Kanto region (Kan hasshu) where a lot of Kenjutsu dojo (hall used for swordplay training) were located and Satsuma/Tosa province which actively participated in the movement to overthrow the shogunate are known as the places from which many expert swordsmen hailed. |
剣客を生んだ地域を見ると、剣術道場の多かった関東地方(関八州)や、倒幕運動に積極的な薩摩国・土佐国が知られる。 |