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Genzui Kusaka, Who Followed the Will of Shoin and Died Young - Focus on the 25-Year Life of the Most Popular Man of the Late Edo Period

Who was the most popular man in the late Edo period? If asked, one of the candidates would be the talented Kusaka Genzui of the Choshu clan. He was especially popular in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, and if you were to ask him "Who is the most handsome man in your opinion?" in an interview, you would probably get the following answer. "Samurai from Choshu are great. They're also good for money." "When I think of Choshu, it's got to be Kus…
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Who was the most popular man in the late Edo period? If asked, one of the candidates would be the talented Kusaka Genzui of the Choshu clan. He was especially popular in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, and if you were to ask him "Who is the most handsome man in your opinion?" in an interview, you would probably get the following answer. "Samurai from Choshu are great. They're also good for money." "When I think of Choshu, it's got to be Kus…

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BUSHOO!JAPAN(武将ジャパン) broke the news in on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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