The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

The last samurai who lead an army of 690 against an enemy of 50 thousand - In 1867, political power returned to the Emperor and 260 years of the Tokugawa Shogunate came to an end, resulting ... Read allThe last samurai who lead an army of 690 against an enemy of 50 thousand - In 1867, political power returned to the Emperor and 260 years of the Tokugawa Shogunate came to an end, resulting in the domains being divided either into the Eastern Army or the Western Army. In 1868, th... Read allThe last samurai who lead an army of 690 against an enemy of 50 thousand - In 1867, political power returned to the Emperor and 260 years of the Tokugawa Shogunate came to an end, resulting in the domains being divided either into the Eastern Army or the Western Army. In 1868, the battle of Toba-Fushimi started the Boshin War. Tsuginosuke Kawai, the chief retainer of ... Read all