... subject to the Shogun's consent; men of ability by implication, those who qualified as such in the Shogun's eyes were to be chosen as advisors. Samurai must be encouraged to study both the civil and military arts and to lead a simple and frugal life'. Reinforcing this were rules against drunkenness, licentiousness, wanton revelry', extravagant and inappropriate dress, and traveling with retinues ... " that many people began to turn to for entertainment in their newfound spare time, one of these aspects being kabuki. Kabuki was a newfound form of Japanese theater that involved violence, d...

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