Majestically sitting on a hill, Maruoka Castle can be found watching the small city of Sakai in Fukui Prefecture. According to legend, a thick mist surrounds the castle whenever enemies approach. While the truthfulness of this story can be debated, the castle’s year-round beauty cannot be denied. Built by Shibata Katsutoyo at…
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Yasuke (弥助 or 弥介) was a man of African origin who served as a kashin (家臣, retainer) under the Japanese daimyō Oda Nobunaga.[5]
In 1579, Yasuke arrived in Japan as a slave of the Italian Jesuit.