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English: In 2008, Yoshida launched two more solo exhibitions, one entitled "Night Trace - Yoru no ato," that was held at the Shinjuku branch of the Takashimaya Department Store, and one entitled "Distant Promise - Toi yakusoku" in Harbour City (Hong Kong).
Japanese: 2008年には、新宿高島屋にて個展「NightTrace-夜の跡-」、HarbourCity（香港）にて個展「DistantPromise-遠い約束-」を開催。
English: Notable achievements include his selection in the 'Selected Artists in Kyoto -2007 New Wave' in 2007 (at the Museum of Kyoto) and his being chosen to receive 'The Eleventh Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art' in 2008.
Japanese: 主な実績は、2007年「京都府美術工芸新鋭選抜展-新しい波-2007」（京都府文化博物館／京都）入選、2008年「第11回岡本太郎現代芸術大賞」入選などがある。
English: Today he is based in Kyoto, where he energetically participates in solo and group exhibitions in Japan and abroad.
Japanese: 現在は、京都を拠点に個展開催、グループ展参加など国内外で精力的に活動を続けている。
English: Within Japan, the Imura Art Gallery manages most of his work.
Japanese: 日本国内における作品の主要取扱い画廊は、株式会社イムラアートギャラリー。
English: Using only black ink and chalk--the typical materials in Japanese-style painting--he expresses the essence of relaxed, everyday life, and conjures up a world of light and shadow through his unique perspectives and sense of tonality, with which he creates an airy, floating impression in his images.
Japanese: 日常の何気ない風景を日本画の体表的な材料である墨と胡粉のみを用いて表現しており、その独自の視点と色彩感覚で描かれた光と影の世界は浮遊感があり映像的です。
English: Although he has accepted the legacy of Japanese-style painting by using its traditional materials and techiques, he seeks a fresh new mode of expression through his work.
Japanese: 日本画の伝統的な素材や技法を継承しつつ、新たな絵画表現を追求しています。
English: 2006: Graduated from Osaka Seikei University, Faculty of Art and Design, Arts and Crafts Course, Painting Expression, Japanese Painting Workshop
Japanese: 2006年大阪成蹊大学芸術学部美術・工芸学科絵画表現領域日本画工房卒業
English: 2008: Completed the postgraduate art course "Painting Expression" (a Japanese-style painting workshop) offered at Osaka Seikei University by the Faculty of Art and Design.
Japanese: 2008年大阪成蹊大学芸術学部美術学科絵画表現領域日本画工房研究課程修了
English: In 2006, Yoshida won the award for the Best Exhibition Plan in the '2006 Student Exhibition Plan Competition of the Composite Art Center of Osaka Seikei University, Faculty of Art and Design,' and also held a solo art exhibition.
Japanese: 2006年「大阪成蹊大学芸術学部綜合芸術センター学生企画公募2006」最優秀企画賞、個展開催
English: In 2007, his work was selected for 'Selected Artists in Kyoto -2007 New Wave-' and put on official display.
Japanese: 2007年「京都府美術工芸新鋭選抜展-新しい波-2007」入選、正式出品
English: 2006: 'KAWASHIMA YUKATA COLLECTION 2006' by Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd.
Japanese: 2006年「KAWASHIMAYUKATACOLLECTION2006」株式会社川島織物セルコン
English: Sueto KODAIRA (year of birth and death unknown) was a busho (Japanese military commander) in the Sengoku period (period of Warring States), and served Suehiro KAKIZAKI as a senior vassal.
Japanese: 小平季遠（こだいらすえとお、生没年不明）は戦国時代(日本)の武将で、蠣崎季広に仕える重臣。
English: Sueto KODAIRA was born in the Tsugaru Peninsula, and as his father served Suehiro KAKIZAKI as a senior vassal, he had served Suehiro KAKIZAKI as a close adviser since a very young age.
