Sasaki Kojirō, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sasaki Kojirō

Japanese swordsman

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1583

Place of Birth: Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 14-Apr-1612

Profession: samurai, bushi

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sasaki Kojiro (??? ???, also known as Sasaki Ganryu) (c.?1585 – April 13, 1612), often anglicised to Kojiro Sasaki, was a prominent Japanese swordsman widely considered a master of his craft, born in Fukui Prefecture.
He lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods and is most remembered for his death while battling Miyamoto Musashi in 1612.