Shishido Baiken was a Japanese swordsman active in the early years of the
Edo period (
1603-
1868). Baiken was a skilled swordsman, and soon on became a skilled practitioner of the
kusarigama (a metal chain attached to a
kama, also known as the chain and sickle). Around the year
1607, Baiken dueled the swordsman
Miyamoto Musashi and was killed.
Baiken was featured in the manga
Vagabond by the name
Tsujikaze Kohei.