He later learns to accept the situation after the son proved to him that they can live in the new Japan. He tells Toyo that once he has taught him the, he, too, will take his own life. He too has decided that he cannot live in this new Japan and decides to instruct his son in the ways of bushido, or the warrior’s code. He disapproves of the new western cultures that he sees to be eroding Japan’s culture. He is the father to the main character, a scholarly samurai, and a journalist. He is the one involved with the protagonist all through the story albeit negatively. Generally, he is hardworking and obedient. For example, he found his father’s dress and behavior, offending when they attended the Shinto festival together. He has an antagonistic relationship with the father at times and gets embarrassed by him at times. He grows in skills and self-discipline and surprisingly improves his baseball. In the school, His hopes are tempered by the brutality and cruelty of older students in power.
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