“Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu, the Shogun's Aide: How His Bad Reputation Was Made” Maki Fukudome Price: ¥700 2011, First Edition Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu is typically portrayed as a villain in novels and dramas, harboring ambitions to seize power and using women to manipulate the shogun. However, a careful reading of historical materials reveals a surprising reality. Around the highest authority, the shogun, constantly swirled flattery, envy, jealousy, and hatred... For Yoshiyasu, who served closest to the shogun, was a bad reputation his fate? This book vividly depicts the politics and power of the transitional period from "military" to "civil," while approaching the true image of the shogun and his aides. Contents Prologue - Why "Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu"? Chapter 1: Was Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu Not a So-called "Side-Liner"? Chapter 2: How Was the Image of the Embodiment of Evil Created? Chapter 3: The Truth of "Immense Power" Chapter 4: Yoshiyasu's Fate Epilogue - Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu and "Chushingura" (The 47 Ronin) #MakiFukudome #Maki_Fukudome #Book #History/JapaneseHistory ★ There is some staining on the edges and bottom of the pages. I have confirmed one check mark written in the book. Please check the attached photos.