Sunday, July 31, 2005

47 Ronin

Chushingura, the 47 loyal retainers. The Kanji name of the most popular story in Japanese history, Chushingura. In 1701, forty-seven Ronin (Samurai without a master) followed the Bushido Code and avenged the unfair death of their lord.

http://www.cafepress.com/hantranslation/744617