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If you haven't yet, read some of James Clavell's novels. Shogun was fascinating, as was Tai-Pan - I've been meaning to get through the rest.

The shogunate and the Meiji period are very, very interesting periods of history, and under-represented.

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For a Japanese twist, read Eiji Yoshikawa's novels - he fictionalized historical accounts into novels, Taiko is set before Shogun and is about the rise of Oda Nobunaga, who was succeeded by Clavell's Tokugawa Ieyasu. Musashi is about the famous swordsman's life.

I read Shogun whilst traveling all over Japan at the beginning of last year, amazing book and really added to the experience?

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