剣豪天狗まつり

During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful era. This left a large number of unemployed samurai with nothing to do, and their morale suffered. In order to raise their spirits, the Shogun’s Chief Advisor Okubo Hikozaemon suggests that they hold a ‘Festival of Swordsmen’ in the Shogun’s presence. Problems arise when some of...