Editing Miyamoto Musashi (section)

==In Japanese and global culture==

===Miyamoto Musashi Budokan===
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[[File:Musashi budokan02s2640.jpg|thumb|The [[Miyamoto Musashi Budokan]] in [[Ōhara, Okayama|Ōhara-chō]] ([[Mimasaka, Okayama|Mimasaka]]), [[Okayama Prefecture]], Japan<ref>{{Cite web| year=2009 |title=Budokan|url=http://www.ecole-miyamoto-musashi.com/budokan_uk.html |website= ecole-miyamoto-musashi.com| publisher= Miyamoto Musashi Dojo |access-date=August 12, 2020}}</ref>]]

On 20 May 2000, at the initiative of Sensei Tadashi Chihara<ref>{{Cite web| date=11 April 2020|title=the 10th, Tadashi Chihara, hyouhou niten ichiryū musashi seitannochi| url=https://54369d1c-e4d2-4025-8e17-8bf19b68e412.filesusr.com/ugd/c7032e_aab689e3cf384be28fbad53526b96dbd.pdf}}</ref> the [[Miyamoto Musashi Budokan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dojo-miyamoto-musashi.com/budokan_uk.html|title=Dojo Miyamoto Musashi|website=dojo-miyamoto-musashi.com}}</ref> was inaugurated.<ref name=":0" /> It was built in [[Ōhara, Okayama|Ōhara-Cho]] in the [[Mimasaka Province|province of Mimasaka]], the birthplace of the [[samurai]]. Inside the building, the life and journey of Miyamoto Musashi are remembered everywhere. Dedicated to martial arts, the Budokan is the source for all of Japan's official traditional saber and [[kendo]] schools. Practically, historically and culturally it is a junction for martial disciplines in the heart of traditional Japan dedicated to Musashi.

The inauguration of the Miyamoto Musashi Budokan perpetuated the twinning established on 4 March 1999, between the inhabitants of Ōhara-Chō (Japanese province of Mimasaka) and the inhabitants of [[Gleizé]]. It was formalized in the presence of Sensei Tadashi Chihara, guarantor and tenth in the lineage of Miyamoto Musashi carrying a mandate from the mayor of Ōhara-Chō, and in the presence of the mayor of Gleizé [[Élisabeth Lamure]].<ref>{{Cite web| date= February 1999|title=Reportage&nbsp;– Dojo&nbsp;– France3&nbsp;– Miyamoto Musashi School |url=https://vimeo.com/387165059 | via= vimeo.com |publisher= | access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |year= 2018 |title= Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu Memorial|url= https://www.memorial-heiho-niten-ichi-ryu.com/reconnaissance| website= memorial-heiho-niten-ichi-ryu.com| publisher= | date= | access-date= }}</ref> This event was extended during the mandate of the new mayor of Ōhara-Chō Fukuda Yoshiaki, by official invitation from Japan and the consequent visit of the mayor of Gleizé for the inauguration of the Miyamoto Musashi Budokan on 10 May 2000, in the presence of personalities and Japanese authorities.

===Monuments===
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File:Memorial Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu.jpg|Memorial Lyon-Japan Japan-France Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu ([[Gleizé]]).
File:Stèle de la Mémoire du Japon à Jarnioux et Liergues.jpg|Memorial Lyon-Japan Japan-France Heiho Niten Ichi Ryu ([[Jarnioux]]).
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===In popular culture===
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{{Further|Miyamoto Musashi in fiction}}

In Musashi's time, there were fictional texts resembling comic books and it is difficult to separate fact from fiction when discussing his life. There have been works of fiction made about or featuring Musashi. [[Eiji Yoshikawa]]'s [[Musashi (novel)|novelization]] (originally a 1930s daily newspaper serial) has greatly influenced successive fictional depictions (including the [[manga]] ''[[Vagabond (manga)|Vagabond]]'' by [[Takehiko Inoue]]) and is often mistaken for a factual account of Musashi's life. In 2012, writer [[Sean Michael Wilson]] and Japanese artist Chie Kutsuwada published ''The Book of Five Rings: A Graphic Novel'', manga attempting to be more historically accurate, based on research and translations by [[William Scott Wilson]]. Musashi also appears in the manga ''[[Baki the Grappler]]'' as a revived clone of himself with his real soul intact as one of the strongest fighters in the series, and used his two-sword style in most combat in which he was shown.

The card game ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' has a card based on him, Isshin, Two Heavens as One, named for his two swords as one technique.

''[[Onimusha]]'', a video game series by [[Capcom]], features Musashi as a secret playable character in ''[[Onimusha Blade Warriors]]'', 2026's Onimusha: Way of the Sword will also see him returning as the lead character, with his likeness modelled after actor Toshiro Mifune. The 1994 video game ''[[Live A Live]]'' and its 2022 remake feature Musashi as a boss in the game's Twilight of Edo Japan chapter. The 2008 video game ''[[Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!]]'' was based on his life and personality. In the 2017 video game ''[[For Honor]]'', the "Aramusha" hero is loosely inspired by Musashi. The character is a ronin who wields two swords.

The 2023 anime [[Onimusha (TV series)|Onimusha]] was based loosely on the video game franchise of the same name and produced by Netflix. The series portrays a fictional version of an aging Musashi who embarks on a journey to defeat supernatural forces of evil using the Oni Gauntlet.

In the Japanese live action series ''[[Kamen Rider Ghost]]'', Musashi is the first of many Luminary Eyecons that Takeru Tenkuuji uses as [[Kamen Rider Ghost]].

The song "Sun and Steel" by heavy metal band [[Iron Maiden]] off the album ''[[Piece of Mind]]'' is based on Musashi's life.{{cn|date= April 2025}}