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The Ninja Nation

This map portrays many of the events described in the pages of this book, from En no Ozunu’s travels in times of antiquity all the way through American warships arriving in Edo harbor in 1853. This covers a massive swath of history, and therefore it is intended as a stylized composite rather than to represent any one moment in time. It is not only out of proportion to what we know to be Japan today, but sharp-eyed readers will notice that the illustration omits the island of Hokkaido and the archipelago of Okinawa. This is because it is based on a centuries-old chart created in an era before these territories were officially incorporated into the nation.