Japanese: 小平季遠は津軽半島で生まれ、父が蠣崎季広に仕える重臣だったため、幼い頃から蠣崎季広の側近として仕えた。
English: Originally, the Kakizaki clan was under the control of the Ando clan, however, when Suehiro KAKIZAKI went on to become independent from the Ando clan, Sueto KODAIRA made a great contribution to the lord, Suehiro KAKIZAKI.
Japanese: 元々、蠣崎氏は安東氏の支配下だったが、蠣崎季広が安東氏から独立する態勢に入ると、主君・蠣崎季広に大きく貢献した。
English: The years of his birth and death are unknown, but according to one theory, Sueto was killed by irate Suehiro KAKIZAKI, after the rumor spread that he promised secret communication to the Ando clan.
Japanese: 生年・没年とも不明だが、ある説では文禄2年（1593年）に、安東氏と内応の約束をしたという噂が広がり、激怒した季広に殺されたという。
English: He studied under Hiroshi SOWA (Noh actor of the Ko school of kotsuzumi-kata, Living National Treasure) and Masahiro SOWA (Noh actor of the Ko school of kotsuzumi-kata).
Japanese: 曽和博朗（能楽師・小鼓方幸流・人間国宝）および曽和正博（能楽師・小鼓方幸流）に師事。
English: Since 1988 to 2002, he established "Hibiki," a group of Noh actors with Nohgaku hayashikata (the accompanists of Noh play) of the same generation in Osaka, including Kosuke SHIMIZU (the Okura school of kotsuzumi-kata), Tetsuya YAMAMOTO (Noh actor) (the Okura school of otsuzumi-kata [large hand drum player]), Yoshinori MORIYA (the Kanze school of otsuzumi-kata), and Hiromi NAKATA (the Konparu school of taiko-kata [stick drum player]).
Japanese: 1988年より清水晧祐（小鼓方大倉流）・山本哲也(能楽師)（大鼓方大倉流）・守家由訓（大鼓方観世流）・中田弘美（太鼓方金春流）ら、大阪の能楽師囃子方の同世代と共に能楽グループ『響』を結成（～2002年）。
English: Since 2002, he formed a Nohgaku unit 'TTR Noh Project' with Tetsuya YAMAMOTO, and actively creates performances such as live-style Noh, at places other than Noh Theatres.
Japanese: 2002年より山本哲也とともに、能楽ユニット「TTR能プロジェクト」結成、能楽堂にとらわれないライブ能など意欲的な舞台を作る。
English: TTR stands for Tatsushi, Tetsuya, and Revolution.
Japanese: TTRは達志のT、哲也のT、RevolutionのRから名づけられたという。
English: Although he is not from the Noh family, but his younger brother Yuji TANIGUCHI (real name: Yuji NARITA) is also a Noh actor who plays otsuzumi-kata in the Ishii school.
Japanese: 能の家の出身ではないが、弟の谷口有辞（本名・成田有辞）も大鼓方石井流の能楽師。
English: Motohiko SHIGEYAMA (June 4, 1975-) is a kyogen performer of Okura-ryu kyogenkata (comic actors of the Okura school).
Japanese: 茂山宗彦（しげやまもとひこ、1975年6月4日-）は、大蔵流狂言方の狂言師である。
English: He studied under his father, grandfather and great grandfather (Sensaku SHIGEYAMA, the Third), and debuted on the performance of 'I-ro-ha' (ABC) at the age of four.
Japanese: 父、祖父および曾祖父（三世茂山千作）に師事し、4歳のときに「以呂波」で初舞台を踏む。
English: In 1994, he formed 'hanagata kyogen shonen tai' (the Young Star Kyogen Performers Boys Team) along with his cousin Shigeru SHIGEYAMA and his younger brother Ippei SHIGEYAMA, and they do activities toward young people.
Japanese: 1994年、従弟の茂山茂、弟の茂山逸平とともに「花形狂言少年隊」を結成し、若い世代向けに活動する。
English: Since 2000, he has been co-hosting 'Kyogen for physical, mental and technical training (TOPPA!)' (kyogen study group formed by six young members of the Shigeyama acting family) along with Senzaburo SHIGEYAMA, Masakuni SHIGEYAMA, Ippei, Shigeru and Doji SHIGEYAMA.
