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Lady Kyashira at 08:27, 7 June 2026

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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			ACSH Joken Hokkyo Portrait.png\|Portrait of Joken in the Animus' objective menu
	ACSH Hara Joken Closeup 1.png\|Closeup of Joken		ACSH Hara Joken Closeup 1.png\|Closeup of Joken
	ACSH Hara Joken 1.png\|Hara Joken		ACSH Hara Joken 1.png\|Hara Joken

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	'''Hara Joken'''<ref name="Tea Bowls for Rikyu">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Tea Bowls for Rikyu]]</ref> (died June 1582), also known as '''Joken Hokkyō''' (lit. "[[wikt:法橋\|High Priest]] Joken") and under the cryptonym of '''The Wise''', was the [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] ~~[[Scholar~~\|abbot]] and caretaker of [[Tōdai-ji]], and a former ''[[sōhei]]'' active during the late [[Sengoku period]].		'''Hara Joken'''<ref name="Tea Bowls for Rikyu">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Tea Bowls for Rikyu]]</ref> (died June 1582), also known as '''Joken Hokkyō''' (lit. "[[wikt:法橋\|High Priest]] Joken") and under the cryptonym of '''The Wise''', was the [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] {{Wiki\|abbot}} and caretaker of [[Tōdai-ji]], and a former ''[[sōhei]]'' active during the late [[Sengoku period]].

	During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign to unify [[Japan]], Joken fought for his homeland against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisahide}} and was promised that the [[monk]]s would rule the land. After leading his monks to victory against Matsunaga in the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, however, the abbot was passed over in favor of [[Tsutsui Junkei]], whom Nobunaga appointed as [[Yamato]]'s ''[[daimyō]]''.		During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign to unify [[Japan]], Joken fought for his homeland against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisahide}} and was promised that the [[monk]]s would rule the land. After leading his monks to victory against Matsunaga in the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, however, the abbot was passed over in favor of [[Tsutsui Junkei]], whom Nobunaga appointed as [[Yamato]]'s ''[[daimyō]]''.

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	'''Hara Joken''' (died June 1582), also known as '''Joken Hokkyō''' (lit. "[[wikt:法橋\|High Priest]] Joken") and under the cryptonym of '''The Wise''', was the [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] [[Scholar\|abbot]] and caretaker of [[Tōdai-ji]], and a former ''[[sōhei]]'' active during the late [[Sengoku period]].		'''Hara Joken'''<ref name="Tea Bowls for Rikyu">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Tea Bowls for Rikyu]]</ref> (died June 1582), also known as '''Joken Hokkyō''' (lit. "[[wikt:法橋\|High Priest]] Joken") and under the cryptonym of '''The Wise''', was the [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] [[Scholar\|abbot]] and caretaker of [[Tōdai-ji]], and a former ''[[sōhei]]'' active during the late [[Sengoku period]].

	During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign to unify [[Japan]], Joken fought for his homeland against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisahide}} and was promised that the [[monk]]s would rule the land. After leading his monks to victory against Matsunaga in the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, however, the abbot was passed over in favor of [[Tsutsui Junkei]], whom Nobunaga appointed as [[Yamato]]'s ''[[daimyō]]''.		During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign to unify [[Japan]], Joken fought for his homeland against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisahide}} and was promised that the [[monk]]s would rule the land. After leading his monks to victory against Matsunaga in the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, however, the abbot was passed over in favor of [[Tsutsui Junkei]], whom Nobunaga appointed as [[Yamato]]'s ''[[daimyō]]''.
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	His cover exposed, Joken's men rallied behind him as he ordered them to kill everyone, starting with Yasuke. However, the soldiers only succeeded in buying Joken enough time to escape before they were eliminated. Following the abbot's trail, Naoe and Yasuke soon found him kneeling at a small shrine. As the two approached, Joken readied his ''[[katana]]'' and engaged them in a duel, exclaiming that Nobunaga had betrayed him by denying his rightful rule of Yamato.<ref name="Darkness Falls"/>		His cover exposed, Joken's men rallied behind him as he ordered them to kill everyone, starting with Yasuke. However, the soldiers only succeeded in buying Joken enough time to escape before they were eliminated. Following the abbot's trail, Naoe and Yasuke soon found him kneeling at a small shrine. As the two approached, Joken readied his ''[[katana]]'' and engaged them in a duel, exclaiming that Nobunaga had betrayed him by denying his rightful rule of Yamato.<ref name="Darkness Falls"/>

