mercedo's Journal: Cause - Revenge Is Prior To Loyalty

1582 at Honnoji, Kyoto, Akechi's treachery against Nobunaga was belived to be taken place. Nobunaga was a master and Akechi was a subordinate, so this is a treachery definitely.

But on the reason why Akechi fought against his master was very unknown to us. Just unknown.

Akechi's mother was given as a hostage in their opponent. Usually Nobunaga helps his subordinate's mother, but he didn't. As a result Akechi's mother was killed by their opponent. Revenge for parents is more than loyalty to masters. So Akechi killed Nobunaga for the more great cause.

Indeed Akechi was belived to be killed. But no one saw his decapitated head. He was thought to be spared and become a monk in Hiei Mountain in Kyoto. He was thought to be alive for many years but this fact was stricktly kept secret. In public his death took place before his natural death.

He was spared for the great cause.

Shaved his head and became a monk...

[Shadow Wrought]

I took a Medeival Japanese Literature class in college and I remember in many of the stories that becoming a Monk was a compromise choice. When faced with either death or dishonor, it seemed like a "way out." Out of curiosity, does this concept still exist in modern Japan? Also, completely unrelated, but while I have you here, is there concern amongst the people of Japan about North Korea's recent missile test?

Re:Shaved his head and became a monk...

[mercedo]

Akechi's daughter was a wife of powerful warloard Hosokawa, but because of his father's disgrace, she was about to be killed by her subordinates. She was hidden in hamlet and led the life of recluse and later became nun in Christianity. She was rather well known as Garacia(Grace in Portugese) in history, which is her Christian name.

Modern days in Japan? No. Japan became a very secure country.

As to North Korea's missile test, many people react very rationally. By and large North is a nuclear holder, they are