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Musha shugyō (武者修行) is a samurai warrior's quest or pilgrimage. The concept is similar to the Chinese Youxia, or Knight Errantry in feudal Europe. A warrior, called a shugyōsha, would wander the land practicing and honing his skills without the protection of his family or school. Possible activities include training with other schools, dueling, performing bodyguard or mercenary work, and searching for a daimyō to serve.

Musha shugyō ("training in warriorship") was inspired by Zen monks, who would engage in similar ascetic wanderings (which they called angya, "travelling on foot") before attaining enlightenment. Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami Nobutsuna, who founded the Shinkage-ryū school of swordsmanship in the mid-sixteenth century, was a shugyōsha.

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I am a huge fan of both Akira Kurosawa and Fedual Japan (well...military and otherwise Japanese history in general), in spite of being a Westerner, and I've always like the idea of a small (or medium) group of warriors in a non-specific Japan (think James Clavell's Shogun) travelling the length of the Land of the Rising Sun.

There may, possibly, be more fantastical elements added in - though probably not as much as 47 Ronin with Keaaaaanu Reeves - but I'd need to see about that.

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@Jbcool I would be game for a Japan rp but I'm not sure I meet the requirements for advanced still, I am interested.
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 お前はもう死んでいる。
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お前はもう死んでいる


何!!!

I'll take that as interest in the Japanese one, otherwise you're just quoting memes at me...and you'd never do that, right? RIGHT?!
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@BingTheWing Domo arigato, my friend; I take it I can count on your interest and possible participation then?
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I'd be interested in this. An excellent RP idea.
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I'm quite interested in this idea!
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@Jbcool Sure
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I'd be interested in this. An excellent RP idea.


Why thank you, I'm actually very honoured to have that coming from you; I always wanted to join the Avalon RP, but I think 14 characters was enough. I think I only ever got to 12 as my highest, and that was enough.

I'm quite interested in this idea!


Again, my thanks! Nice avatar as well, classic Riddler is best Riddler.

@Jbcool Sure


Thank you very much. :)
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何!!!

I'll take that as interest in the Japanese one, otherwise you're just quoting memes at me...and you'd never do that, right? RIGHT?!


A-actually I was

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I'll throw my interest in here
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興味がある!
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I'm interested as well!
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Interested. As a further question, what period of feudal Japan might this be based? Kamakura, Sengoku, Edo/Tokugawa, Early Meiji/Boshin?
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Interested. As a further question, what period of feudal Japan might this be based? Kamakura, Sengoku, Edo/Tokugawa, Early Meiji/Boshin?


Good question, and most likely one of two (weigh in if you like), those being either the Late Sengoku into Early Edo period - so the intersecting years between the two - or the more general Edo period, essentially when the act of musha shugyō became prevalent due to the arts of war and swordsmanship becoming organised and categorised into schools. I'd also consider the Late Edo period, which would probably end up leading to a 'Last Samurai' sort of thing...without Tom Cruise.

Not sure that actually answers the question, but I am open to opinions and so on.
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I'm in.
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Good question, and most likely one of two (weigh in if you like), those being either the Late Sengoku into Early Edo period - so the intersecting years between the two - or the more general Edo period, essentially when the act of musha shugyō became prevalent due to the arts of war and swordsmanship becoming organised and categorised into schools. I'd also consider the Late Edo period, which would probably end up leading to a 'Last Samurai' sort of thing...without Tom Cruise.

Not sure that actually answers the question, but I am open to opinions and so on.


In that case, what is your stance on Nanban technologies, such as arquebuses shipped through Tanegashima, Portugese-tempered steel, or even Red Seal ships if that were to come into play somehow?
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