Japanese: 2000年からは、「心・技・体、教育的古典狂言推進準備研修練磨の会（TOPPA!）」を茂山千三郎、茂山正邦、逸平、茂、茂山童司と共に主催。
English: He became famous for acting the role of Kosojaku TSUREZURETEI in the Drama TV novel series by Japan Broadcasting Corporation 'Chiritotechin' (morning TV drama).
Japanese: 日本放送協会連続テレビ小説「ちりとてちん(朝ドラ)」の徒然亭小草若役でブレイク。
English: Orie TAMAKI,from Bungo Province (present Oita Prefecture), was an expert swordsman of swordplay in Jikishinkage-ryu style in the end of Edo period.
Japanese: 玉城織衛（たまきおりえ）は、豊後国（現大分県）出身の幕末の直心影流剣術の剣客。
English: Although he went up to Kyoto as a member of roshi-gumi gobantai (No.5 troop), he returned to Edo with Hachiro KIYOKAWA and other member, because of division of roshi-gumi after their going up to Kyoto.
Japanese: 浪士組五番隊に属して上洛したが、上洛後の浪士組分裂により清河八郎らとともに江戸に戻った。
English: In the same year, roshi-gumi was reorganized into Shinchogumi after returning to Edo, and Tamaki was selected for one of the Teacher of Swordsmanship.
Japanese: 同年、江戸に戻った浪士組が新徴組に改組され、玉城は剣術教授方の一人に選ばれた。
English: In Boshin War, Shinchogumi fought together with samurai of the Shonai clan, however, after defeat in the war, members of Shinchogumi including TAMAKI were recruited for cultivation under poor condition.
Japanese: 戊辰戦争では、新徴組は庄内藩兵とともに戦ったが、敗戦後、玉城を含む新徴組隊士は劣悪な条件で開墾に徴用された。
English: In 1872, under the direction of Tamaki, he escaped from there with 80 members of Shinchogumi.
Japanese: 明治5年（1872年）、玉城の指揮により新徴組元隊士80名とともに脱走。
English: Harutsugu NAKAMURA (year of birth unknown - November 30, 1581) was a person who lived in the Sengoku period (period of warring states) (Japan) and the Azuchi Momoyama period, and he served as Oinosuke (vice-minister of Bureau of Palace Kitchens under the Ministry of the Imperial Household) in early times, and later, he served as the Governor of Tsushima Province.
Japanese: 中村春続（なかむらはるつぐ、生年不詳-天正9年10月24日（1581年11月19日）は戦国時代(日本)、安土桃山時代の人物、初め大炊助、後に対馬守。
English: Harutsugu was known as a vassal of Toyokuni YAMANA, and it is said that he was a member of the Nakamura clan who served the Yamana clan.
Japanese: 春続は山名豊国の家臣として知られ、山名氏に仕えた中村氏の一族といわれる。
English: He first appeared in the historical document, 'Yamana Toyoyoshi no Shojo Utsushi' which is thought to have been written in about 1564 to 1565, as a hikan (low-level bureaucrat) of Toyoyoshi YAMANA 'Nakamura Oinosuke.'
Japanese: 史料上には永禄7から8年頃と推定される「山名豊儀書状写」に山名豊儀の被官・「中村大炊助」として登場するのが初見である。
English: In 1574, he was dispatched to Motoharu KIKKAWA as a hikan of Toyokuni YAMANA.
Japanese: 天正2年（1575年）には山名豊国の被官として吉川元春の許へ派遣されている。
English: At the time of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI's Siege of Tottori-jo Castle in 1580, he expelled his lord, Toyokuni YAMANA, who surrendered to the Oda clan, from Tottori-jo Castle with Doyo MORISHITA, and welcomed Tsuneie KIKKAWA as a new castellan.
