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Episode 454 - That All my Dreams Might Not Prove Empty

History of Japan

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Lady Nijo's Journey Through Japan

Kama kura was not the only place lady nijo visited. She later returned to kioto, or at least its outskirts, to visit iwashimiz hachiman shrine. One local warrior notable she met along the way tried very hard to keep her as a servant because he was so impressed with her painting skills and cultural refinement. We don't have a complete record of her travels, though there is another time skip in the narrative,. The key events of this final volume of the text are the deaths of empress higashi nijo and emperor gofukkusa.

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