	Eventually, Joken was bested by his opponents and mortally wounded. Naoe then attempted to [[Interrogation\|interrogate]] him about the box stolen from Iga, but the abbot deflected the question, stating that he would like to die. In his final moments, he experienced an {{Wiki\|auditory hallucination}} of wooden clappers and believed it was a sign from Kojiro to hasten him to the afterlife. After Joken succumbed to his wounds, Naoe and Yasuke recovered the ''[[kusarigama]]'' [[Winds of War]]<ref name="Darkness Falls"/> and a full [[tea]] {{Wiki\|Japanese tea utensils\|set}} from his personal effects.<ref name="Tea Bowls for Rikyu"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Tea Bowls for Rikyu]]<~~/~~ref~~>		Eventually, Joken was bested by his opponents and mortally wounded. Naoe then attempted to [[Interrogation\|interrogate]] him about the box stolen from Iga, but the abbot deflected the question, stating that he would like to die. In his final moments, he experienced an {{Wiki\|auditory hallucination}} of wooden clappers and believed it was a sign from Kojiro to hasten him to the afterlife. After Joken succumbed to his wounds, Naoe and Yasuke recovered the ''[[kusarigama]]'' [[Winds of War]]<ref name="Darkness Falls"/> and a full [[tea]] {{Wiki\|Japanese tea utensils\|set}} from his personal effects.<ref name="Tea Bowls for Rikyu"/>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

Batfan13 at 04:42, 5 May 2026

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	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\|name = Hara Joken		\|name = Hara Joken
	\|image = ACSH ~~Hara~~ Joken ~~Closeup 1~~.png		\|image = ACSH DB Joken Hokkyo.png
	\|death = Late June 1582<br>[[Kōfuku-ji]], [[Yamato]], [[Japan]]		\|death = Late June 1582<br>[[Kōfuku-ji]], [[Yamato]], [[Japan]]
	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species = [[Human]]
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	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
			ACSH Hara Joken Closeup 1.png\|Closeup of Joken
	ACSH Hara Joken 1.png\|Hara Joken		ACSH Hara Joken 1.png\|Hara Joken
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	'''Hara Joken''' (died 1582), also known as '''Joken Hokkyō''' (lit. "[[wikt:法橋\|High Priest]] Joken") and under the cryptonym of '''The Wise''', was the [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] [[Scholar\|abbot]] and caretaker of [[Tōdai-ji]], and a former ''[[sōhei]]'' active during the late [[Sengoku period]].		'''Hara Joken''' (died June 1582), also known as '''Joken Hokkyō''' (lit. "[[wikt:法橋\|High Priest]] Joken") and under the cryptonym of '''The Wise''', was the [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] [[Scholar\|abbot]] and caretaker of [[Tōdai-ji]], and a former ''[[sōhei]]'' active during the late [[Sengoku period]].

	During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign to unify [[Japan]], Joken fought for his homeland against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisahide}} and was promised that the [[monk]]s would rule the land. After leading his monks to victory against Matsunaga in the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, however, the abbot was passed over in favor of [[Tsutsui Junkei]], whom Nobunaga appointed as [[Yamato]]'s ''[[daimyō]]''.		During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign to unify [[Japan]], Joken fought for his homeland against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisahide}} and was promised that the [[monk]]s would rule the land. After leading his monks to victory against Matsunaga in the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, however, the abbot was passed over in favor of [[Tsutsui Junkei]], whom Nobunaga appointed as [[Yamato]]'s ''[[daimyō]]''.

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	\|name = Hara Joken		\|name = Hara Joken
	\|image = ACSH Hara Joken Closeup 1.png		\|image = ACSH Hara Joken Closeup 1.png
	\|death = 1582<br>[[Kōfuku-ji]], [[Yamato]], [[Japan]]		\|death = Late June 1582<br>[[Kōfuku-ji]], [[Yamato]], [[Japan]]
	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species = [[Human]]
	\|database = [[Database: Joken Hokkyo\|Joken Hokkyo]]		\|database = [[Database: Joken Hokkyo\|Joken Hokkyo]]