Japanese: 天正8年（1580年）の豊臣秀吉の鳥取城攻撃の際、織田方に降伏した主君の山名豊国を森下道誉らと共に鳥取城より追放、新城主として吉川経家を迎えた。
English: The following year, in 1581, he holed up in Tottori-jo Castle with Tsuneie KIKKAWA and other members during the second Siege of Tottori-jo Castle and resisted Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI army, however, many died of historic renowned Hideyoshi's starvation policy.
Japanese: 翌天正9年の第二次鳥取城攻撃では吉川経家らと鳥取城に籠り、秀吉軍と抗戦したが、歴史的にも名高い秀吉の兵糧攻めに遭い多くの餓死者を出すことになった。
English: Although Tuneie begged for Harutsugu and Doyo MORISHITA's lives before his death, his plead was refused and they were commanded to commit seppuku on charges that 'bringing the war in Inaba Province' and 'betrayal of their lord,' then they committed suicide with their swords on the evening of November 30, at the same jinsho (camp) where Tsuneie YOSHIKAWA died.
Japanese: 生前の経家が春続と森下道誉の助命を嘆願するも聞き入れられず、「因幡一国に戦乱を招いた罪」と「主君への裏切りの罪」で切腹を命じられ、10月24日の晩、吉川経家が自刃した同じ陣所にて自刃した。
English: It is said that Harutsugu's children who stayed inside of Tottori-jo Castle were given protection after their father's seppuku, and became vassals of the Kikkawa clan.
Japanese: なお、鳥取城内にいた春続の子供は父・春続の切腹後、保護されて吉川氏の家臣となったといわれる。
English: According to a theory, it is also said that Harutsugu was from the Kusakari clan in Chizu County, Inaba Province, and his name was recorded in a family tree of the Nakamura clan in Harima Province, which was found in recent years.
Japanese: 一説によれば春続は同国智頭郡の草刈氏の出身とも言われ、近年発見された播磨国の中村氏系図内にも春続の名が記されている。
English: Just for your information, in "The Nakamura Family Genealogy" (the title inside the book: the origins of the Nakamura clan in Inshu [Inaba Province]) it is recorded that Harutsugu and his younger brother Harukuni (春国) succeeded to the Nakamura clan.
Japanese: 参考までにだが『中村家譜』（内題・因州中村家由来）には中村家を継承したのは春続の弟・春国と記されている。
English: Doyo MORISHITA (year of birth unknown - November 30, 1581) was a busho (Japanese military commander) in the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
Japanese: 森下道誉（もりしたどうよ、?-天正9年10月24日（1581年11月20日））は安土桃山時代の人物、武将。
English: Doyo was a senior vassal of Toyokuni YAMANA and it is considered that he was a member of the Morishita clan, the vassal of the Yamana clan, however, the details are unknown.
Japanese: 山名豊国の重臣で山名氏の家臣・森下氏の一族と見られるが、詳細は不明である。
English: In 1580, he expelled the lord, Toyokuni YAMANA, who surrendered to the Oda clan from Tottori-jo Castle with Harutsugu NAKAMURA, and welcomed Tsuneie KIKKAWA as a new castellan.
Japanese: 天正8年（1580年）、織田氏に降った主君の山名豊国を中村春続らと共に鳥取城より追放し、吉川経家を新城主として迎えた。
English: Next year, at the time of the Siege of Tottori-jo Castle, they holed up in the castle and made a night attack on besieging army led by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI for several times.
Japanese: 翌年の鳥取城の際には城内に籠り、度々豊臣秀吉率いる包囲陣への夜討ちを行った。
English: However, after Tsuneie KIKKAWA committed suicide with his sword in near the end of October because of starvation policy by Hedeyoshi and Doyo surrendered the castle to the enemy, he and Harutsugu NAKAMURA were commanded to commit seppuku on the charge of starting the war, and committed suicide with his sword on November 30.
