Along the Tsuboi River near the castle, sit five bronze statues of heroes of the Meiji Restoration, which in 1867 led to the abolition of the samurai class and Japan’s rapid drive towards ...

Then, in 1867, Japan’s Tokugawa Shogunate requested ... armed with outdated weapons such as swords and pikes, as was the samurai custom. The battle lasted for four days, but was a decisive ...

The samurai were officially abolished as a caste in Japanese society during the Meiji Restoration in 1867. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theater in 1865. Which means there was a 22 ...