太閤記解剖図鑑 | An Illustrated Guide to Taikoki: Separating Legend and Fact of Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Title: 太閤記解剖図鑑
Authors: かみゆ歴史編集部 編著
Pages: 160P
Published At: December, 2025
Description:
NHK Taiga Drama "Toyotomi Brothers!" — A Historical Consultant Reveals the Latest Research on Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Toyotomi Hidenaga, and the True Story of the Toyotomi Clan! While numerous books about Toyotomi Hideyoshi have been published, this book's distinctive feature lies in carefully distinguishing between legends recorded in the Taiko-ki and historical facts based on the latest scholarly findings. Through this approach, the true and false images of the Toyotomi family centered on the brothers, their retainers like Ishida Mitsunari, and their superiors and rivals—Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Akechi Mitsuhide—come vividly to life. Was the meeting with Hachisuka Koroku a fabrication? Is the legend of Muromatsu Castle built in one night actually historical fact? This book presents Hideyoshi's heroic tales from the Taiko-ki in easy-to-understand illustrated diagrams, making it enjoyable both as historical entertainment and as a companion guide to the 2026 NHK Taiga Drama "Toyotomi Brothers!" [Contents] Chapter 1: Fujikichiro's Rise to Success—From Birth to the Battle of Kanegasaki Chapter 2: Days of Battle in the Oda Army—From the Battle of Anegawa to the Battle of Yamazaki Chapter 3: The Path to Unifying Japan—From the Kiyosu Conference to the Siege of Odawara Chapter 4: Hideyoshi's Later Years as Ruler of All Japan—From Hidenaga's Death to His Own Passing Chapter 5: The Toyotomi Clan and Retainers Thereafter [Columns] Was Hideyoshi Really Monkey-Faced? Was Hideyoshi's Womanizing Actually True? Hideyoshi as an Exceptional Promoter; Hideyoshi Deified [Back Matter] Toyotomi Hideyoshi Chronology; Major Battles of Toyotomi Hideyoshi; Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Successive Castles [Editor Profile] Shiba Hiroyuki—Part-time Lecturer at Toyo University and Komazawa University; born 1973; completed coursework for doctorate at Toyo University Graduate School of Literature; Ph.D. in Literature; historical consultant for NHK Taiga Dramas "How Do You Like Tokugawa Ieyasu?" and "Toyotomi Brothers!"; author of "Tokugawa Ieyasu: From Border Lord to Ruler of All Japan" and "Oda Nobunaga: Upholding 'Justice' in the Sengoku Period" (both Heibonsha), "The Kiyosu Conference: Intrigue Leading to Hideyoshi's Rise to Power" (Eikoshosha), and "Toyotomi Hidenaga: The Brother Who Supported Hideyoshi

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