Japanese: しかし、兵糧攻めにより10月下旬に吉川経家が自刃し、城が開城すると中村春続と同様に戦乱を起こした罪によって切腹を命じられて11月20日、自刃した。
English: Yoshimitsu Zekan DEME (1526? - 1616) was a Noh-men uchi (a person who makes Noh masks) from the Momoyama period to the early Edo period.
Japanese: 出目是閑吉満（でめぜかんよしみつ、1526年?-元和(日本)2年（1616年））は、桃山時代から江戸時代初期にかけての面打師。
English: He was a master of making Noh masks and granted the title 'Tenka ichi' (Japan's No.1) by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, and his descendant took over the occupation, Noh-men uchi, from generation to generation.
Japanese: 能面製作の名人で、豊臣秀吉によって「天下一」の称号を許され、子孫は代々面打を世襲した。
English: When Hideyoshi's subordinates distinguished themselves in a war, Hideyoshi used to grant tea ceremony utensils evaluated by SEN no Rikyu for them as incentive award at the beginning, however, later, since he came to grant Noh masks as their award, a lot of Noh masks which had added value were required, and for these reasons, the title 'Tenka ichi' was given to Yoshimitsu Zekan DEME.
Japanese: 「天下一」の称号は、秀吉が部下の武将の戦功の際、当初は千利休に鑑定させた茶器を与えていたが、のちには能面を賞として与えるようになったため、付加価値のある多数の面を必要としたためでもあった。
English: Before Yoshimitsu Zekan, busshi (sculptor of Buddhist Statues), Mitumori and 光増 of Suminobo in Daigo-ji Temple, in Kyoto were granted this title.
Japanese: 京都の醍醐寺角坊の仏師光盛、光増には、是閑吉満に先だって称号が与えられている。
English: Noh-men uchi in the early-modern times were the Ono Deme family, the Echizen Deme family (Takefu City, Fukui Prefecture) and the Omi Izeki family (Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture), and it is said that all of them were monks of Heisen-ji Temple in Echizen Province and disciple line of Mitsuhiro SANKOBO who appeared at the end of Muromachi period.
Japanese: 近世の面打には、大野出目家、越前出目家（福井県武生市）、近江井関家（滋賀県長浜市）があったが、いずれも越前国平泉寺の僧で室町時代末期に出た三光坊満広の弟子筋とされている。
English: In addition, it is said that Sukezaemon, who was the third of Ono family founded by Zekan, didn't become Noh-men uchi but Noh play performer.
Japanese: なお、是閑に始まった大野家の3代助左衛門は面を打たず能役者となったと伝わる。
English: A person who became an adopted child of the Ono Deme family and took over the family business was Tohaku, the fourth generation, being called 'Jozu' (superior) and granted the title 'Tenka ichi,' and thereafter, he carried on the occupation of Noh-men uchi down to the end of Edo period.
Japanese: 養子となり家業を継いだのが「上手」と言われ「天下一」を許された4代洞白であり、以後、幕末に至っている。
English: His masterpieces were spread to museums both in Japan and abroad, including Hikone Castle Museum, Fukuoka City Museum and the National Museum of East Asian Art Berlin, Germany (deMuseum für Asiatische Kunst), and so on.
Japanese: 彦根城博物館、福岡市博物館はじめ海外（ベルリン国立東洋美術館（deMuseumfürAsiatischeKunst）など）にも作品が伝わっている。
English: Takanaka ITSUTSUJI (January 19, 1808 - June 5, 1896) was a 'kugyo' (a senior court noble of Third Rank and above) who lived from the end of the Edo period (alternatively called the Bakumatsu, meaning the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate) into the Meiji period.
Japanese: 五辻高仲（いつつじたかなか、文化(元号)4年12月22日(旧暦)（1808年1月19日）-明治29年（1896年）6月5日）は江戸時代末期（幕末）から明治時代にかけての公卿。
English: Takanaka had an adopted son, Tsugunaka ITSUTSUJI (whose biological father was Shigenari OHARA) and biological sons, Yasunaka ITSUTSUJI (who was adopted by Tsugunaka) and Fuminaka NISHIITSUTSUJI (the founder of the NISHIITSUTSUJI family).
