Chikamatsu Shigenori (近松 茂矩), samurai, military writer, ninja, and tea ceremony enthusiast, was born in Owari Province (now Aichi prefecture) in 1697. His father, Chikamatsu Shigekiyo, was a retainer of the Tokugawa clan in Owari province. Chikamatsu was best known as a writer and his output included one hundred books on military matters including the "Yokan Kajo Denmoku Kugi" the oral traditions of Iga and Koga a scroll outlining the skills and tactics of Japan's famed shinobi. Chikamatsu was known by several other names including Hikonoshin, Nankai, and Nogenshi, and Chikamatsu Hikonoshin Fujiwara Shigenori.