Characters and Places

Shimizu Muneharu, commander

of Takamatsu Castle

Akechi Mitsuharu, Mitsuhide's cousin

Akechi Mitsutada, Mitsuhide's cousin

Fujita Dengo, senior Akechi retainer

Amano Genemon, senior Akechi retainer

Yomoda Masataka, senior Akechi retainer

Manase, Kyoto physician

Shoha and Shositsu, poets

Oda Nobutada, Nobunaga's eldest son

Sotan and Soshitsu, merchants from Kyushu

Murai Nagato, governor of Kyoto

Takamatsu, Shimizu Muneharu's castle

Sakamoto, Akechi Mitsuharu's castle

Tamba, province of the Akechi clan

Kameyama, Akechi Mitsuhide's castle

Honno Temple, Nobunaga's

temporary residence in Kyoto

Myokaku Temple, Nobutada's

temporary residence in Kyoto