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Today, we cannot go back to the Edo period.However, the castle towns of Edo, such as Asakusa, still retain the atmosphere of Edo, attracting many Japanese and foreigners.I am interested in the thoughts and actions of people in the Edo period, and I am currently conducting research by analyzing the words, deeds, and events of the shogun and retainers of the Edo Shogunate from historical materials such as the "Edo Shogunate Diary."For example, the way of thinking (feelings) and poor physical condition of the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu had a strong influence on the policies and personnel affairs of the shogunate.In other words, it means seeing Iemitsu as a human being.For me, the Edo Shogunate is a different world that I have never actually belonged to.However, I can sympathize with Iemitsu's feelings of joy and sorrow.We aim to construct a new historical image through a different perspective on history.

After completing graduate school at Kyushu University, worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Saga University and a part-time lecturer at Fukuoka University before joining Showa Women's University in April 2013.She holds a PhD (Comparative Socio-Culture).Her books include "Modern Branch Family Daimyo Ron", "Edo Daimyo's Head Family and Branch Family", "Edo Daimyo Separate Volume Tokugawa Shogun Family Captured from the House", and "Modern Language Translation of Tokugawa Jikki".

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