The Great Bodhisattva Pass, Book 11: Komai Noto no Kami

A young superintendent is coming to Kōfu, and the older retainers are already planning to make him regret it. Komai Noto no Kami travels toward his new command with a modest escort, listening to arguments about power, loyalty, and the mountain country’s defenses.

Along the highway, official ceremony collides with private desperation. Okaku pursues the one-armed Ganriki, a gang leader turns a famous bridge into an instrument of cruelty, and Yonetomo’s impatience at a river crossing erupts into a spectacular quarrel. When Okinu and Omatsu find themselves without lodgings, Komai’s courtesy opens a door to new suspicions and schemes.

This complete English translation presents all ten sections of the eleventh book of Nakazato Kaizan’s historical epic. Political debate, roadside comedy, and the intimate concerns of a young husband accompany a journey in which rank and appearances seldom tell the whole story.