Oda Nagamasu (1548 - January 24, 1622) was a Japanese daimyo who lived from the late Sengoku period through the early Edo period. Also known as Urakusai (有楽斎), he was a brother of Oda Nobunaga . Nagamasu converted to Christianity in 1588 and took the baptismal name of John. Nagamasu was an accomplished practitioner of the tea ceremony, which he studied under the master, Sen no Rikyu. He eventually started his own school of the tea ceremony. Nagamasu divided his fief between his sons Nagamasa and Hisanaga. Nagamasa founded the Kaijū-Shibamura Domain, while Hisanaga became lord of the Yanagimoto Domain. (more)
Type: person
Genres: politics, religious
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Oda Nagamasa:
Oda Nagamasa (1587-April 7, 1670) was a Japanese daimyo of the early Edo period, who ruled the Kaijū-Shibamura Domain. He was the nephew of Oda Nobunaga. Nagamasa was born in 1587, the fourth son of Nobunaga's younger brother Nagamasu. In his early y
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Oda Nobunaga:
Oda Nobunaga (June 23, 1534-June 21, 1582) was a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. He was the second son of Oda Nobuhide, a deputy shugo (military governor) with land holdings in Owari province. Oda Nobunaga. Samurai Wiki.
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Christianity:
Christianity is a monotheistic religion The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IX, Monotheism; William F. Albright, From the Stone Age to Christianity; H. Richard Niebuhr; About.com, Monotheistic Religion resources; Jonathan Kirsch, God Against the Gods;
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Edo period:
The Edo period, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai), is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by
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Daimyo:
The daimyo ( ) were the most powerful feudal rulers from the 10th century to the early 19th century in Japan following the Shogun. Though the term "daimyo" literally means "great name," the Japanese word actually comes from the words dai, meaning "la
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Sengoku period:
The Warring States period was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. Although the Ashikaga shogunate
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Tea ceremony:
A tea ceremony is an Asian ritualised form of making tea. The term generally refers to the Japanese tea ceremony. One can also refer to the whole set of rituals, tools, gestures, etc. used in such ceremonies as tea culture. Specific examples of the t
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Sen no Rikyū:
is considered the historical figure with the most profound influence on the Japanese tea ceremony, particularly the tradition of wabi-cha. Rikyū is known by many names; for convenience this article will refer to him as Rikyū throughout. Rikyū was bor
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Yanagimoto Domain:
The Yanagimoto Domain was a Japanese domain of the Edo period. Its headquarters were located in what is now Tenri, Nara.
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