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Burning Incense at Sengaku-ji Temple, the Graves of the 47 Ronin

The 47 Ronin were group of samurai who were left leaderless when their lord, Asano Naganori, was ordered to commit seppuku as punishment for assaulting Kira Yoshinaka, a shogunate official (who, according to the legend, had been deliberately provoking Asano). The ronin avenged their master's honor by killing Kira, after waiting and planning for a year. However, the 47 Ronin then had to commit seppuku themselves as punishment for committing murder.

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Uploaded on November 11, 2015
Taken on September 21, 2015