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Ichiriki is the height of exclusivity; fierce ties to the teahouse must first be established before one can become a patron. Relationships to the teahouse can often be traced back generations, with only these patrons and their guests allowed in.
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had made a series of verbal insults towards the samurai's master, inciting his attack, but was left unpunished; as a result of this, the masterless samurai plotted to assassinate
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coming to an end; a number of murders of foreigners had led to tension rising between Japan and the
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Ichiriki, disguised as innocent evenings with friends. The plans came to fruition in 1868 when the last
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