In the beginning, there was war. Japan was split, with many Daimyos. Some were friends, like the Ishikawa and Kondo families, and some were eternal enemies, like the Fukuda and Kondo family. This led to constant warfare between rival dynasties. Yet, over time, three brave unifiers; Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Leyasa fought to bring Japan together. Through this union, the Tokkaido Road was created, and flourished. Foreigners from far away places would all travel across the road, just to experience the tea festival. Merchants from distant lands would carry merchandise on their backs, in the hopes to make even one sell. Even Daimyos were required to cross the road at least once in their lifetimes. The last and most successful unifier, Tokugawa Leyasa set social order to Japan, with four social groups; the samurais were the highest form of class, then the farmers, the artisans, and at the very bottom, the merchants. One of these merchants was a bookseller named Hiroshi Saito, and he lived alone with his only child, Daitan.
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The Book Keeper's Daughter
ActionHere's a short story I had to write for my honors history class, enjoy! It's about the life/traumas of Young Daitan Saito as she trains to take vengeance on the men who murdered her father.
