Romanticising Shinsengumi in Contemporary Japan
Shinsengumi, a group of young men recruited by the Bakufu to protect Kyoto from radical Imperial House loyalists in the tumultuous Bakumatsu period, is romanticised and idolised in Japan despite its limited place in history. This article attempts to comprehend this phenomenon by locating the closest...
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| Language: | English |
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The Japan Foundation, Sydney
2011-01-01
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| Series: | New Voices |
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| Online Access: | http://newvoices.org.au/volume-4/romanticising-shinsengumi-in-contemporary-japan/ |