Kumamoto University Holds Press Conference on "Unveiling the True Nature of Runaways from the Kumamoto Domain During the Late Edo Period – Destinations Included Sumo Wrestlers, Robbers, and the Shinsengumi"

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Associate Professor Naoki Imamura of the Kumamoto University Eisei Bunko Research Center analyzed the "Kuchigaki" documents of the Hosokawa family from the late Edo period, revealing the true nature of people who fled outside the Kumamoto Domain. Their diverse destinations, including becoming sumo wrestlers, robbers, or Shinsengumi members, shed light on the social conditions of the time.

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