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Did Hachisuka Masakatsu and Hideyoshi Really Meet "on a Bridge"? a Look at the Famous Anecdote and Historical Facts

Hasegawa Masakatsu (Koroku) appears in the seventh episode of the historical drama "Toyotomi Brothers." He was an indispensable aide to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, from his Mino negotiations that sparked his rise to power to his later conquest of the country. The scene in which the two meet on Yahagi Bridge is a familiar one, even in fiction. But how much of it was true? Let's take a look back at the circumstances that inspired it. Did the two meet on Y…
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Hasegawa Masakatsu (Koroku) appears in the seventh episode of the historical drama "Toyotomi Brothers." He was an indispensable aide to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, from his Mino negotiations that sparked his rise to power to his later conquest of the country. The scene in which the two meet on Yahagi Bridge is a familiar one, even in fiction. But how much of it was true? Let's take a look back at the circumstances that inspired it. Did the two meet on Y…

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BUSHOO!JAPAN(武将ジャパン) broke the news in on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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