Title: Kantou Kanrei
Also known as: Fujiwara-no-Norimasa (藤原憲政)
Son of Uesugi Norifusa, he was only three when his father died. His adopted brother, Uesugi Norihiro, succeeded his father as head of the clan. When his brother was banished in 1531, Norimasa inherited the title of Kantou Kanrei.
From 1541 to 1552, he battled both the Houjou and Takeda Clans. He suffered several defeats, and fled to Nagao Kagetora (Uesugi Kenshin) in 1552, leaving his son and heir behind (who was later captured and executed.)
In 1557, he adopted Nagao Kagetora and in 1561 passed the title of Kantou Kanrei to him as well as the Uesugi family name and inheritance.
He later supported Uesugi Kagetora in the Otate no Ran. But as the Kagetora faction was hard-pressed due to Takeda Katsuyori's defection, he took Kagetora's son and heir with him to negotiate with the Kagekatsu faction. However, both were killed by an assassin at Kagekatsu's camp.
His sons were killed as well in the Otate no Ran, so ironically, it would be Uesugi Kenshin's son, Uesugi Kagekatsu, who would sever the bloodline of the Uesugi house.
Son of Uesugi Norimasa, born after his father escaped into Echigo while under pressure from the Late Houjou Clan. His adopted brother Uesugi Kenshin inherited the position of head of the Sannai-Uesugi family.
In the Otate no Ran after Kenshin's death, he backed Uesugi Kagetora along with his father, but may also have been killed enroute to negotiating peace with Uesugi Kagekatsu. There are also sources that imply that his life was spared.
Uesugi Sadakatsu was Uesugi Kagekatsu's firstborn son and succeeded him as the 18th head of the Yamanouchi Uesugi clan as well as the second governor of Yonezawa-han.
His mother was Kagekatsu's concubine Keiganin, daughter of Yotsutsuji Kintoo.
Uesugi Tomosada was a daimyo of Musashi and the last clan head of the Ougigayatsu branch of the Uesugi Clan. Born in 1525, he succeeded his father Uesugi Tomooki as head of the Ougigayatsu-Uesugi Clan upon his father's death in April of 1537.
In order to hold his own against the mighty Houjou Clan, he built a castle (Jindaiji Castle) at Jindai Temple. However, taking advantage of Tomosada's youth, Houjou Ujitsuna attacked and successfully took Kawagoe Castle in July. Tomosada took flight and later made Matsuyama Castle his main stronghold.
In 1541, he reconciled with his long-time enemy Uesugi Norimasa to deal with a common enemy, Houjou Ujiyasu. In 1545, with the cooperation of Imagawa Yoshimoto of Suruga, they along with Ashikaga Haruuji attacked Kawagoe Castle with 80,000 troops (the Battle of Kawagoe Castle). Tomosada died in battle, ending the Ougigayatsu-Uesugi line.
Uesugi Tomoyoshi was son of Uesugi Tomomasa and adopted by his uncle Uesugi Sadamasa. He was attracted to books and learning, and was enjoined again and again to martial studies by his adopted father.
His adopted father died in battle against Uesugi Akisada in 1494, and Tomoyoshi became head of the Ougigayatsu branch of the Uesugi Clan and master of Kawagoe Castle in Musashi.
Race: Mazoku
Also called: Wolf
Titles: Lord, Excellency, Highness (former)
Race: Mazoku
Youngest son of Cäcilie von Spitzweg, the former Maou. He looks to be around Yuuri's age, but is actually 82 at the start of the story. He has glowing blond hair, emerald eyes, and a sonorous alto voice. Yuuri describes him as a girls' manga-style pretty boy who looks like an angel or a member of the Vienna Boys' Choir, but acts like a spoiled Pooh (Yuuri's half-ironic abbreviation for "PUrinsu," or "prince"). Wolfram is very proud of his Mazoku heritage and shows deep contempt for all humans, including (on the surface) his brother Conrad.
According to Günter, Wolfram inherited Fire Sorcery from his mother and is one of the top practitioners in the kingdom.
Formerly Hakkai's lieutenant, appointed head of the Uesugi «Nokizaru» by Kagetora after Hakkai went missing.
A Math teacher at Old Castle High School who is Chiaki's colleague and also teaches the juniors. He is described as tall and gangly, who appears unreliable at first glance, but turns out to be very thoughtful. He brings Chiaki tea and a snack, and organized his welcome party. He's been married only six months, and has a picture of his wife on his desk.
He doesn't seem to find anything wrong with the students' strict self-management. He tells Chiaki about another Math teacher, Nakajima, who died in November.
Shiohara Kouzou's secretary and an eyewitness to his death. He is described as a tall man in his thirties, courteous, friendly, and concerned about Nagi.
Vassal of the Uesugi Clan, became head of the Yamayoshi Clan in September of 1577, at the death of his brother Yamayoshi Toyomori at the age of 13 with his uncle as his guardian. According to Uesugi Clan customs, a clan's land is seized until its head reaches adulthood at the age of 15, whereupon it is returned, but taking into account the long service of the Yamayoshi Clan, only half of the Yamayoshi land was seized, and Kagenaga was transferred from Sanjou Castle to Koba Castle.
The year after he entered Koba Castle, Kenshin died and the Otate no Ran began. He held Koba Castle in Uesugi Kagekatsu's name.
He also supported Kagekatsu in the Shibata Shigeie Rebellion and thereafter fought in many of Kagekatsu's wars, including Toyotomi Hideyoshi's assault against Odawara Castle and the Imjin War.
