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	Minamoto clan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Minamoto (源) was an honorary surname bestowed by the Emperors of Japan of the Heian Period to their sons and grandsons after accepting them as royal subjects.
		Minamoto was also called Genji, using the alternate pronunciation of the Chinese characters for Minamoto (gen) and uji, or family (ji).
		The Minamoto were one of the four great clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period (794-1185) - the other three were the Fujiwara, the Taira, and the Tachibana.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minamoto (611 words)

	Kintaro - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He served as a retainer for the samurai Yorimitsu Minamoto and became well known for his abilities as a warrior.
		Minamoto was impressed by Kintaro's enormous strength, so he took him as one of his personal retainers to live with him in Kyoto.
		Kintoki studied martial arts there and eventually became the chief of Yorimitsu's "Four Braves" and renown for his strength and martial prowess.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Kintaro (522 words)

	Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A branch of the Minamoto family decended from Minamoto Makoto, a son of the Emperor Saga.
		A branch of the Minamoto family descended from Sadatoshi, Sadayasu, and Sadazumi, sons of the Emperor Seiwa.
		A branch of the Minamoto family descended from Tokiyo and Atsuzane, sons of the Emperor Uda.
	www.openhistory.org /jhdp/encyclopedia/m.html (1568 words)

	The Hero Cycle: Yorimitsu
		Yorimitsu (aka Raiko) was a Minamoto leader who was served by four lieutenants.
		There are numerous stories (myths) surrounding Yorimitsu and his helpers, perhaps the most famous of which was their destruction of a band of mountain oni.
		Yorimitsu was a successful Samurai warrior and military leader, around whose real-life exploits grew a series of fantastic legends.
	www.drl.tcu.edu /PoC/Hero/Power_Myth/yorimitsu.htm (206 words)

	Glossary
		The Minamoto were one of the four great clans (the others being the Fujiwara, the Taira, and the Tachibana) that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian period (794-1185).
		The Taira were one of the four great clans (the others being the Fujiwara, the Minamoto, and the Tachibana) that dominated Japanese court politics during the Heian period (794-1185).
		Also like the Minamoto, the various Taira families were distinguished from one another by prefixing the posthumous name of the emperor from whom they descended to the Heishi kabane.
	www.geocities.com /jtaliaferro.geo/glossary.html (5873 words)

	Heroes in the Heian Era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Yorimitsu was a known swordmaster, and orderd to slay the oni by the emperor.
		Yorimitsu and the four fighter assaulted Doji, sticking the spears through its body and cutting at it head.
		The Helm of Yorimitsu is undoubtfully an eternity shard.
	www2.kanawa.com /japan/figure4.html (1537 words)

	Anime News Network - Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Minamoto was most famous for killing the demon Shuten Doji, whose name pops up in the series as a villain who may eventually have to be confronted.
		Minamoto was also known for subjugating the Tsuchigumo, who have a prominent role in the first three episodes.
		Another point of divergence is that the historical Minamoto was a renowned swordsman, while the Minamoto of this series is instead a renowned archer—though archery is a specialty is more in tune with what was typical of samurai at that time.
	66.207.162.94 /reviews/display.php?id=743 (1442 words)

	"Kintaro" legend
		Yorimitsu thought, "It must be by God's providence that I have met with this boy." and recommend him to become his retainer.
		@Yorimitsu was born in 948 (Tenreki 2nd year of the "Murakami" Emperor) as an eldest son of Mr.
		Yorimitsu Minamoto and his party came to Ashigara pass on his way back from an expedition to conquer the Ezo people living in the eastern area beyond Kanto districts.
	www2c.airnet.ne.jp /toyo/legend.html (1364 words)

	Kintaro -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He served as a retainer for the (Feudal Japanese military aristocracy) samurai (Click link for more info and facts about Yorimitsu Minamoto) Yorimitsu Minamoto and became well known for his abilities as a warrior.
		Minamoto was impressed by Kintaro's enormous strength, so he took him as one of his personal retainers to live with him in (A city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan) Kyoto.
		Kintoki studied (Any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport) martial arts there and eventually became the chief of Yorimitsu's "Four Braves" and renown for his strength and martial prowess.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/K/Ki/Kintaro.htm (522 words)

	The Boone Collection - Image Gallery: Japanese Paintings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Emperor Nari Akira thus sent Yorimitsu, a warrior and a swordmaster, to slaughter the demon.
		Yorimitsu and his four retainers disguised themselves as traveling priests and headed for Mountain Oe.
		Yorimitsu ate the flesh and drank the blood, and in return he offered Doji his sake which contained the magic drug.
	www.fieldmuseum.org /research_collections/anthropology/anthro_sites/boone/paint_com/paint_com12.html (461 words)

	Minamoto no Yorimitsu - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Minamoto no Yorimitsu (源頼光)(944-1021), along with his brother Yorinobu, served the regents of the Fujiwara clan, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take.
		He is one of the earliest Minamoto of historical note for his military exploits, and is known for quelling the bandits of Ōeyama.
		Yorimitsu served as commander of a regiment of the Imperial Guard, and as a secretary in the Ministry of War.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Minamoto_no_Yorimitsu (177 words)

