Takuan Soho

Takuan Sōhō is a fictional character from the Vagabond manga series. He serves as a mentor and a friend to Musashi and acts as a big brother to Otsu. Takuan is an eccentric monk of some renown currently serving at the Shippoji Buddhist temple in Miyamoto village. He is straightforward to the point of rudeness, paying little mind to the structured social manners of his time. He is wise and insightful, able to read people and their weaknesses. Despite his often formidable nature, he also has a playful, humorous side; a common trait found with all of the strong and wise characters in Vagabond....