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Battle of Kawanakajima
1561 CE · Kawanakajima, Nagano, Japan
Quick Facts
- Year
- 1561 CE
- Location
- Kawanakajima, Nagano, Japan
- Era
- ⛩️ East Asia
- Difficulty
- hard

The Battles of Kawanakajima were a series of five engagements between the legendary rivals Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, with the fourth battle in 1561 being the most famous and bloodiest. According to legend, Kenshin rode directly into Takeda's command post and slashed at him with his sword, which Shingen deflected with his iron war fan. The battles epitomize the Sengoku period's warrior spirit and remain among the most romanticized conflicts in Japanese history.
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The famous duel between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin at Kawanakajima, where Kenshin slashed at Shingen with his sword and Shingen deflected it with his iron war fan, is one of the most iconic images in Japanese art.