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The vendetta of the 47 Ronin (masterless samurai) loyal to Asano Naganori, the Lord of Ako, ranks as one of the most dramatic episodes of Japanese history and to this day is one of Japan’s most famous stories.

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The incident created quite a stir at a time when samurai virtues had seemingly been forgotten during the long peaceful years of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Innumerable poems and essays described the incident, and by 1844 no fewer than 47 plays had been written about these ronin. The incident began in 1701, when Asano and Lord Kamei Korechika of the Tsuwano domain were asked to arrange a fitting reception for the envoys of the Emperor at Edo Castle during their sankin-kotai.

Sankin-kotai was a policy instituted by the Tokugawa Shogunate for the purpose of strengthening central control over the daimyos (feudal lords). It required the daimyos to alternate living for a year in their domain and in Edo
(Tokyo), the capital.

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Asano and Kamei were to be given instruction o TERASAKA KICHIEMON: THE 47TH RONIN - JapanUp!

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