The Age of the Samurai (volume 4 of Iwanami's History of Japan)
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"The Age of the Samurai" by Fumihiko Gomi is the fourth volume of "History of Iwanami Japan". What was the Kamakura period in medieval Japan like? This was an era when citizens began to understand entertainment. In the streets and alleys of the capital, one could hear storytelling by artists with the theme of "The Tale of the Heike". This was also a period when blades and faith went hand in hand. On the one hand, emerging samurai forces were dividing the country. On the other hand, Buddhism, full of new creativity, was widely spread among the people and blossomed. This book tells the story of the colorful and magnificent Japanese history from the Genpei War to the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, through the Mongol invasion, until the eve of the Onin Rebellion, and Noh's magnificent dance in the Shogunate of the Muromachi period.
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