Sources
Kinsei Nihon kokuminshi, The Situation before Perry's Arrival
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Sleepless Nights and a Hasty Hand ―― Tokugawa Nariaki’s Letter to Anekōji, Senior Lady-in-Waiting of the Great Interior
The first day of the eighth month of Kōka 3 (1846). Even as night deepened, the lamp did not go out. The letter was addressed to Anekōji, a senior lady-in-waiting of the great interior. A single… -
The Revival of Tokugawa Nariaki ―― From a Telescope to a Boat at Kōrakuen
The seventh month of Kōka 2 (1845). The matter concerned a wish to borrow a telescope owned by Abe Masahiro.
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