page_title: Tsukahara Bokuden
hierarchical_section_title: Tsukahara Bokuden
caption_attribution_description: English: An ukiyo-e of Miyamoto Musashi and Tsukahara Bokuden 日本語: 宮本武蔵と塚原卜伝の錦絵。
context_page_description: Tsukahara Bokuden was a famous swordsman of the early Sengoku period. He was described as a kensei. He was the founder of a new Kashima style of kenjutsu, and served as an instructor of Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Ise provincial governor daimyō Kitabatake Tomonori.
context_section_description: Tsukahara Bokuden (塚原 卜伝, 1489 – March 6, 1571) was a famous swordsman of the early Sengoku period. He was described as a kensei (sword saint). He was the founder of a new Kashima style of kenjutsu, and served as an instructor of Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Ise provincial governor daimyō Kitabatake Tomonori.
caption: An ukiyo-e print by Yoshitoshi depicting the fictional encounter between Tsukahara Bokuden and the legendary swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi
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