Weird legend about the afterlife of famous Japanese people

For most people, death is the end of their story. It doesn’t have to be, but a limited audience wants updates about the state of body decay. But three famous Japanese figures prove that you can take grand adventures or accomplish incredible things long after your demise. At least, that’s what their legend says. None of them are real, but if they were, the world would be a more interesting place. So let us silence our inner skeptic, close our eyes, and within a few minutes, imagine…

Minamoto no Yoshitsune becomes Genghis Khan

Minamoto No Yoshitsune (1159–1189) is one of the most famous warriors in Japanese history. A key figure in the Genpei war, helping the samurai gain control of the country, is a half-brother of Minamoto No Yoritomo The nun shogunate.

After the war, the Yo brothers became sadly enemies, and Yoshitsune was eventually betrayed, surrounded and forced to commit Seppuku, and all of this Warrior Monk Becky Sacrifice your life Give him some privacy. Yoshitsune’s suicide is still considered one of the most tragic, but also one of the most outrageous deaths in Japanese history. Nevertheless, some people decided to truly survive by inventing the legend of Jisse, flee to Hokkaido, from there, sailing to the Asian continent, and he became Genghis Khan (1162–1227), or maybe that’s it them You have to believe it. )

Interestingly, we know exactly who these “some people” are. It’s just one person, Kencho Suematsu, who came up with this story to improve Japan’s restoration status.

In 1868, Japan abolished the feudal system and entered a new modern era, but technically the country lags behind most of the world. Suematsu probably just wanted to raise Japan by bringing up the past and being taken away, and claimed to have created a huge empire, under the subsequent rulers, from eastern China to Poland, was actually Japanese. He may have omitted the fact that the descendants of the Gengren have Invasion of Japan twice.

Although Suematsu’s reason may be understandable, his way of proving the theory is just… strange. One of his arguments is that if you read the name of Yoshitsune as the way China and Japan, it would be “Gen Gen Gen” which sounds a bit like the pronunciation of Genghis Khan of Japan! In addition, the title “Sweat” Can From Japanese words us, It means “God”! To be fair, some of the “evidence” proposed by Suematsu comes from external sources who have been pushing Japanese Mongolian connections for hundreds of years to make Japan more street credible. Next time, just brag Warrior Assassin. That’s both cool and real.

Oda Nobunaga (left) and Giordano Bruno (right)

oda nobunaga becomes Giordano Bruno

Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) is Japan’s first great unity After the collapse of the empire and military government in the mid-15th century, he tried to bring the country together. He is also calledDemon King,” he gave himself the nickname tortured his devout Buddhist enemies.

One of his generals, Akechi Mitsuhide, was eventually betrayed by fearful warlords and forced to commit Seppuku in the burning Honno-Ji temple. But his body was never found, so according to the rules of the comics, he must have survived! This is indeed the whole foundation of many legends about Nobunaga before 1582. The craziest person said he was smuggled into the country by Jesuit monks (a good relationship with him) and brought to the Philippines. From there, he traveled to Europe, but “Italian” astronomer Giordano Bruno!

The story of Philippine Escape has actually been told for centuries, but Bruno’s connection is a recent invention. We don’t know when it will start, but it seems almost entirely based on the Japanese word “Jordano Bruno” is Joradano Bruno. joruThis is DanoRuno. oda nobu! The cunning fox kept hiding in his sight!

Some versions of the legend say that Akechi Mitsuhide is joining the program, actually helping Nobunaga fake his death so that he can accept his world conquering the global philosophy. That… didn’t really work, because Bruno was burned by the Catholic church in 1600 for supporting Copernicus, claiming that the universe is infinite and other “heretics.” If that is really Oda Nobunaga, then you have to admit the weird coincidence of his “death” when he was surrounded by fire (maybe another clue?!).

Saigo Takamori and woodcut prints portray him as Mars of Mutagawa Kunisada III (c. 1877)

Saigo Takamori becomes Mars

Saigo Takamori (1828–1877) led the last samurai rebellion against the Japanese government, which seriously distorted The Last WarriorWhere, In a typical western wayhis name changed. The exact details of the Satsuma rebellion are not important now. Importantly, Saigo Takamori lost his way and chose to commit Seppuku to the end by exampleing the samurai spirit.

Probably this story. The truth is, what Vicos may be too annoyed is the bullets to really open their stomachs and beheaded only for a second time to avoid capturing and retaining their own honor. But being a samurai is not just about the end of oneself, but also about the Virgo. Once was A fighting warrior for warrior. Perhaps that’s why the rumors of him forged death and fleeing to Russia (not very samurai-like) are not as popular as the rumors of his spirit ascending to Mars, where there is…merging with the Earth.

This belief may have been inspired by (unproven) reports that Mars is unusually bright after Saigo’s death, pointing to his heaven ascension. Japan also has a long tradition to deify the great warriors. Kusunoki Masashige (1294–1336) is known today as Kami because of his high loyalty. Taiwan No Masakado is technically God Anger still comes from cursing Tokyo His head in the grave in the city center. Saigo’s becoming Mars is an extreme example, but it’s not that ordinary.

But that’s not why the legend began. This is just a case of counter-trendism. Virgo fights the Meiji government, which is to leave the past behind and embrace modernity, science and reason. Therefore, Saigo’s supporters put forward the most traditional, unscientific, irrational theories about the last samurai, a protest against the one who killed him. Who knows? Maybe if you believe something long enough, it will become a reality, and Saigo Takamori The last samurai.

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