A freshwater spring, called the Hino spring, occupied this location, and was a noted local landmark due to an ancient pine tree from which local legend stated that Takeda Shingen once hung his battle standard.
Another prevalent theory suggests that hōtō was invented by local war hero Takeda Shingen.
The Japanese feudal lord Oda Nobunaga also called himself a maō in a letter to Takeda Shingen signing it with 第六天魔王 (The demon king of the sixth sky).
Neba is also one of the many reported sites at which Takeda Shingen died.
When rumors start to emerge that the feudal lord Takeda Shingen was pronounced dead, the country's biggest enemy Oda Nobunaga became ambitious.
The series will reuse molds from this line with additional parts to make the Gundams resemble actual historical samurai such as Takeda Shingen.
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Masayori was the eldest son of Shinano warlord Takanashi Sumiyori and would mutually support his father's intent to restore their land after Takeda Shingen had claimed it as his own.
The first head martial arts teacher of the Genyosha dojo was Takeda Tadakatsu (descendant of Takeda Shingen's father, Takeda Nobutora), and 41st generation of Takeda.