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Also Known As bushi • buke

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Samurai with sword
seppuku
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samurai in full armour
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Bronze statue of samurai Saigo Takamori standing with his dog on a stone pedestal in Ueno Park, Tokyo, with yellow autumn trees in the background.
Saigō Takamori
Japanese samurai
Ōkubo Toshimichi.
Ōkubo Toshimichi
Japanese statesman
Maebara Issei
Maebara Issei
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