“The Strongest Samurai in Japanese History”
The Mikawa area(Eastern part of Aichi Prefecture) produced one of the Best Samurai in Japan. Many people said he was the strongest in Japanese history. His name is “Honda Tadakatsu”. He has the Kanji character “忠” on his name. This word means dedication and allegiance. And, of course, he was a person of loyalty.
Honda Tadakatsu is also known about “Tokugawa 4 Guardians”. He went to 57 battle fields in his whole life, but he was never injured, not even once. He never gave up in any difficult situation. All Japanese soldiers were afraid of his strongness. And his Samurai armor was also famous as well, because it has a beautiful black color and looks very cool.
Deer Horn Helmet
One day, “Honda Tadakatsu ” and his boss “Tokugawa Ieyasu ” met an amazing deer on the way back to their home castle after the battle. Accidentally, they couldn’t go forward because of the raging stream. At that time, the gentle deer showed him the way to the safety zone. Thanks to wise deer, they all could get back to their castle.
Since he was very impressed by this beautiful animal, he decided to make his samurai helmet with some deer horn. Isn’t it a really fantastic story?
Japanese Cultural Samurai Spear “Tonbo Giri”
“Honda Tadakatsu” also had a famous Japanese weapon, a 20 feet spear “Tonbo Giri”. This longest samurai weapon is designated as a Japanese cultural property.
Aichi prefecture has another unique item and it’s also famous as the longest one in Japan. It’s fried tiger prawns. These huge fried shrimps are a local speciality in Aichi Prefecture. This is a different kind of crispy to Shrimp Tempura. “Ebi-Fry” is more crunchy and crispy, because it is battered into Panko crumbs(milled bread flakes). This fantastic menu goes well with tartar sauce or regular Worcester sauce.
Where can we find the Japanese Longest Fried Shrimp?
And it usually comes with thinly shredded cabbage. It will reduce the cholesterol level in your blood. Dietary fiber helps your healthy life and it doesn’t have so many calories in itself. According to our own age, we will get less fat and it could be the right meal for everyone. Of course, huge shrimps look delicious, but if you think it’s too heavy calories, don’t hesitate to choose the shorter one.
Let’s look back at the “Honda Tadakatsu” story. In his late years, when he carved his own name on the grip of his samurai sword, he injured his finger by accidently. And this is the first and last time he got hurt. It happened just a few days ago when he passed away.
Actually, he adjusted the length of his spear sometimes with increasing his age. The reason is very clear that a 20 feet weapon was too heavy to handle for a 63 years old man.
How about your dietary habit, especially about fried cooking dishes? To enjoy your healthy life, you need to choose dietary restrictions, if you are older than 40. Let’s follow the good Samurai’s example!
