Manga by Takehiko Inoue, on hiatus since 2015, based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novel "Musashi" about the life of Miyamoto Musashi (1584–1645). The map gathers the manga's settings, from Sekigahara to Kyoto, Nara and Kokura, plus, as tributes, other places from the historical Musashi's life that fans visit.
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Sekigahara Battlefieldmanga setting
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The manga begins here: in 1600, Takezō (the future Musashi) and his friend Matahachi, who had left their village dreaming of making their fortune, end up on the losing side of the Battle of Sekigahara. The battlefield museum explains the conflict.
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Miyamoto Village — Birthplace of Musashimanga setting
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Takezō's home village in Sakushū (Mimasaka), which he leaves at the start of the manga and returns to as a "demon child" shunned by the villagers. Today there is a reconstruction of his birthplace, statues of Musashi and his grave.
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Hōzō-in, Nara — Duel with Inshunmanga setting
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In the manga, Musashi goes to Nara's Hōzōin, the home of the spear school, and faces Inshun, its second master. The first time he flees in terror; the second bout ends in a draw. The original temple no longer exists and the pin is approximate.
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Sanjūsangen-dō — Duel with Denshichirō Yoshiokamanga setting
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At the Rengeō-in (Sanjūsangen-dō), Denshichirō Yoshioka fights to the last to kill Musashi and loses the duel. It is one of the key fights of the Kyoto arc.
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Ichijōji Sagarimatsu — Duel with the 70 Yoshiokamanga setting
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The manga's most famous fight: Musashi against the 70 men of the Yoshioka school who come to avenge Seijūrō and Denshichirō. Musashi wins but is left with a badly injured right leg. The current pine is a successor of the original, and there is a statue of Musashi.
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Hachidai Shrine — beside the Sagarimatsu pinetribute
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A shrine next to the Ichijōji Sagarimatsu that keeps a piece of the original pine and a statue of Musashi. The scene in which Musashi decides not to pray before the fight comes from Eiji Yoshikawa's novel, on which the manga is based.
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Kokura Castle — the Hosokawamanga setting
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In the manga, the Hosokawa, lords of Kokura Castle, want Musashi as their fencing instructor after hearing of his victory over the 70 Yoshioka. The last published arc ends with Musashi heading to Kokura with Iori.
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Ganryūjima — the statues of Musashi and Kojirōtribute
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The island of the famous 1612 duel between Musashi and Sasaki Kojirō, the manga's two protagonists. Vagabond (on hiatus since 2015) has not reached that duel, but the island has statues of both and is a must for fans. 10-minute ferry from Shimonoseki.
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Musashizuka — Musashi's gravetribute
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A Kumamoto park with the grave of the historical Musashi, said to have been buried in his armour. It does not appear in the manga, but it is one of the stops on the Musashi trail that Vagabond fans follow.
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