Keywords: Shimizu Jirocho.jpg 清水次郎長 1820-1893 en Shimizu Jirocho 1820-1893 Shimizu Jirocho was the legendary Robin Hood figure of Japan one of the undefeated swordsmen in Japan whose reputation eventually earned him the highest certificate of ability from the greatest swordsmen of the modern Meiji era Yamaoka Tesshu The Tesshu line was to have an enormous influence on Tohei Sensei through misogi training at the Ichikukai and Ki Society students will recognize the meaning of a story about Jirocho's swordsmanship PD-Japan-oldphoto DEFAULTSORT Shimizu People of Shizuoka prefecture Shimizu-ku Shizuoka 1820 births 1893 deaths People of the end of Edo shogunate People of the Meiji era Yakuza |