47 ronin

"Chushingura" may be 97% fiction, but it ranks...
The raid by the 47 "ronin" is enacted every year in Ako, Hyogo Prefecture, the home of Asano Takuminokami, and other locations across the nation. (Yoshiaki Arai)
December 12, 2011
It's that time of year again for "Chushingura," a fictionalized telling of a classic tale of revenge that ranks among the most familiar of all stories in Japan. Even though we...
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