Takeda of the Mock Battle.
Takeda Shingen is the bad guy who battles Uesugi Kenshin, the Yonezawa hometown hero. The battle actually took place in Echigo, modern day Niigata Prefecture, where the battle is also commemorated annually. After Kenshin died, the Uesugi clan moved to Fukushima Prefecture, then to Yonezawa.
In the mock battle, foreigners are invited to take part, but are typically only permitted to be with the Takeda forces.
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