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🇯🇵 Musha shugyō (武者修行) is a samurai warrior's quest or pilgrimage🥋 Tsukahara Bokuden (塚原 卜伝, 1489 – 1571) was a famous swordsman of the early Sengoku period.He was described as a kensei (sword saint).Bokuden went on a pilgrimage (Musha Shugyo) to seek out the best teachers to learn from and to challenge the best samurai warriors Japan had to offer. In total, he had thirty-seven duels against the best fighters