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Samurai were abolished in the 1870's during the Meiji era. It was a gradual process. The Samurai were converted to a new social class called Shizoku which loose

Samurai were abolished in the 1870's during the Meiji era. It was a gradual process. The Samurai were converted to a new social class called Shizoku which loosely translates to 'Warrior families' I know it's disappointing, sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

scintill76 3y ago
As a consolation, maybe "there was a 22 year window in which a samurai could have sent a fax to Abraham Lincoln" https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/2154725-a-samurai-could-have-faxed-abraham-lincoln--2 https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/2154725-a-samurai-could-have...
- twic 3y ago
  Related to how Dracula could drink Coke and play Nintendo: https://twitter.com/lunasorcery/status/1271537553842323463 https://twitter.com/lunasorcery/status/1271537553842323463
- cwkoss 3y ago
  did abraham lincoln have a fax machine? google is clogged fully of reposts of the tweet, but I suspect not. At minimum the samurai would probably have to cross the ocean and send the fax from mainland US, right?
- bombcar 3y ago
  > The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling. So we have a short window for a very accurate historical novel …
sidewndr46 3y ago
It wasn't that smooth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctsu_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctsu_incident
- SapporoChris 3y ago
  Interesting article, but non sequitur I think. While Tsuda Sanzō was born into a Samurai family, he was not Samurai. I do completely agree that it was not a smooth time period by any means.
  - sidewndr46 3y ago
    It was him witnessing the Samurai rebellion being crushed that motivated him to this act. Just to put in context how weird this is: a Russian royal got attacked and left with a permanent scar because of the domestic policy of Japan.
    - SapporoChris 3y ago
      Ah yes. Well, very slow fuse. He participated in suppressing the samurai uprising in 1877. Ōtsu incident was in 1891. I'm sure there were many other contributing factors. Thanks for explaining.
nashashmi 3y ago
So United States Commodore Matthew C. Perry came to Japan in 1853, with a show of might, to open Japan to outside trade. This led to Japan phasing away Samurai culture in favor of Western law. And the Imperial Military seeking military advances. This led to more political prowess at the Versailles Treat. And gave Japanese Empire a taste of neo-imperialism called colonization. That led to WW2 and finally the atomic bomb. I see a trend.

scintill76 3y ago

As a consolation, maybe "there was a 22 year window in which a samurai could have sent a fax to Abraham Lincoln" https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/2154725-a-samurai-could-have-faxed-abraham-lincoln--2 https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/2154725-a-samurai-could-have...

twic 3y ago
Related to how Dracula could drink Coke and play Nintendo: https://twitter.com/lunasorcery/status/1271537553842323463 https://twitter.com/lunasorcery/status/1271537553842323463
cwkoss 3y ago
did abraham lincoln have a fax machine? google is clogged fully of reposts of the tweet, but I suspect not. At minimum the samurai would probably have to cross the ocean and send the fax from mainland US, right?
bombcar 3y ago
> The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling. So we have a short window for a very accurate historical novel …

sidewndr46 3y ago

It wasn't that smooth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctsu_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctsu_incident

SapporoChris 3y ago
Interesting article, but non sequitur I think. While Tsuda Sanzō was born into a Samurai family, he was not Samurai. I do completely agree that it was not a smooth time period by any means.
- sidewndr46 3y ago
  It was him witnessing the Samurai rebellion being crushed that motivated him to this act. Just to put in context how weird this is: a Russian royal got attacked and left with a permanent scar because of the domestic policy of Japan.
  - SapporoChris 3y ago
    Ah yes. Well, very slow fuse. He participated in suppressing the samurai uprising in 1877. Ōtsu incident was in 1891. I'm sure there were many other contributing factors. Thanks for explaining.

nashashmi 3y ago

So United States Commodore Matthew C. Perry came to Japan in 1853, with a show of might, to open Japan to outside trade. This led to Japan phasing away Samurai culture in favor of Western law. And the Imperial Military seeking military advances. This led to more political prowess at the Versailles Treat. And gave Japanese Empire a taste of neo-imperialism called colonization. That led to WW2 and finally the atomic bomb. I see a trend.