織田信長

“If a cuckoo doesn’t sing, kill it.” This is the famous song describing Nobunaga’s character. This song (writer unknown) is in the essay “Kasshiyawa” written by Matsuura Seizan, the Lord of Hirado domain. The song tells you Nobunaga was quick-tempered and fierce, but he was also very faithful. He never broke alliances by himself. According to the record of Luis Frois, a writer of Historia de lapam (Nihonshi), “Nobunaga was tall and skinny, had little beard, high- pitched voice, and rough,” He also had a great curiosity and high interest to Southern barbarian (Nanban.) He liked the western style such as a hat and a vervet cape etc. He went to the war wearing the western armor in the last years of his life. He also liked getting along with commoners and having event that entertained people living around the castle, such as putting lights on the Azuchi Castle on the Bon festival.
ZIPANG made an armor of Oda Nobunaga with such legend elaborately miniaturized. Giving more than a passing thought to heroic stories of men running through the Sengoku period, please enjoy your favorite sake.