Ring of the Rising Sun

We had Tokugawa Iemasu hide the legendary sword Honjou Masamune by surrendering it to the Americans after WWII. It was the last mythological weapon we expected to show up. Now, every item in this collection resides in Japan, yet again. The situation has become far too dangerous.

— Head of the Blade’s Sacred Flame

When eight famous weapons from myth and history come together, they allow their owner to become the Shogun of Japan.

The Collection

Honjou Masamune

Katana made by legendary swordmaster Gorou Nyuudou Masamune

Atakiri Muramasa

Wakizashi made by legendary smith Sengo Muramasa

Ame no Nuhoko

Naginata used by the kami to raise the islands of Japan

The Swordsmith on Mount Inari by Ogata Gekko,© Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Futsunomitama

Sword used by the God of Thunder and Emperor Jimmu

Ame no Makakoyumi

Devine bow used to subjugate defiant deities

Kogitsunemaru

Small fox blade forged by Sanjou Munechika and the god Inari Ookami

Onikiri

Oni Slayer - Blade that Watanabe no Tsuna used to cut off Ibaraki Douji's arm

Kintaro's axe

Used to defeat many monsters of legend

Spread/Apocrypha

This legend is obscure. The secretive Blade’s Sacred Flame has the lone document mentioning the name, list of weapons, and the tie with the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu under lock and key.

by Surang

They split up the collection after WWII since Japan could no longer afford to have a Shogun conflicting with the new democratic government and the now symbolic Emperor.
The Blade's Sacred Flame stores the original document wrapped in a specific flag. No other reference to this symbol exists, but the Blade's Sacred Flame considers it to be more important than their own secret identification.

旭日の輪

Kyouku jitsu no wa

Symbol

by Public Domain, Freepik, AWV

Date referenced

1603, when Tokugawa Ieyasu became Shogun

Cultural Note

8 is the number of good fortune

Recorded in modern times by

Shitani Daisuke

Date of First Recording

1604

Related Ethnicities

• Kami

Related Locations

• Kyoto
• Sumichou
• Tokyo

Related Organizations

• Blade’s Sacred Flame

Related Items

• Honjou Masamune

Variations

One seer said there were more weapons that could be used in the set and pointed to Tokugawa Ieyasu's massive collection as proof. Unfortunately, the prophetess disappeared a century ago and her name was lost to history.

by Freepik

It is unclear if she meant a collector could swap these weapons in for items on the original list or if a collector could use them to increase the power of the set.