Tose Yosazaemon Osamune

Tose Yosazaemon Osamune
BornTose Yosazaemon Osamune
c. 1540
Hitachi Province
Diedc. 1600
Native name十瀬 与三左衛門 長宗
Other namesAlso read "Kose" and "Ose"
StyleKenjutsu
Iaijutsu
Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu
Teacher(s)Iizasa Wakasa no Kami Morinobu
Notable studentsKaneko Shinkuro Morisada

Tose Yosazaemon Osamune (十瀬 与三左衛門 長宗, c. 1540- c. 1600) was a goshi (land-holding samurai) from Hitachi province in Japan. He is credited with founding the Tenshinsho Jigen Ryu[1] around the Eiroku Era (1558- 1570).[2]

  1. ^ Hall, David A. (2012). Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts. New York: Kodansha USA. pp. 515–516. ISBN 978-1-56836-410-0.
  2. ^ 雪, 綿谷 (1978). 武芸流派大事典 (増補大改訂版 ed.). 東京: 東京コピイ出版部. p. 599.