《孙子兵法》在日本的传播

The Spread of The Art of War in Japan

《孙子兵法》自大约公元630年传到日本,对于日本各个时期的权力格局、政治走向等产生了重要影响。特别是战国时代,著名武将武田信玄将“风林火山”作为行动的指导方针,在日本孙子兵学应用史上最为有名。近代,特别是德川时代,基于印刷技术的进步,《孙子兵法》被广泛印刷,使兵学研究进入了繁荣期。明治维新以后,西方兵学及重视精神的日本本土兵学更受重视。第二次世界大战日本战败,昭和天皇关于战争败因的分析中,最重要一条是“没有重视《孙子兵法》的研究”。

The Art of War was introduced to Japan in about 630 AD,which has had an important impact on the power structure and political trend of Japan in various periods.Especially during the Warring States Period,the famous military commander Takeda Shingen took“wind,forest,fire and mountain”as the guideline for the actions,which is the most famous in the history of Japanese military application.In modern times,especially in the Tokugawa era,based on the advancement of printing technology,The Art of War was widely printed,bringing military research into a period of prosperity.After the Meiji Restoration,western military science and the spiritual Japanese military science were more valued.However,Japan’s defeat in World War II,Emperor Showa’s analysis of the cause of the war’s defeat,one of the most important is that“the study of The Art of War was not paid much attention to”.