Japanese: 養子に五辻継仲（大原重成の子）がおり、子に五辻安仲（継仲の養子となる）・西五辻文仲（西五辻家の祖）がいた。
English: Against a shogunal plan of claiming imperial sanction to the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan that was to be signed in 1858, Takanaka participated in a sit-in protest staged by 88 courtiers (which is called the 'Teishin hachijuhachi kyo ressan jiken' incident in Japanese.)
Japanese: 安政5年（1858年）の日米修好通商条約勅許を求める幕府案に反対し、廷臣88人の列参に加わる（廷臣八十八卿列参事件）。
English: In 1868 Takanaka was appointed Councilor (which is called 'sanyo' in Japanese) and Assistant Judicial Officer (which is called 'gonhanji' in Japanese) of the Department of Home Affairs (which is called the 'naikoku jimu kyoku), and became a Minor Controller (which is called 'shoben' in Japanese based on the ritsuryo system) in 1869.
Japanese: 明治元年（1868年）に参与・内国事務局権判事に任命され、同2年少弁となる。
English: Moritsuna KUTSUKI was the thirteenth (last) lord of the Fukuchiyama Domain in Tanba Province.
Japanese: 朽木為綱（くつきもりつな）は、丹波国福知山藩の第13代（最後）の藩主。
English: Born on December 3, 1845 as the first son of Tsunaharu KUTSUKI, the twelfth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 弘化2年（1845年）11月5日、第12代藩主・朽木綱張の長男として生まれる。
English: When his father died in 1867, he took over as head of the family and became the thirteenth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 慶応2年（1867年）に父が死去したため、家督を継いで第13代藩主となる。
English: At the Battle of Toba and Fushimi in January 1868, at first he intended to support the former Tokugawa troop.
Japanese: 慶応4年（1868年）1月の鳥羽・伏見の戦いでは旧江戸幕府軍に協力しようとした。
English: However, the Tokugawa troop was defeated and he surrendered to the army led by Kinmochi SAIONJI of the new government.
Japanese: しかし幕府軍が敗退したため、新政府の西園寺公望率いる軍勢に降伏した。
English: Therefore, he was forced to apologize by letting his top staff members to commit suicide by disembowelment, to dispatch troops to the Hokuetsu area (an area of Toyama Prefecture and a part of Niigata Prefecture), and to allow a seizure of the Daikanchi (place to govern) and shogunal demesne in Tanba of the Tango Provinces.
Japanese: しかしそのため、上層部の切腹による謝罪や北越出兵、丹波・丹後国などの代官地・天領などの接収を余儀なくされている。
English: In July 1869, he was appointed as the governor of the Fukuchiyama Domain in accordance with the return of lands and people to the emperor.
Japanese: 明治2年（1869年）6月、版籍奉還により福知山藩知事に任じられる。
English: He was dismissed due to Haihan-chiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures) on August 30, 1871, and returned to Tokyo in October.
Japanese: 明治4年（1871年）7月15日の廃藩置県で免官となり、9月に東京に移った。
English: His real son was Tsunasada KUTSUKI, who served as Army Major General, viscount and a member of Kizokuin (the House of Peers) and was also famous for his research of gunpowder.
Japanese: 実子に陸軍少将・子爵・貴族院(日本)議員を務め、火薬の研究者としても有名な朽木綱貞がいる。
English: On March 23, 1600, in Goi of Kazusa Province, Yasunobu was born as the second son of Ienobu MATSUDAIRA who was the Lord of the Goi Domain in Kazusa Province (and was then the first Lord of the Sakura Domain in Shimousa Province.)
Japanese: 慶長5年2月9日（1600年3月23日）、上総国五井藩の領主（後に下総佐倉藩の初代藩主）である松平家信の次男として上総五井で生まれる。
English: During the Winter and Summer Sieges of Ozaka (present-day Osaka) commencing in 1614, Yasunobu kept siding with the Tokugawa.
