Hakkenden Hakuryu-Tei
The Web Site of The Greatest Samurai Novel in Japan

HAKKENDEN was the best seller novel in the late Tokugawa Shogun's period, early 19th century. It was published in 1814-1842, just before U.S.Navy Commodore Perry's first visit to Japan (1853). It was written by Kyokutei Bakin (1767-1848), the first professional writer in Japan. He was born into the Samurai Class. His real name was Takizawa Okikuni. He had Pen and Sword.

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* LAST UPDATE

Contents:	Feb.24 2001:	Added Paper Model "Konaya" (233KB-PDF).
	Feb.12 2001:	Added Hakkenden Icons download in Extra page.
Info or etc:	Jul.08 2003:	Dead-links deleted or re-linked to new URL in Links page.

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* SPECIAL THANKS

Ms. Ellen Edge	Thanks for correcting my wrong English. (Dec.1996)
Ms. Theresa Ann Wymer	Thanks for information about the anime. (Apr.1997)
Mr. Tom Davidson	Thanks for correcting my wrong English. (Dec.1997- Jan.1998)
Mr. J. David Chase	Thanks for correcting wrong spelling. (Sep.1998)
Mr. Michael Wilson	Thanks for the suggestion about "Fuse-hime". (Oct.1998)
Ms. Melanie	Thanks for correcting my wrong English in this page. (Jan.2000)
Mr. Shoggot	Thanks for correcting my wrong English in samurai.html. (Apr-May.2000)
Mr. Mat Johnston	Thanks for correcting my unskillful English in samurai.html. (Jan.2008)

* My English is poor. If you find a wrong word, please e-mail me.

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	The Age of Hakkenden		...Basic information about Shogun and Samurai.
	What's Hakkenden?		...Basic information about Hakkenden.
	Who was Bakin?		...About Kyokutei Bakin.
	The Story of Hakkenden		...Brief overview and Menu of the digest.
	Hakkenden Data		...Dog-Samurai, Old Japan Tips and etc.
	Hakkenden Map		...Maps of the stage of Hakkenden.
	About this Site		...and Master's profile.
	Links		...Surf to another site!
	Extra		...A paper-model or Icons.
	Green Tea Break Framed		...Game or others.

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Thank you for visiting to my web site!
Novel, Kabuki, Ukiyo-e, Anime, Manga, TV-drama, Movie, and Ballet....
These are some of the versions of the Hakkenden story. This site is a guide to Bakin's original novel. If you're another Hakkenden's fan, you'll find some differences from your Hakkenden.

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