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Life as a sōhei===		===Life as a sōhei===
	During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s unification campaign in 1577, he promised Joken and his fellow monks that they would rule [[Yamato]] if they joined him against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga ~~Hisehide~~}}'s forces. During the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, the abbot personally fought against Hisehide's son [[Matsunaga Kojiro\|Kojiro]] and defeated him in combat. When Matsunaga fell, however, Nobunaga gifted the land to [[Tsutsui Junkei]], much to Joken's ire.<ref name="Temple Stories">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple Stories]]</ref> Within a matter of years, he rose in status to become the province's abbot, but still harbored resentment towards Nobunaga.<ref name="Darkness Falls">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Darkness Falls]]</ref>		During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s unification campaign in 1577, he promised Joken and his fellow monks that they would rule [[Yamato]] if they joined him against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisahide}}'s forces. During the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, the abbot personally fought against Hisehide's son [[Matsunaga Kojiro\|Kojiro]] and defeated him in combat. When Matsunaga fell, however, Nobunaga gifted the land to [[Tsutsui Junkei]], much to Joken's ire.<ref name="Temple Stories">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple Stories]]</ref> Within a matter of years, he rose in status to become the province's abbot, but still harbored resentment towards Nobunaga.<ref name="Darkness Falls">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Darkness Falls]]</ref>

	===Joining the Shinbakufu===		===Joining the Shinbakufu===

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	'''Hara Joken''' (died 1582), also known as '''Joken Hokkyō''' (lit. "[[wikt:法橋\|High Priest]] Joken") and under the cryptonym of '''The Wise''', was the [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] [[Scholar\|abbot]] and caretaker of [[Tōdai-ji]], and a former ''[[sōhei]]'' active during the late [[Sengoku period]].		'''Hara Joken''' (died 1582), also known as '''Joken Hokkyō''' (lit. "[[wikt:法橋\|High Priest]] Joken") and under the cryptonym of '''The Wise''', was the [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] [[Scholar\|abbot]] and caretaker of [[Tōdai-ji]], and a former ''[[sōhei]]'' active during the late [[Sengoku period]].

	During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign to unify [[Japan]], Joken fought for his homeland against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga ~~Hisehide~~}} and was promised that the [[monk]]s would rule the land. After leading his monks to victory against Matsunaga in the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, however, the abbot was passed over in favor of [[Tsutsui Junkei]], whom Nobunaga appointed as [[Yamato]]'s ''[[daimyō]]''.		During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign to unify [[Japan]], Joken fought for his homeland against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisahide}} and was promised that the [[monk]]s would rule the land. After leading his monks to victory against Matsunaga in the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, however, the abbot was passed over in favor of [[Tsutsui Junkei]], whom Nobunaga appointed as [[Yamato]]'s ''[[daimyō]]''.

	Following his rise as Tōdai-ji's ranking priest, Joken joined the [[Shinbakufu]], a secret organization conspiring to bring former ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] back to power. In exchange for his allegiance, he was granted the manpower to instigate turmoil between the [[Tsutsui clan\|Tsutsui]] and [[Akiyama clan]]s, with the ultimate goal of undermining both Nobunaga and Junkei. However, shortly after Nobunaga's [[Honnō-ji incident\|death]], the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] investigated the tensions between the two clans and discovered the abbot's role in instigating the conflict. Exposed, Joken made a last stand against both clans but was defeated and killed.		Following his rise as Tōdai-ji's ranking priest, Joken joined the [[Shinbakufu]], a secret organization conspiring to bring former ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] back to power. In exchange for his allegiance, he was granted the manpower to instigate turmoil between the [[Tsutsui clan\|Tsutsui]] and [[Akiyama clan]]s, with the ultimate goal of undermining both Nobunaga and Junkei. However, shortly after Nobunaga's [[Honnō-ji incident\|death]], the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] investigated the tensions between the two clans and discovered the abbot's role in instigating the conflict. Exposed, Joken made a last stand against both clans but was defeated and killed.

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	When Junkei learned of the Akiyama clan's actions, he was ready to declare war. Joken asked the lord to reconsider his decision, suggesting that they find a middle ground, but a furious Junkei refused. At that moment, Naoe and Yasuke arrived with the scroll and expressed their doubt that the Akiyama were responsible for its theft. They then promised to investigate the matter further while Joken and Junkei prepared for the peace talks at Kōfuku-ji.<ref name="Temple Stories"/>		When Junkei learned of the Akiyama clan's actions, he was ready to declare war. Joken asked the lord to reconsider his decision, suggesting that they find a middle ground, but a furious Junkei refused. At that moment, Naoe and Yasuke arrived with the scroll and expressed their doubt that the Akiyama were responsible for its theft. They then promised to investigate the matter further while Joken and Junkei prepared for the peace talks at Kōfuku-ji.<ref name="Temple Stories"/>