Japanese: 慶長19年（1614年）から始まった大坂の役では、冬・夏共に徳川方として参加した。
English: In 1638, following his father's death, Yasunobu took over as head of his family and became the second Lord of Sakura Domain.
Japanese: 寛永15年（1638年）、父の死去により家督を継いで佐倉藩の第2代藩主となる。
English: On November 11, 1640, Yasunobu was transferred to Takatsuki Domain of Settsu Province.
Japanese: 寛永17年9月28日（1640年11月11日）に摂津高槻藩に移封される。
English: On August 11, 1649, Yasunobu was transferred with an additional stipend of 14,000 koku to Sasayama Domain in Tanba Province, an amount of stipend of which was 50,000 koku in total.
Japanese: 慶安2年7月4日（1649年8月11日）、1万4000石を加増されて5万石とされた上で、丹波篠山藩に移封された。
English: As the Lord of Sasayama Domain, Yasunobu conducted a four-year land survey so as to establish the goson-sei system (the self-governing system of coalitions of villages), and eradicated powerful local clans who had previously wielded power over the region, thereby succeeding in fortifying the domain duties.
Japanese: 篠山藩政では、4ヵ年にわたる検地を実施して郷村制度を確立し、さらに旧勢力である土豪を一掃して藩政を確立している。
English: Further, when in 1666 Takakuni KYOGOKU who was the Lord of the Miyazu Domain in Tango Province was given shogunal 'kaieki' sanction (sudden dismissal and deprivation of position, privileges and properties), Yasunobu served as the formal recipient of Miyazu-jo Castle, and was thereby promoted to jushiinoge (Junior Forth Rank, Lower Grade) on February 10, 1668.
Japanese: また、寛文6年（1666年）には丹後国宮津藩主・京極高国が改易されたときの宮津城受け取り役を務めたことなどから、寛文7年（1667年）12月28日に従四位下に昇叙された。
English: On October 23, 1669, Yasunobu went into retirement due to old age, and transferred the head of the family to his eldest son Sukenobu.
Japanese: 寛文9年9月29日（1669年10月23日）、老齢を理由に家督を長男・典信に譲って隠居する。
English: Sukenobu, however, died young in 1672, and therefore, Yasunobu appointed his grandson Nobutoshi MATSUDAIRA the third Lord of the domain and administered affairs of the domain as Nobutoshi's guardian.
Japanese: しかしその典信が寛文12年（1672年）に早世したため、孫の松平信利を第3代藩主に擁立し、自らは後見人として藩政を執った。
English: Nobutoshi also died young, and his younger brother Nobutsune MATSUDAIRA was appointed Lord of the Sasayama Domain anew and Yasunobu, again, continued administering domain affairs until his death on July 17, 1682.
Japanese: その信利も早世したため、信利の弟・松平信庸(篠山藩主)を新たに擁立して、天和2年6月13日（1682年7月17日）に死去するまで藩政を執ることとなった。
English: Born on January 2, 1731 as the first son of Totsuna KUTSUKI, the fifth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 享保15年（1730年）11月24日、第5代藩主・朽木玄綱の長男として生まれる。
English: However, Tsunasada KUTSUKI of the Kutsuki family was backed up to become the sixth lord by the vassals, and Nobutsuna was adopted by Tsunasada.
Japanese: しかし、朽木一族の朽木綱貞が家臣団から第6代藩主として擁立されたため、舖綱は綱貞の養子となった。
English: When Tsunasada retired on September 20, 1780, he took over as head of the family and became the seventh lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 安永9年（1780年）8月22日に綱貞が隠居すると、家督を継いで第7代藩主となった。
English: He actively worked on the reformation of domain duties to recover the administration of the Domain by writing "Gidokugo" (an essay by Nobutsuna KUTSUKI) and establishing the base for the foundation of domain school.
