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Fans of 47 ronin mark 300th anniversary of vengeance

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo sekiwake Terao (C, front), dressed as ronin Oishi Kuranosuke, leads a parade in Tokyo's Ginza district Dec. 14 to mark the 300th anniversary of the vengeance of Oishi and 46 other ronin. In 1702, the 47 avenged the death of their lord, who was ordered to kill himself for drawing his sword in the shogun's palace.

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Rokuharamitsuji Temple

The Karamon Gate of Rokuson-o Shinto Shrine is seen facing east from the northeastern side of the Shinryu Pond. This shrine was rebuilt by Nankokushonin of Henjoshinin with the help of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1702 and completed in 1707. It enshrines Rokuson-o (Minamoto Tsunemoto, a descendent of the Genji clan. The shape of the stone fence surrounding the pond indicates that this photograph was taken before 1911.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐20‐0]

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Fans of 47 ronin mark 300th anniversary of vengeance

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo sekiwake Terao (C, front), dressed as ronin Oishi Kuranosuke, leads a parade in Tokyo's Ginza district Dec. 14 to mark the 300th anniversary of the vengeance of Oishi and 46 other ronin. In 1702, the 47 avenged the death of their lord, who was ordered to kill himself for drawing his sword in the shogun's palace. (Kyodo)