24 Hours in Shogun’s Japan : A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

24 Hours in Shogun’s Japan takes you inside one extraordinary day of 1614, told through the lives of 24 individuals, where samurai clash, secrets simmer and the shogun’s grip tightens.

<p><b>Spend 24 hours in the vibrant, divided world of Sh</b><b>o</b><b>gun’s Japan.</b><br><br>In 1614, Japan stood at a crossroads. As the Tokugawa shogunate tightened its grip on power, samurai prepared for war, Christians faced persecution and foreign merchants navigated a rapidly shifting political landscape.<br><br>In <i>24 Hours in Sh</i><i>o</i><i>gun’s Japan</i>, <b>Mark Hudson brings this pivotal moment to life through the eyes of 24 individuals</b> – nobles and farmers, merchants and monks, pirates and poets – each living through one dramatic hour of a single day. From the streets of Kyoto to the slopes of Mount Fuji, this book offers <b>an immersive portrait of this fascinating era</b> of Japanese history.<br><br><b>Also available:</b><br><i>24 Hours in the Viking World</i> (9781789295832)<br><i>24 Hours in Ancient Rome</i> (9781789291278)<br><i>24 Hours in Ancient Athens</i> (9781789293500)<br><i>24 Hours in Ancient Egypt</i> (9781789293517)<br><i>24 Hours in Ancient China</i> (9781789296488)</p>