Japanese: 舖綱は『擬独語』を著わし、藩校創設の基礎を築き上げるなど、藩政を立て直すために積極的な藩政改革を目指した。
English: However, he retired on April 10, 1787 after seven years of reign, and let his adopted son Masatsuna KUTSUKI to succeed and died on October 29, which was soon after his retirement; therefore, he could not accomplish much.
Japanese: しかし、在位7年後の天明7年（1787年）2月22日に隠居して家督を養子の朽木昌綱に譲り、直後の9月19日に福知山で死去したため、十分な成果を挙げることはなかった。
English: Born on March 5, 1750 as the first son of Tsunasada KUTSUKI, the sixth lord of the domain.
Japanese: 寛延3年（1750年）1月27日、第6代藩主・朽木綱貞の長男として生まれる。
English: When Nobutsuna KUTSUKI, the seventh lord of the Domain, retired on April 10, 1787, he took over as head of the family as the adopted son and became the eighth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 天明7年（1787年）2月22日、第7代藩主の朽木舖綱が隠居したため、養子として家督を継いで第8代藩主となる。
English: He wrote a lot of great books including the preface of the "Rangaku Kaitei" (an introductory book of the Western science study by Masatsuna KUTSUKI), "Taisei Yochi Zusetsu" (a geography book by Masatsuna KUTSUKI), "Kokonsen Kakagami" (a numismatic book on ancient and temporary coins by Masatsuna KUTSUKI), "Shin Sensen Fusen" (a numismatic book by Masatsuka KUTSUKI) Vol. 12, and "Ryoka Bunryoko" (a numismatic book on material of coins by Masatsuna KUTSUKI).
Japanese: 著作も多く、『蘭学階梯』の序文や『泰西輿地図説』、『古今泉貨鑑』、『新撰銭譜撰』12巻、『良貨分量考』など、多くの貴重な著作を残した。
English: He became the disciple of Ryotaku MAENO and had interactions with Dutch scholars such as Gentaku OTSUKI and the curator of Dutch trading house, the Kapitan.
Japanese: 前野良沢に弟子入りし、大槻玄沢ら蘭学者やオランダ商館長（カピタン）と交遊を持った。
English: Also he became the disciple of Harusato MATSUDAIRA, his brother-in-law, in the field of tea ceremony; he was known as a literatus.
Japanese: また、義兄である松平治郷の茶道の弟子にもなるなど、文人として名を馳せた。
English: He let his adopted son Tomotsuna KUTSUKI to take over as head of the family and retired on May 2, 1800.
Japanese: 寛政12年（1800年）4月9日、家督を養子の朽木倫綱に譲って隠居する。
English: He was born on February 5, 1767 as the first son of Nobutsuna KUTSUKI, the seventh lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 明和4年（1767年）1月7日、第7代藩主・朽木舖綱の長男として生まれる。
English: When Masatsuna KUTSUKI, the eighth lord of the Domain, retired on May 2, 1800, he took over as head of the family and became the ninth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 寛政12年（1800年）4月9日、第8代藩主の朽木昌綱が隠居したため、家督を継いで第9代藩主となる。
English: He was brilliant and people expected a lot from him, and he was even appointed as sojaban (an official in charge of the ceremonies) on November 20.
Japanese: 10月4日には奏者番に任じられるなど、将来を早くから嘱望されるほど有能だった。
English: However, he died on January 13, 1803, as if he followed his foster father.
Japanese: しかし、養父の後を追うように享和2年（1802年）12月20日に死去した。
English: He was born on February 13, 1787, as the second son of Masatsuna KUTSUKI, the eighth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 天明6年（1786年）12月26日、第8代藩主・朽木昌綱の次男として生まれる。
English: When Tomotsuna KUTSUKI, the ninth lord of the Domain, died in December 1802, he became the adopted son of Tomotsuna and took over as head of the family on February 3, 1803 and became the tenth lord of the Domain.
Japanese: 享和2年（1802年）12月に第9代藩主である朽木倫綱が死去したため、その養子となり、享和3年（1803年）1月12日に家督を継いで第10代藩主となる。