Prince Kazu is not the consort shogun Iemochi was expecting, but the young ruler is determined to make their relationship a good one. And despite her initial distaste for Edo and everything about it……続きを見る
Taneatsu’s shogun Iesada has died, but unlike previous bereaved consorts, he has been denied the refuge of taking Buddhist vows. Stuck in the Inner Chambers, he has instead thrown himself into suppo……続きを見る
The new government of Japan is determined to not only end the reign of the shoguns but erase any mention of the generations of women who once ruled the country. Try as they might to rewrite history,……続きを見る
With the death of her monstrous father, Iesada is finally assured that she can have a consort who will survive life in the Inner Chambers. And she is delighted that the new spouse chosen for her is ……続きを見る
Yoshimune has secured her place in history as a cunning and capable ruler, but the time has come for her to officially declare an heir. Many in her court hope she will pass over her oafish older dau……続きを見る
Yoshimune brought many changes to the inner chambers in her time as shogun, and now even after death she brings another: the men of the Inner Chambers must study Western learning and discover a cure……続きを見る
After the discovery of the Redface Pox vaccine, the male population of Japan has nearly recovered, and men have become used to being in public life and government again. So as the first female shogu……続きを見る
Aonuma and his disciples in Holland studies are closer than ever to finding a way to prevent the spread of the Redface Pox. But even as they work ceaselessly for salvation for their country, shadowy……続きを見る
The tale told in the Chronicle of the Dying Day continues as the young female shogun Iemitsu tries desperately to conceive a male heir. But her lover Arikoto seems unable to give her a child, and th……続きを見る
"The head of Isami Endo... Do you know about it?" Kai, which are weapons in the form of reanimated corpses, haunt the world... What will these men accomplish by manipulating the life and death of pe……続きを見る
"The head of Isami Endo... Do you know about it?" Kai, which are weapons in the form of reanimated corpses, haunt the world... What will these men accomplish by manipulating the life and death of pe……続きを見る
"The head of Isami Endo... Do you know about it?" Kai, which are weapons in the form of reanimated corpses, haunt the world... What will these men accomplish by manipulating the life and death of pe……続きを見る
Although Prince Kazu expected to hate her life in Edo, her marriage to the shogun Iemochi unexpectedly became a source of true comfort to her. But now tragedy has destroyed her fragile happiness, an……続きを見る
Despite Iemitsu and Arikoto's best efforts, there is no male heir to take over the shogunate. As the Redface Pox continues to ravage the country, it becomes increasingly clear within Edo Castle that……続きを見る
Gyokuei, who first arrived at the Inner Chambers as a young novitiate monk, has risen to become one of the shogun Tsunayoshi's advisors. He hopes to protect the shogunate the same way his mentor Ari……続きを見る
Young Iemochi’s new consort harbors a secret so scandalous that the shogunate must become involved in the deception or risk a further erosion of power. And with the dual threats of foreign incursion……続きを見る
In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five pe……続きを見る
The aging shogun Tsunayoshi must name an heir, but her senile father is blocking the ascendance of the most likely candidate in favor of a young, untried lord. But politics and the shogun’s own unpo……続きを見る
Tokugawa Harusada connived for years to place her son in the shogun’s seat, and now she’s enjoying holding all the reins of power while Ienari is relegated to breeding duties. But although his mothe……続きを見る
Ienobu's heir is still just a child, and with few official functions to perform, the men of the Inner Chamber find themselves with much time on their hands. Some find ways to make the most of their ……続きを見る
Curious about why female lords must take on male names, the shogun Yoshimune seeks out the ancient scribe Murase and his archives of the last eighty years of the Inner Chambers--called the Chronicle……続きを見る
Ienari is determined to see his country safe from the scourge of the Redface Pox, but his mother’s cruel grasp on the reigns of the power of the shogunate means he must act in the shadows to achieve……続きを見る
"The head of Isami Endo... Do you know about it?" Kai, which are weapons in the form of reanimated corpses, haunt the world... What will these men accomplish by manipulating the life and death of pe……続きを見る
"The head of Isami Endo... Do you know about it?" Kai, which are weapons in the form of reanimated corpses, haunt the world... What will these men accomplish by manipulating the life and death of pe……続きを見る
"The head of Isami Endo... Do you know about it?" Kai, which are weapons in the form of reanimated corpses, haunt the world... What will these men accomplish by manipulating the life and death of pe……続きを見る
"The head of Isami Endo... Do you know about it?" Kai, which are weapons in the form of reanimated corpses, haunt the world... What will these men accomplish by manipulating the life and death of pe……続きを見る
A timeless psychological study of a young man's deep alienation from society.
Set in the early 20th century, Kokoro opens with a chance encounter on a beach near Tokyo that irrevocably links a young……続きを見る