Takeda’s role himself is typically assumed ... arrive to catch the Shingen-ko festival. In addition to the samurai, the festival also features taiko drummers, maidens in traditional garb ...

Held each year to commemorate Sengoku Period warlord Shingen Takeda, the Shingen-ko festival features the largest gathering in Japan of people in samurai garb.

The highlight of the Shingen-Ko Festival is the Koshu Battalion Deployment or samurai parade, which sees more than 1,000 people dressed as samurai marching down the streets of Kofu on Saturday ...

including the 1988 NHK taiga period drama "Takeda Shingen." And his wisdom is often referenced in relation to Bushido, the way of the samurai. There's one quote that stands out in particular ...