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*Fukuoka han lost 2000 soldiers in the [[Shimabara Rebellion]], in which Fukuoka, Karatsu, and Kagoshima together supplied around 700 ships. - Kalland, 214.
*Fukuoka han lost 2000 soldiers in the [[Shimabara Rebellion]], in which Fukuoka, Karatsu, and Kagoshima together supplied around 700 ships. - Kalland, 214.
*In the Edo period, at least, in most domains as well as under the bakufu, following the letter of the law was less important than maintaining the peace. - [[Luke Roberts]], "Mori Yoshiki: Samurai Government Officer," in [[Anne Walthall]] (ed.), ''The Human Tradition in Modern Japan'', Scholarly Resources, Inc. (2002), 33.
*[[Kirisute gomen]] - samurai could not simply kill anyone whenever they so desired without consequences. Only when survivors/witnesses could report that a samurai's conduct was so flawless, and the other party's misconduct so clear, would the samurai be able to escape some sort of punishment. - [[Luke Roberts]], "Mori Yoshiki: Samurai Government Officer," in [[Anne Walthall]] (ed.), ''The Human Tradition in Modern Japan'', Scholarly Resources, Inc. (2002), 33.
*In his 1771 Naobi no mitama, Motoori Norinaga writes that China is a country of disorder and violence, and the so-called Sages are nothing more than successful practitioners of a special brand of deceit. It might be useful to study Chinese books, but only after grounding oneself firmly in Japanese traditions and values, thus allowing oneself to recognize the full error of the Way of China. (too close - must paraphrase before posting!) - Jansen, China in Tokugawa Japan, 82.
*In his 1771 Naobi no mitama, Motoori Norinaga writes that China is a country of disorder and violence, and the so-called Sages are nothing more than successful practitioners of a special brand of deceit. It might be useful to study Chinese books, but only after grounding oneself firmly in Japanese traditions and values, thus allowing oneself to recognize the full error of the Way of China. (too close - must paraphrase before posting!) - Jansen, China in Tokugawa Japan, 82.