Magara Naotaka

Magara Naotaka (真柄 直隆, 1536 – August 9, 1570) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period, who served the Asakura clan.

Magara was a big man with a height of 7 shaku (210 centimetres (83 in)) and was famed for his skill with the ōdachi.

They supported the Asakura army's retreat from the forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

[a] As the Asakura continued to presently retreat to their original stronghold, Naotaka lost his blade.

[3] Atsuta Shrine owns Tarō tachi (太郎太刀), a ōdachi with a blade length of 221 centimetres (87 in)) which is said to be the sword Naotaka used.

Magara Naotaka in the Battle of Anegawa .