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The time is the end of the
Edo Period.----- |
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Even in peaceful times, the
shadows of change loomed on the horizon. |
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The saturation of the Japanese
culture began to shake the foundations of feudal society. |
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To slow down the onset of these
changes, the shogunate's political policies became more isolationist. |
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In this time of swirling change,
there were frequent occurrences of famine and peasant uprisings. |
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Due to the fall of their lords
and their subsequent loss of purpose, increasing |
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numbers of samurai became ronin. |
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They took up their swords,
gave up family and home, and set out in search of glory and
riches. |
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Amid these troubled times,
there was a place called Amahara, which had yet to be affected
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by these changes because of
the prosperity enjoyed from trades with the west. |
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But the tides of time could
not be held back forever........ |
