THE 47 SAMURAI
GREAT PINE CORRIDOR
TOKYO JAPAN
Located in the East Garden of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo you will find another reminder of the story of the 47 Samurai. The most notable site is at Sengakuji Temple where they are buried--see the posting on this subject,
Matsu no Oroka refers to the Great Pine Corridor that existed in the Edo Palace before the Meiji Resotoration.The name comes from the sliding doors that were decorated with Japanse pine although neither the corridor which allowed movedment through the palace or the palace remains. The corridor was the site of the events that follow.A lot can happen in a corridor.
On March 14, 170, Asano insulted , attacked and injured the local shogun Kira which led to the bloody events of the 47 Ronin, or leadership samurai.Asano was forced to committ Seppuku and later the 47 Ronin chopped of the head of Kira as revenge and of course had to do the sme; commit Seppuku. Every kid in Japan knows the tale and it has been made into a number of movies.
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