	Seiwa Genji - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Seiwa Genji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Seiwa Genji (清和源氏) were the most successful and powerful of the many branch families of the Minamoto clan.
		Many of the most famous Minamoto warriors, including Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, were descended from this line.
		The family is named after Emperor Seiwa, grandfather of Minamoto no Tsunemoto, patriarch of the Seiwa Genji.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Seiwa-Genji.html (203 words)

	::aniDB.Net:: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Kyoto is ravaged by starvation and epidemic, nevertheless the lords and samurai continue their ugly strugles for political supremacy.
		The Imperial Court, sympathetic towards the suffering of the people, orders Minamoto no Yorimitsu, a master archer, to find and retrieve a sacred jade cup that promises to restore peace to Kyoto.
		Yorimitsu, however, also falls ill due to the epidemic.
	home.arcor.de /mrgabel/Animeliste/anime/a1958.htm (83 words)

	KUMO NO HYÔSHIMAI
		It went into oblivion for more than 173 years and was successfully revived by Nakamura Utaemon VI in February 1955.
		The dancer Tsumagiku, in reality the spirit of a giant spider, makes an unexpected appearance and dances with Yorimitsu, but one of Yorimitsu's warriors notices that although she looks like a beautiful woman, the shadow she casts is that of a spider.
		When it disappears it is replaced by the Spider Woman in her real guise-a hideously grotesque woman with long shaggy hair, fl kumadori makeup lines and a red venomous tongue.
	www.kabuki21.com /kumo_no_hyoshimai.php (271 words)

	Rajomon / Rashomon - Great Gate of Kyoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The hero Yorimitsu (948-1021) eventually put an end to this nonsense, and returned to the Emperor with the head of the monster.
		Although they were roughly contemporary with Yorimitsu, the great writers of the Heian era such as Sei Shonagon and Murasaki Shikibu made no reference to the gate, which (according to some historians) suggests that it may already have disappeared by the 11th century.
		At New Year of the third year of Kanko (1107), having subdued Minamoto Yoshichika in the Sanin area [northern Okayama prefecture], Taira Masamori was welcomed by the wealthy citizens with impressive pomp and show, from this gate into the city.
	www.crock11.freeserve.co.uk /rajomon.htm (567 words)

	Tsukioka Yoshitoshi / Minamoto no Yorimitsu Cuts at the Earth Spider / 1892 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Minamoto no Yorimitsu Cuts at the Earth Spider
		This image is one of over 118,000 from The Art Museum Image Consortium Library (The AMICO Library™), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from 39 museums around the world.
		Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amico for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amico@luna-img.com.
	www.davidrumsey.com /amico/amico9102021-73137.html (286 words)

	Ooeyama Pantomime (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Minamoto no Yorimitsu (popularly known by the alternate reading of his name, Raiko;
		Mt. Ooe is on the border of the old Tamba district and Tango district in Kyoto Prefecture.
		Minamoto Raiko, a brave warrior, accompanied by his followers Tsuna and Yasumasa, comes to Mt. Ooe to destroy Shutendoji.
	www.yamanakart.com /egg-p/mibu/pages/plays/ooeyama.html (208 words)

	History & Kobudo Kwai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Anyway it is interesting that in Kojiki which is considered as first Japanese book (714), Annals of ancient records is mention that Prince Yamato (son of Empress Keiko) disguised himself as a professional female entertainer (Geisha) and killed two rival warlord brothers.
		Arakagi ryu (Minamoto Hidetsuna is a founder of ryu) and Kukishinden ryu are famous of it used.
		Second and third Shogun of Minamoto clan was assassinated and emperor Go-Daigo (1288-1338) was fighting against Bakufu - Shogunate.
	www.kobudokwai.sk /History_2.htm (2705 words)

	minamoto
		These specific hereditary lines from these emperors is referred to by the emperor's name followed by Genji, e.g., Seiwa Genji.
		The Seiwa Genji line proved to be the most strong and dominant Minamoto line during the late Heian period with Minamoto no Yoritomo eventually forming the Kamakura Shogunate and becoming shogun in 1192.
		Also, it is from the Seiwa Genji line that the later Ashikaga - founders of the Ashikaga shogunate, Nitta, and Takeda clans come.
	www.fact-library.com /minamoto.html (241 words)

	pj
		Around that time, there lived in Kyoto, the capital, the strongest chief "Samurai" (warrior) called Yorimitsu Minamoto.
		Kintoki was extremely happy and, no doubt, accepted Yorimitsu's offer to become a retainer of the most famous Samurai in Kyoto.
		Even now, when a boy is born, parents decorate his room with "Kintaro" doll on May 5 (Boy's day: By the way, March 3 is Girl's day), expecting that he will have similar good luck to become "strong and gentle" Kintaro.
	www.heikeandreagrote.de /a38.htm (1497 words)

	Kintaro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Él sirvió como detenedor para el samurai Yorimitsu Minamoto e hizo bien conocido para sus capacidades como guerrero.
		Minamoto fue impresionado por la fuerza enorme de Kintaro, así que él lo tomó como uno de sus detenedores personales para vivir con él en Kyoto.
		Los artes martial estudiados Kintoki sintieron bien allí y para eventual al jefe de cuatro Braves "y renown de Yorimitsu" su fuerza y valor martial.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ki/Kintaro.htm (573 words)

