Word: tokugawas
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Mark calls himself a student of the aesthetic qualities of bondage. He particularly admires a form adopted from Hojujutsu, the art of restraining and transporting prisoners in Medieval Japan during the Tokugawa period. Mark says that when Japan modernized, the technique evolved into an art form. “Bondage,” he says, “is just a very powerful experience...
...wheels of diplomacy are greased by many a lubricant: embassy parties, cocktails, rounds of golf. But when commercial treaty negotiations between Townsend Harris, the United States' first consul in Japan, and the Tokugawa shogunate bogged down in 1857, a rather more personal angle did the trick: a maid- servant named Okichi for the lonely American. Barbarian comforted, deal clinched...
Many onsen towns are worth exploring for their historic charm. In Kinugawa, visitors can ride old-fashioned wooden boats down the river rapids. In nearby Nikko, the magnificent 17th century Toshogu temple compound attests to the power of Ieyasu Tokugawa, the real-life inspiration for the title character of James Clavell's novel Shogun. From Kamisuwa, hikers and skiers venture to the surrounding mountains, while summer vacationers play on the lake...
...This war strategy game takes place in ancient Japan and begins with an unusual "author's statement." An authoritative narrator's voice sets up the historical scenario, as he will do before each battle. You play as Tokugawa, a rebel warlord who plots to take over Japan. Each battle seems to be based on historical events, though it is hard to say, since the game continues whether you win or lose...
...After you complete the battles as Tokugawa, you play as the opponent, Ishida. You can also select any battle you want to play over again, though I don't know why you would bother. It's really all about the overall experience...