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This chapter is composed of four sections. The first section takes up the significance of Bushido and clarifies why we discuss it. The second section takes up Inazo Nitobe and shows why and how Nitobe wrote Bushido in English. The third section verifies the theory of Bushido during the Edo period. The last section takes up the ethical code of the Mikawa samurai, Shosan Suzuki.
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Suzuki , Shosan (1579–1655), as a samurai, was an immideate retainer of the first Shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, and the second, Hidetada Tokugawa. He became a priest after obtaining Hidetada Tokugawa’s permission. Mikawa is the name of the birthplace of Tokugawa family.
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Tadashi Karube (1965–) is a political scientist and a professor of the University of Tokyo.
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Taira, Shigemori (1138–1179) agonized over whether to be filial to his father or loyal to the Royal Family.
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The Kamakura Bakufu (1185–1333) was the first warrior government located at Kamakura in Japan, of which the first Shogun was Yoritomo Minamoto .
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Kanso Nabeshima was a daimyo , of the Saga fief, which was one of the four fiefs that rendered distinguished service to the Meiji Restoration .
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A type of short story originating in the early Edo Period. These were easy to read and aimed at a popular readership.
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Horide, I. (2019). From “Bushido” to “Shonindo”. In: The Mercantile Ethical Tradition in Edo Period Japan. Advances in Japanese Business and Economics, vol 20. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7338-1_3
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