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Why Could Yoritomo Not Forgive Yoshitsune for His Crimes? The Vengeful Spirit of Emperor Antoku Cannot Be Ignored

Summary by BUSHOO!JAPAN(武将ジャパン)
June 15, 1189 (April 30, leap year 5, Bunji) is the day of Minamoto no Yoshitsune's death. As you know, he was chased by his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo and died in Oshu, but why did Yoritomo have to eliminate his important blood relative in the first place? This is also a major theme in the historical drama "The 13 Lords of the Kamakura", and one of the reasons for this is that Kajiwara Kagetoki said in the drama, "Two heroes cannot stand side…
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June 15, 1189 (April 30, leap year 5, Bunji) is the day of Minamoto no Yoshitsune's death. As you know, he was chased by his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo and died in Oshu, but why did Yoritomo have to eliminate his important blood relative in the first place? This is also a major theme in the historical drama "The 13 Lords of the Kamakura", and one of the reasons for this is that Kajiwara Kagetoki said in the drama, "Two heroes cannot stand side…

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BUSHOO!JAPAN(武将ジャパン) broke the news in on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
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