tokugawa period, 1600-1868

No one knows what to do with Reiko. She is full of hatred. All she can think about is how to best hurt herself and the people closest to her. After a failed suicide attempt, Reikos parents send her from their Seattle home to spend the summer with family in Japan to learn to control her emotions. But while visiting Kuramagi, a historic village preserved to reflect the nineteenth-century Edo period, Reiko finds herself slipping back in time into the life of Miyu, a young woman even more bent on revenge than Reiko herself. Reiko loves being Miyu, until she discovers the secret of Kuramagi village, and must face down Miyus demons as well as her own. Reiko's heart is full of hatred. Her classmates and her brother terrorize her. The first girl she's ever loved jilted her. After a failed suicide attempt at her home in Seattle, Reiko's parents send her to spend the summer with family in Japan. While visiting Kuramagi, a historic village preserved to reflect the nineteenth-century Edo period, Reiko finds herself slipping backward into 1862 and the life of Miyu, a young woman even more vengeful than Reiko herself. Reiko loves escaping into Miyu's life... until she discovers Kuramagi's dark secret and must face down Miyu's demons as well as her own.

"Samurai Revolution tells the fascinating story of Japan's transformation from a backward country of feudal lords and samurai under the control of the shogun into a modern industrialized nation under the unifying rule of the Emperor. Japan's modern revolution spanned the third-quarter of the nineteenth century; knowledge of this history is essential to understand how and why Japan evolved into the nation it is today"--OCLC.

With the Redface Pox running rampant and no male heir to the shogunate, despite Iemitsu and Arikoto's best efforts, it is becoming obvious that Japan must break from its centuries-old traditions if the country is to have a future.

"Samurai T?og?o Shigekata has brought Daigoro, son of the dead Lone Wolf, to an oasis of safety: the warship of T?og?o's master. But dark agendas move in the shadows and deadly plans have been set in motion. When T?og?o is falsely accused of treason, he sees before him the same path that Daigoro and his father traveled--the road to hell!"--Back cover.

"Fighting for survival against Ushikudonki ninja, T?og?o Shigekata is unaware that a warship sails north to ensure he will never reach Edo Castle. But T?og?o's charge, young Diagoro, has been trained by the swordmaster and will for the first time demonstrate his skills in combat...and draw his first blood!"--Back cover.

Collects a variety of writings and accounts of the early modern period of Japanese history, the "Great Peace" or Tokugawa era, showcasing everyday life, entertainment, working conditions, and society.

Once the loyal and respected retainer of the shogun and now a discraced exile, master swordsman Ogami Itto travels a path of vengeance with his young son, Daigoro. As the authors of the honorable Itto's fall, the Yagyu clan will stop at nothing to bury their secret treachery, and Itto will stop at nothing to bury the Yagyu!.

Samurai Seikei and Judge Ooka, his foster-father, search for seven men who have seven parts of a map tattooed on their backs, but when they put the pieces of the map together, Seikei and Judge Ooka learn of a dangerous location.

Not only is Jack Fletcher struggling to prepare for the "Circle of Three", an ancient ritual that tests a samurai's courage, skill and spirit to limit, he's caught in a running battle with fellow student Kazuki and his gang. But these are the least of Jack's problems. He knows his deadly rival - the ninja Dragon Eye - could strike at any moment.