The Sword’s Meaning: A Samurai at the Edge of Change
(著) 秋草圭介
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［About the Book］
The sword was once a symbol of strength. But when an era changes, what can a samurai rely on to live by?
In the turbulent final years of the Edo period, Hayato Nakamura is a samurai who has devoted himself to mastering the sword and living by the spirit of gi—a sense of justice and honor. But as Japan undergoes a profound transformation, he finds himself facing a world in which everything he has believed in is beginning to change.
As the age of the sword comes to an end and traditional values begin to crumble, what will he choose to protect, and what will he have to let go?
Hayato, who has spent his life as a samurai, is suddenly thrust into a world where his strength and skills no longer have the same meaning. Yet he continues to challenge himself to find a new way to live in the changing times.
Even without a sword, he seeks a different kind of strength: the power to overcome others without harming them, and the strength to fulfill his responsibilities as a human being.
This is not a story of history written by the victors. It is the story of one man who, even as he was defeated by the changing times, refused to lose sight of his own sense of justice and honor.
For readers interested in the way of life and spirit of Japan’s samurai, and for anyone who wishes to reflect on how they should live amid times of change, this is a quiet and thought-provoking book that speaks to the heart.
［About the Author］
Keisuke Akikusa
Born 1949 in Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture; resides in Utsunomiya City
Former newspaper journalist
Shihan, 8th Dan, Takemusu Aikidō Association
3rd Dan, Iaido (Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryū)
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