Tōyama no Kin-san

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title: Tōyama no Kin-san
text: Tōyama no Kin-san (遠山の金さん) is a popular character based on the historical Tōyama Kagemoto, a samurai and official of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period of Japanese history. In kabuki and kōdan, he was celebrated under his childhood name, Kinshirō, shortened to Kin-san. He was said to have left home as a young man, and lived among the commoners, even having a tattoo of flowering sakura trees on his shoulder. This story developed into a legend of helping the common people. The novelist T
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description: Fictional samurai based on Tōyama Kagemoto
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date modified: 2023-11-30T08:59:02Z
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