	After their investigation at [[Katsuragi]] and [[Takatori Castle Ruins]], Naoe and Yasuke determined that an agent called "[[The Messenger (monk)\|The Messenger]]" had sent orders from his secret superior for [[bandit]]s to attack and loot shrines across Yamato, in order to provoke the local spirits' wrath.<ref name="Kurai Eikyou"/><ref name="Restless Spirits">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Restless Spirits]]</ref> They later found themselves meeting Ayako and discovered that Tsutsui envoys were attacked by traitorous Akiyama [[soldier]]s paid by a masked warrior. After saving the remaining envoy, they recovered an invitation to [[Uda Matsuyama Castle]], handed it to Ayako at [[~~Kasugataisha Shrine~~]], and convinced her to attend the peace talks with Junkei.<ref name="The Lost Envoys">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Lost Envoys]]</ref>		After their investigation at [[Katsuragi]] and [[Takatori Castle Ruins]], Naoe and Yasuke determined that an agent called "[[The Messenger (monk)\|The Messenger]]" had sent orders from his secret superior for [[bandit]]s to attack and loot shrines across Yamato, in order to provoke the local spirits' wrath.<ref name="Kurai Eikyou"/><ref name="Restless Spirits">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Restless Spirits]]</ref> They later found themselves meeting Ayako and discovered that Tsutsui envoys were attacked by traitorous Akiyama [[soldier]]s paid by a masked warrior. After saving the remaining envoy, they recovered an invitation to [[Uda Matsuyama Castle]], handed it to Ayako at [[Kasuga-taisha]], and convinced her to attend the peace talks with Junkei.<ref name="The Lost Envoys">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Lost Envoys]]</ref>

	===Death===		===Death===

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	'''Hara Joken''' (died 1582), also known as '''Joken Hokkyō''' (lit. "[[wikt:法橋\|High Priest]] Joken") and under the cryptonym of '''The Wise''', was the [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] [[Scholar\|abbot]] and caretaker of [[Tōdai-ji]], and a former ''[[sōhei]]'' active during the late [[Sengoku period]].		'''Hara Joken''' (died 1582), also known as '''Joken Hokkyō''' (lit. "[[wikt:法橋\|High Priest]] Joken") and under the cryptonym of '''The Wise''', was the [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] [[Scholar\|abbot]] and caretaker of [[Tōdai-ji]], and a former ''[[sōhei]]'' active during the late [[Sengoku period]].

	During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign to unify [[Japan]], Joken fought for his homeland against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisehide}} and was promised that the ~~monks~~ would rule the land. After leading his monks to {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan~~\|victory~~}} ~~against Matsunaga's forces~~, however, the abbot was passed over in favor of [[Tsutsui Junkei]], whom Nobunaga appointed as [[Yamato]]'s ''[[daimyō]]''.		During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign to unify [[Japan]], Joken fought for his homeland against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisehide}} and was promised that the [[monk]]s would rule the land. After leading his monks to victory against Matsunaga in the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, however, the abbot was passed over in favor of [[Tsutsui Junkei]], whom Nobunaga appointed as [[Yamato]]'s ''[[daimyō]]''.

	Following his rise as Tōdai-ji's ranking priest, Joken joined the [[Shinbakufu]], a secret organization conspiring to bring former ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] back to power. In exchange for his allegiance, he was granted the manpower to instigate turmoil between the [[Tsutsui clan\|Tsutsui]] and [[Akiyama clan]]s, with the ultimate goal of undermining both Nobunaga and Junkei. However, shortly after Nobunaga's death, the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] investigated the tensions between the two clans and discovered the abbot's role in instigating the conflict. Exposed, Joken made a last stand against both clans but was defeated and killed.		Following his rise as Tōdai-ji's ranking priest, Joken joined the [[Shinbakufu]], a secret organization conspiring to bring former ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] back to power. In exchange for his allegiance, he was granted the manpower to instigate turmoil between the [[Tsutsui clan\|Tsutsui]] and [[Akiyama clan]]s, with the ultimate goal of undermining both Nobunaga and Junkei. However, shortly after Nobunaga's [[Honnō-ji incident\|death]], the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] investigated the tensions between the two clans and discovered the abbot's role in instigating the conflict. Exposed, Joken made a last stand against both clans but was defeated and killed.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Life as a sōhei===		===Life as a sōhei===
	During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s unification campaign in 1577, he promised Joken and his fellow monks that they would rule ~~the~~ [[Yamato~~\|Yamato Province~~]] if they joined him against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisehide}}'s forces. During the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan~~\|battle~~}}, the abbot personally fought against Hisehide's son [[Matsunaga Kojiro\|Kojiro]] and defeated him in combat. When Matsunaga fell, however, Nobunaga gifted the land to [[Tsutsui Junkei]], much to Joken's ire.<ref name="Temple Stories">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple Stories]]</ref> Within a matter of years, he rose in status to become the province's abbot, but still harbored resentment towards Nobunaga.<ref name="Darkness Falls">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Darkness Falls]]</ref>		During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s unification campaign in 1577, he promised Joken and his fellow monks that they would rule [[Yamato]] if they joined him against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisehide}}'s forces. During the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, the abbot personally fought against Hisehide's son [[Matsunaga Kojiro\|Kojiro]] and defeated him in combat. When Matsunaga fell, however, Nobunaga gifted the land to [[Tsutsui Junkei]], much to Joken's ire.<ref name="Temple Stories">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Temple Stories]]</ref> Within a matter of years, he rose in status to become the province's abbot, but still harbored resentment towards Nobunaga.<ref name="Darkness Falls">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Darkness Falls]]</ref>

