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This is the story of a few men who valued justice more than life. They were members of the large Corps of Samurai in the feudal domain of Akô in western Japan. But when their lord committed the crime of drawing his sword within the castle of the Shogun, the law decreed that he should be sentenced to death, that his heir would not inherit the domain, and all of his vassals would become ronin, dismissed from employment, evicted from their homes, and deprived of their income. All 308 samurai in Akô knew the law and accepted it. And if their lord had succeeded in killing the man he attacked in the castle that would have been the tragic end of this episode. But their lord was subdued and failed to kill his enemy; which meant that yet another law came into play: the Principle of Equal Punishment. 47: The True Story of the Vendetta of the 47 Ronin from Akô tells the harrowing tale of how all this was argued, what was decided, what the results were, and what ultimately became of those 47 men who remained. 47 Ronin tells the tale in immense detail—with maps, graphics and gorgeous illustrations. It provides a richer and more in-depth picture of the Samurai than readers will find in any other medium, offering a comprehensive picture of a tale of justice, honor, politics, and the law of equal punishment.

Japan --- History. --- Forty-seven Rōnin --- J4202.10 --- Akō gishi --- Akō rōshi --- Chūshingura Incident, 1703 --- Rōnin --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- communities -- social classes and groups -- samurai, bushi --- al-Yābān --- Giappone --- Government of Japan --- Iapōnia --- I︠A︡ponii︠a︡ --- Japam --- Japani --- Japão --- Japon --- Japonia --- Japonsko --- Japonya --- Jih-pen --- Mư̄ang Yīpun --- Nihon --- Nihon-koku --- Nihonkoku --- Nippon --- Nippon-koku --- Nipponkoku --- Prathēt Yīpun --- Riben --- State of Japan --- Yābān --- Yapan --- Yīpun --- Zhāpān --- Япония --- اليابان --- يابان --- 日本 --- 日本国 --- History --- E-books --- Jepun --- Yapon --- Yapon Ulus --- I︠A︡pon --- Япон --- I︠A︡pon Uls --- Япон Улс

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J5933 --- J5940 --- J6020 --- 72.01 --- 7.01 --- Kunstbeschouwing ; Japan --- Japan: Literature -- modern fiction and prose by individual authors (1868- ) --- Japan: Literature -- modern fiction and prose -- essays, columns, social and cultural criticism --- Japan: Art and antiquities -- Japanese aesthetics (Japonism) --- Architectuur ; theorie, filosofie, esthetica --- Kunst ; theorie, filosofie, esthetica

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This is an essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. The text ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines an acute sense of the use of space in buildings, as well as perfect descriptions of lacquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure. The essay forms a classic description of the collision between the shadows of traditional Japanese interiors and the dazzling light of the modern age.

Aesthetics, Japanese --- Japan --- Civilization.

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Japan --- Shōtoku Taishi --- Tenmu --- Kakinomoto no, Hitomaro --- Yamanoue no, Okura --- Ōtomo, Yakamochi --- Kūkai --- Saichō --- Fujiwara no, Michinaga --- Murasaki Shikibu --- Sei Shōnagon --- Taira no, Kiyomori --- Minamoto no, Yoritomo --- Minamoto no, Yoshitsune --- Hōjō, Masako --- Shinran --- Nichiren --- Kusunoki, Masashige --- Ashikaga, Takauji --- Ashikaga, Yoshimitsu --- Ashikaga, Yoshimasa --- Takeda, Shingen --- Oda, Nobunaga --- Toyotomi, Hideyoshi --- Tokugawa, Ieyasu --- Sen no, Rikyū --- Takayama, Justo --- Ihara, Saikaku --- Matsuo, Bashō --- Chikamatsu, Monzaemon --- Arai, Hakuseki --- Motoori, Norinaga --- Tanuma, Okitsugu --- Ryōkan --- Rai, San'yō --- Miura, Meisuke --- Sakamoto, Ryōma --- Ōkubo, Toshimichi --- Shibusawa, Eiichi --- Konoe, Fumimaro --- Tōjō, Hideki --- Kawabata, Yasunari