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Was Fujiwara Tametoki (Murasaki Shikibu's father) a rigid and inflexible person? Looking back at the life of a middle-class aristocrat

Even if you know the name Murasaki Shikibu, if you're not a big history buff or a fan of The Tale of Genji, you probably won't know who her father was. But that all changed last year, when Kishitani Goro played Fujiwara Tametoki in the historical drama Hikaru Kimi e. In the drama, he was a straight-laced man who loved learning. Even when he was appointed as the governor of Echizen, his refusal to accept any bribes was very impressive, but what k…Read Article

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Was Asakura Kageaki, a Sengoku warlord from Echizen, responsible for the downfall of the Asakura clan? He betrayed Yoshikage and joined Nobunaga's side.

Asakura Yoshikage is the most representative Sengoku daimyo of Echizen. He is also well known as a slow and indecisive character, and Yusuke Santamaria gave a very tasteful performance as him in the historical drama "Kirin ga Kuru." He had a side that disregarded human dignity, and was also two-faced. He was the perfect character to be destroyed by Nobunaga - but in reality, it cannot be said that Yoshikage was solely responsible for the Asakura…Read Article

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