Kintaikyo, Iwakuni Japan, and the legend of Sasaki Kojiro

In the Japanese town of Iwakuni, you might come across an impressive statue of a swordsman in one of its largest and most popular parks. The statue carries with it an interesting bit of martial arts history associated with this town that I wanted to try and introduce you to here. It is a representation and tribute to the famed Sasaki Kojiro and this is a brief synopses of his connection to this city. While some of the details of my run-down are undoubtedly in dispute (the sources vary wildly in the details as this goes back the the dawn of the Tokugawa era when records were unreliable at best), I tried to present all the information as I have personally learned it. More resources are listed below. I hope you enjoy and as always, let me know if there is anything else I can help with! “The Lone Samurai“ by William Scott Wilson “Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era“ by Eiji Yoshikawa An excellent documentary simply called “Samurai“ hosted by Mark Dacascos can also be found via search. Like my page on Facebook= Patreon account= Google Eastern Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license () Source: Artist: The Voyage by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license () Artist: