tokugawa period, 1600-1868

Describes the life of the Daimyo, a military elite group of the Samurai.

Ambushed by the Shogun's samurai, Jack and his friends have only one hope of escape -- the Seto Sea. Unless Jack can harness the Ring of Wind, he and his friends are destined for a watery grave.

Fourteen-year-old Seikei, a tea merchant's son, dreams of being a samurai, and he gets a chance to prove his worth when, as the only witness to the theft of a priceless ruby intended for the shogun, he is asked to assist the samurai magistrate in solving the crime.

Examines the history of Japan through various stages of progress and isolationism, including its rise to world power, up to the present day and the current Asian economic crisis.

Presents an overview of modern Japan, from 1603 to 1997, exploring the political, social, cultural, and economic history of the country.

While attempting to solve the mystery of a stolen jewel, Seikei, a merchant's son who longs to be a samurai, joins a group of kabuki actors in eighteenth-century Japan.

In eighteenth-century Japan, fourteen-year-old Seikei, a merchant's son in training to be a samurai, helps his patron investigate a series of murders and arson in the capital city of Edo, each of which is associated in some way with a popular geisha.