Minamoto (Genji)Kumagai (Musashi)
Kumagai Naozane
熊谷直実
“The Grapple at Ichi-no-Tani”
1141–1207 (aged 67)
- Rank / office
- —
- Domain / base
- Kumagai, Musashi
- Battles in 3D
- 1 battle
Later imagined depiction · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
An eastern warrior based at Kumagai in Musashi who fought at Ichi-no-Tani as a champion of the Minamoto. He pinned down Taira no Atsumori on the shore, but hesitated, seeing his own son in the boy's youth. Forced to take the head, that single act turned him toward the impermanence of the world. He later became a disciple of Hōnen, took holy orders under the name Rensei and is said to have lived the life of the nenbutsu.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1184Juei 3
Killing Atsumori
Pinned down Taira no Atsumori on the shore at Ichi-no-Tani and took his head in tears.
- 1184
Battle of Ichi-no-Tani
A rough warrior of Musashi. At the water's edge of Ichi-no-Tani he called back Taira no Atsumori, a boy the age of his own son, and killed him in tears.
Ichi-no-Tani, Settsu Province 2,000 troops Watch in 3D › - 1187Bunji 3
Holy Orders: Rensei
Abandoned the warrior's world, became a disciple of Hōnen and entered the way of the nenbutsu.
