1 FIFTH YEAR OF TEMMON 1536
Characters and Places
Hiyoshi, childhood name of
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Taiko
Ofuku, adopted son of Sutejiro
Onaka, Hiyoshi's mother
Otsumi, Hiyoshi's sister
Kinoshita Yaemon, Hiyoshi's father
Chikuami, Hiyoshi's stepfather
Kato Danjo, Hiyoshi's uncle
Watanabe Tenzo, leader of a band
of masterless samurai
Sutejiro, pottery merchant
Hachisuka Koroku, head of the Hachisuka clan
Saito Dosan, lord of Mino
Saito Yoshitatsu, Dosan's son
Akechi Mitsuhide, retainer of the Saito clan
Matsushita Kahei, retainer of the Imagawa clan
Oda Nobunaga, lord of Owari
Kinoshita Tokichiro, name given to
Hiyoshi when he became a samurai
Shibata Katsuie, head of the Shibata clan
and senior Oda retainer
Hayashi Sado, senior Oda retainer
Owari, birthplace of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
and province of the Oda clan
Kiyosu, capital of Owari
Mino, province of the Saito clan
Inabayama, capital of Mino
Suruga, province of the Imagawa clan