was first made in 1875, during the Meiji period, by Yasubei Kimura [ja] (木村安兵衛 Kimura Yasubei), a samurai who lost his job with the rise of the Imperial

高房) Horibe Yahei Kanamaru/Akizane (堀部 弥兵衛 金丸) Horibe Yasubei Taketsune (堀部 安兵衛 武庸) Yoshida Chūzaemon Kanesuke (吉田 忠左衛門 兼亮) Yoshida Sawaemon Kanesada (吉田