Nansou Satomi Hakkenden museum in Tateyama

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Has anyone been there? It's the first place I want to go to when I come to Japan.

HAKKENDEN was the best seller novel in the late Tokugawa Shogun's period, early 19th century. It was published in 1814-1842, just before U.S.Navy Commodore Perry's first visit to Japan (1853). It was written by Kyokutei Bakin (1767-1848), the first professional writer in Japan. He was born into the Samurai Class. His real name was Takizawa Okikuni. He had Pen and Sword.

Hakkenden is the Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors.

Pioneer released the anime here in the US, I have all the laserdiscs and tapes.

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I found more information that may be helpful in helping me find it. If anyone lives in Tateyama, is it near Chiba-ken? Also, where is the Tateyama castle located?

Here's a few maps and some information

Map of Tateyama
http://www.bsca.org/Images/T-Japan-map.gif

Tateyama is located on the Japanese East coast, about two hours south and east from Tokyo, on the southern tip of the Boso Peninsula. Its population is about 50,000 and its major industries include fishing, strawberry and flower farming and high-tech industries such as a semi-conductor plant.

http://www.bsca.org/tateyama.html

Awa Province
http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~opaku/shogun/gif/e_awa.gif

http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~opaku/hakken/00/shiro01.gif
Tateyama Castle. Now it's Hakkenden Museum

I found the information here: http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~opaku/shogun/map_awa.html

Here are photos of the cover of Hakkenden's first edition.

http://www.tulips.tsukuba.ac.jp/exhibition/jyousetu/nihon/satomi.gif
http://www.tulips.tsukuba.ac.jp/exhibition/jyousetu/nihon/satomi_bun.gif

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It's the first place I want to go to when I come to Japan.Shiroyama Park
351-2 Tateyama, Tateyama-shi, Chiba 294-0036 Japan
phone: +81(470)23-2164
Tateyama Castle. Now it's Hakkenden Museumhttp://www.kanko.chuo.chiba.jp/search/images/object/pic/03111.jpg

Link (http://www.city.tateyama.chiba.jp/satomi/)

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Wow, what a coincidence. I have a good friend living in Chiba. This is too weird.

Domo arigatou gozaimasu! :happy:

You don't know how much this means to me, I've been trying to find this for the longest time and thanks to this forum and to you, I have found it :win: :win: