The Three Generations of Yagyu

Japanese: 柳生三代記 - やぎゅうさんだいき

Kodan (traditional story of heroism). It tells the story of three generations of the Yagyu family: Yagyu Muneyoshi, the founder of Yagyu-ryu swordsmanship, his son Yagyu Munenori, who became the shogun's instructor, his eldest son Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi, and Mitsuyoshi's younger brother Yagyu Matajuro (later Hida no Kami Munefuyu). Usually, the story is performed with Munenori, Jubei Mitsuyoshi, and Matajuro (Munefuyu) at the center, but there are also independent kodan stories for each of them. As for Munenori, his encounter with Zen master Takuan and his ten-man challenge are famous. In Yagyu Travel Diary, Jubei Mitsuyoshi investigates the movements of the western daimyo under Iemitsu's orders, and this is known as a typical example of a travel story.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

講談。いわゆる武勇物の一つ。柳生流剣術の祖，柳生宗厳（むねよし），その子で将軍指南役となった柳生宗矩（むねのり），およびその嫡男柳生十兵衛三厳（みつよし），三厳の弟柳生又十郎(のちの飛驒守宗冬（ひだのかみむねふゆ）)の柳生家3代の物語。ふつう，宗矩，十兵衛三厳，又十郎(宗冬)の3人が中心に演じられ，それぞれの独立した講談もある。宗矩については，沢庵禅師との出会い，十人勝負などが有名である。《柳生旅日記》の十兵衛三厳は，家光の内命を受けて西国大名の動静を探るが，これは道中物の典型として知られている。

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