	===Joining the Shinbakufu===		===Joining the Shinbakufu===
	Joken's anger at Nobunaga eventually led him to join the [[Shinbakufu]], who in return aided his efforts to create conflict between Junkei and [[Akiyama Ayako]]. As one of the group's leaders, Joken took on the alias of "The Wise" and participated in the hunt for the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan\|Imperial Regalia]] protected by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']].<ref name="Darkness Falls"/>		Joken's anger at Nobunaga eventually led him to join the [[Shinbakufu]], who in return aided his efforts to create conflict between Junkei and [[Akiyama Ayako]]. As one of the group's leaders, Joken took on the alias of "The Wise" and participated in the hunt for the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan\|Imperial Regalia]] protected by the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']].<ref name="Darkness Falls"/>

	In September 1581, Joken joined his fellow Shinbakufu members during Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of [[Iga]] to find the regalia's jewel, the ''{{Wiki\|Magatama\|Yasakani no Magatama}}''. Using the invasion to mask their efforts, the group rendezvoused at [[Katano Castle]], where their member [[Ido Yoshihiro]] took the box containing the jewel after stealing it from the [[Mihata Kofun]]. However, the ''[[ninja\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] arrived at the castle before the Shinbakufu, assassinated Yoshihiro, and recovered the box.<ref name="The Onyro Samurai">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Onryo Samurai]]</ref>		In September 1581, Joken joined his fellow Shinbakufu members during Nobunaga's [[Tenshō Iga War\|invasion]] of [[Iga]] to find the regalia's jewel, the ''{{Wiki\|Magatama\|Yasakani no Magatama}}''. Using the invasion to mask their efforts, the group rendezvoused at [[Katano Castle]], where their member [[Ido Yoshihiro]] took the box containing the jewel after stealing it from the [[Mihata Kofun]]. However, the ''[[ninja\|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] arrived at the castle before the Shinbakufu, [[Assassination\|assassinated]] Yoshihiro, and recovered the box.<ref name="The Onyro Samurai">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Onryo Samurai]]</ref>

	Naoe attempted to escape with ~~the box~~, only to be ambushed and crippled by [[Yaita Wakasa]] and [[Wada Koretake]], who reclaimed the box for the Shinbakufu. Just as Naoe's father [[Fujibayashi Nagato\|Nagato]] came and pushed back the pair, the remaining Shinbakufu members, including a masked Joken, arrived. Ordered by their [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki\|leader]] to kill Nagato and secure the box, the group mortally wounded him and departed with their prize, leaving the Fujibayashi for dead.<ref name="The Onyro Samurai"/>		Naoe attempted to escape with it, only to be ambushed and crippled by [[Yaita Wakasa]] and [[Wada Koretake]], who reclaimed the box for the Shinbakufu. Just as Naoe's father [[Fujibayashi Nagato\|Nagato]] came and pushed back the pair, the remaining Shinbakufu members, including a masked Joken, arrived. Ordered by their [[Horse\|mounted]] [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki\|leader]] to kill Nagato and secure the box, the group mortally wounded him and departed with their prize, leaving the Fujibayashi for dead.<ref name="The Onyro Samurai"/>