	ICHIMURA UZAEMON IX
		November 1764: Uzaemon plays at the Ichimuraza the roles of Minamoto Yoshitsune and Taira Tadanori in the kaomise drama "Wakaki no Hana Suma no Hatsuyuki".
		November 1768: Uzaemon plays at the Ichimuraza the role of Minamoto Yoshiie in the kaomise drama "Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe".
		November 1772: Uzaemon plays at the Ichimuraza 4 roles, including Minamoto Yorimitsu, in the drama kaomise "Edo Katagi Hikeya Tsunazaka", which celebrates the shûmei of Ichikawa Danzaburô III.
	www.kabuki21.com /uzaemon9.php (681 words)

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		Grand-Uncle, YORIMITSU, slayer of SHUTEN-DOJI (see above), had rid the Imperial abode of the stealy Fox with his trusted bow and placed the MINAMOTO reputation for the marksman's eye.
		Patriarch, ABE YORITOKI was felled with a MINAMOTO arrow on the first encounter.
		YOSHIIYE's brother, YOSHIMITSU was SABEI no JO, "Guard of the Left" of the MINAMOTO KANKI government and received YOSHIIYE's urgent message, ordering him to proceed north and relieve their hard station in MUTSU.
	www.sho-shin.com /sanin4.htm (1128 words)

	Xbox - OTOGI review on NTSC-uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		"Otogi", literally translated from Japanese, means a "fairy tale" or "fairy land" and is loosely based around the tale of "Minamoto no Yorimitsu", a legendary hero of the Heian Period and one who defeated demons at Mt. Oe.
		The player takes control of "Raiko" (another reading for Yorimitsu), and to anyone that has played the aforementioned Yukes Soukaigi, Otogi will feel very similar.
		Movement is undertaken through the use of a "boost" move, and combat is mapped to a strong and a weak attack accordingly.
	www.ntsc-uk.com /MainContent/Xbox/Otogi/Otogi.htm (986 words)

	Encyclopedia: Minamoto no Raiko
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		Minamoto no Raiko (æº é ¼å) or Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948-1021), also known as The Oni Slayer was a warrior of noble birth, who gathered many legends about him.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Minamoto-no-Raiko (203 words)

	Cover graphics / REKIHAKU 106
		Minamoto no Yorimitsu Tsuchigumo Taiji - Hyakkiyagyo Picture Scroll - Hyakkitsurezure-bukuro
		An apparition in the form of a ground spider troubles the ailing Yorimitsu, and is then slashed by Yorimitsu.
		This is one of Kuniyoshi's first warrior pictures in which he showed a warrior taking up arms.
	www.rekihaku.ac.jp /e-rekihaku/106/cover.html (183 words)

	framehome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The original Otogizoushi is a collection of stories written in the Muromachi era in Japan.
		This series is based on the story of Minamoto no Raikou, also known as Minamoto no Yorimitsu.
		However, this anime takes a twist in the fact that Raikou is not actually Raikou himself.
	digital-memoirs.net /chikara/framehome.php (104 words)

	Encyclopedia: Watanabe no tsuna
		(Japan, Heian: 953-1025) He is one of the four legendary retainers of famous legendary Genji hero Minamoto no Yorimitsu a.k.a Raiko.
		Together they slain many evil mens and demons.
		Minamoto no Yorimitsu (æºé ¼å…‰)(944-1021), along with his brother Yorinobu, served the regents of the Fujiwara clan, taking the violent measures the Fujiwara were themselves unable to take.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Watanabe-no-tsuna (419 words)

	Baba-Doi
		The Baba of Kai were descended from Minamoto Yorimitsu and were hereditary retainers of the Takeda clan.
		The Baba of the Kiso region of Shinano claimed descent from Minamoto Tameyoshi.
		In 1189 Isa (Fujiwara) Tomomune was awarded the Date district of Mutsu Province by Minamoto Yoritomo for loyal service and adopted the name of his new home.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/bd.html (4046 words)

	Antiques, Regional Art, Asian, Japanese, Woodblock Prints on Trocadero (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Minamoto Yoshitsune, known as Ushiwakamaru in his youth, is perhaps the most famous warrior figure in Japan.
		Younger brother of the first ruling Shogun Yoritomo, he fought and defeated the Taira Clan on his elder brother's behalf, only then to be tragically betrayed and killed by him.
		The background is made of three broad color swaths transitioning from purple to red to green with bokashi printing (fading).
	www.trocadero.com /directory/Antiques:Regional_Art:Asian:Japanese:Woodblock_Prints370.html (1135 words)

	Tsuchigumo Pantomime (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Minamoto no Yorimitsu, better known as Raiko (12th c.
		The threads are reputed to bring the audience good fortune.
		The warrior Minamoto Raiko is feeling out of sorts and has a party with his retainers to cheer up.
	www.yamanakart.com /egg-p/mibu/pages/plays/tsuchigumo.html (128 words)

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