[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is March 14th?

The origin of Chushingura: the Ako Incident (Asano Takumi no Kami commits seppuku at the Ichinoseki domain residence)

On March 14, 1701 (April 21, 1701 in the Gregorian calendar), at the hour of the snake (just after 11:30 a.m.), Asano Takumi no Kami Kira Kozukenosuke from behind with a small knife, causing a sword fight in the palace (within Edo Castle).

On the day of the incident, an emissary from the Imperial Court was visiting Edo Castle for a ceremony, and Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi was furious, ordering Asano Takumi no Kami to commit seppuku that very same day

Afterwards, the Tamura family of Ichinoseki Domain was ordered to take custody of Asano Takumi no Kami after the incident, and he was escorted to the Ichinoseki Domain residence on the evening of the day of the incident. Shortly thereafter, Asano Takumi no Kami committed seppuku in the garden of the Ichinoseki Domain residence.

The revenge story of this incident is the famous story of "Chushingura" in Kabuki and Bunraku puppet theater (Kanadehon Chushingura).

*Although it falls on April 21st in the Gregorian calendar, the day of the attack on the 47 Ronin (Chushingura Day) falls on December 14th in the lunar calendar, so it is listed according to the lunar calendar.

NEFT Editorial Department

This is the NEFT editorial department.
Articles written by the editorial department and anonymous writers are published here.