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	===Death===		===Death===
	At Kōfuku-ji, Joken supervised Junkei and Ayako's meeting and called for an intermission right when Yasuke entered. Meanwhile, Joken's soldiers readied themselves to interrupt the negotiations by having a hidden Akiyama soldier shoot at Junkei in order to start a war between the two clans. Fortunately, Naoe intervened and killed the shooter. However, Junkei and Ayako each blamed the other for the attempted [[assassination]]. When the abbot tried to accuse each leader, Yasuke threw his ''[[tantō]]'' at Joken, who caught it and revealed his true nature.<ref name="Darkness Falls"/>		At Kōfuku-ji, Joken supervised Junkei and Ayako's meeting and called for an intermission right when Yasuke entered. Meanwhile, Joken's soldiers readied themselves to interrupt the negotiations by having a hidden Akiyama soldier shoot at Junkei in order to start a war between the two clans. Fortunately, Naoe intervened and killed the shooter. However, Junkei and Ayako each blamed the other for the attempted assassination. When the abbot tried to accuse each leader, Yasuke threw his ''[[tantō]]'' at Joken, who caught it and revealed his true nature.<ref name="Darkness Falls"/>

	His cover exposed, Joken's men rallied behind him as he ordered them to kill everyone, starting with Yasuke. However, the soldiers only succeeded in buying Joken enough time to escape before they were eliminated. Following the abbot's trail, Naoe and Yasuke soon found him kneeling at a small shrine. As the two approached, Joken readied his ''[[katana]]'' and engaged them in a duel, exclaiming that Nobunaga had betrayed him by denying his rightful rule of Yamato.<ref name="Darkness Falls"/>		His cover exposed, Joken's men rallied behind him as he ordered them to kill everyone, starting with Yasuke. However, the soldiers only succeeded in buying Joken enough time to escape before they were eliminated. Following the abbot's trail, Naoe and Yasuke soon found him kneeling at a small shrine. As the two approached, Joken readied his ''[[katana]]'' and engaged them in a duel, exclaiming that Nobunaga had betrayed him by denying his rightful rule of Yamato.<ref name="Darkness Falls"/>

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	'''Hara Joken''' (died 1582), also known as '''Joken Hokkyō''' (lit. "[[wikt:法橋\|High Priest]] Joken") and under the cryptonym of '''The Wise''', was the [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] [[Scholar\|abbot]] and caretaker of [[Tōdai-ji]], and a former ''[[sōhei]]'' active during the late [[Sengoku period]].		'''Hara Joken''' (died 1582), also known as '''Joken Hokkyō''' (lit. "[[wikt:法橋\|High Priest]] Joken") and under the cryptonym of '''The Wise''', was the [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] [[Scholar\|abbot]] and caretaker of [[Tōdai-ji]], and a former ''[[sōhei]]'' active during the late [[Sengoku period]].

	During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign to unify [[Japan]], Joken fought for his homeland against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga ~~Hisehide~~}} and was promised that the [[monk]]s would rule the land. After leading his monks to victory against Matsunaga in the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, however, the abbot was passed over in favor of [[Tsutsui Junkei]], whom Nobunaga appointed as [[Yamato]]'s ''[[daimyō]]''.		During [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s campaign to unify [[Japan]], Joken fought for his homeland against {{Wiki\|Matsunaga Hisahide}} and was promised that the [[monk]]s would rule the land. After leading his monks to victory against Matsunaga in the {{Wiki\|Siege of Shigisan}}, however, the abbot was passed over in favor of [[Tsutsui Junkei]], whom Nobunaga appointed as [[Yamato]]'s ''[[daimyō]]''.

	Following his rise as Tōdai-ji's ranking priest, Joken joined the [[Shinbakufu]], a secret organization conspiring to bring former ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] back to power. In exchange for his allegiance, he was granted the manpower to instigate turmoil between the [[Tsutsui clan\|Tsutsui]] and [[Akiyama clan]]s, with the ultimate goal of undermining both Nobunaga and Junkei. However, shortly after Nobunaga's [[Honnō-ji incident\|death]], the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] investigated the tensions between the two clans and discovered the abbot's role in instigating the conflict. Exposed, Joken made a last stand against both clans but was defeated and killed.		Following his rise as Tōdai-ji's ranking priest, Joken joined the [[Shinbakufu]], a secret organization conspiring to bring former ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] back to power. In exchange for his allegiance, he was granted the manpower to instigate turmoil between the [[Tsutsui clan\|Tsutsui]] and [[Akiyama clan]]s, with the ultimate goal of undermining both Nobunaga and Junkei. However, shortly after Nobunaga's [[Honnō-ji incident\|death]], the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] members [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]] investigated the tensions between the two clans and discovered the abbot's role in instigating the conflict. Exposed, Joken made a last stand against both clans but was defeated and killed.