Toyotomi+Hideyoshi

Look at us!!!!!!!! My horse, Samurai Sally and I are all dressed up and just about to leave for a fun adventure and parade in the town with my friends!!!!!! ||  ||   ||   ||   || Just me relaxing in my palace after a long, hard days work out in the town. I love relaxation time!! ||  || Haha.... I look so mad here, probably because I just found out about the possible rising samurai class. Ugh...... tough times, tough, tough times..... ||  ||
 * =__Toyotomi Hideyoshi__ = ||
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Tokugawa Ieyasu ||
 * =My Friends= ||
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 * Shogun ||


 * Daoism ||


 * Samurai ||


 * Oda Nobunaga ||
 * Sei Shonagon ||


 * =My Achievements and Accomplishments= ||
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Remember Oda Nobunaga? Well, me being his successor means I should keep the land that he captured and add on to the growing empire. I have been! I've almost doubled the size of the empire. Almost! I'm in control of Asia now, which is a big responsibility, but I can take it. I've kept Japan unified and in peace, just like Oda Nobunaga. I've kept the Japanese at peace and the government working in an efficient way. I've built enormous castles and changed the Japanese social class by separating samurai warriors into a special group. I'm concerned about the poorer people in Japan like no other ruler in the past. I'm now called an "undisputed master" of Japan. How heart-warming! But what else can I do?! I'll keep thinking of ideas to help Japan thrive more and more each day!

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Since my life is filled with work like conquering new lands and keeping the government intact and working, it's pretty difficult to go to plays or relax in my "Golden Chamber;" I barely find time to party with my close friends like Yodogimi. :-( Luckily, I find time on the religious holidays like Peace Day to partyyyy with everyone. Peace Day is amazingly fun!!! One time my favorite robe caught on fire at the Peace Day festivities and I had to go to the hospital! The robe was completely ruined! ||
 * =My Culture= ||
 * [[image:http://www.osaka-info.jp/en/culture/2007may/images/04_noh.jpg width="179" height="131"]]I was trying to hide this but I just can't possibly hold it in any longer. I love Noh drama! ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY LOVE IT!!!!!! The beauty and brightness of the masks draw me in so easily. I pretty sure I see a play three or four times every week. Along with the fact that I love Noh drama, I also love tea. Tea is amazing and delicious! I even built my "Golden Chamber" which is where I drink and keep all of my tea.

I am a proud participant in the religious activities of Buddhism, as you can see by the statues of the Buddha I built. These remarkable statues are made of steel and sit right above or next to Buddhist temples that I go to every once in awhile. Buddhist religious gatherings can be so much fun, you get to meet new people, pray to the Buddha, etc. Praying to the Buddha just warms your heart with joy since you feel like your talking face to face. I also play a huge part in Shintoism, some people call me Hokoku or a Shinto god in other words. Being called this name is unexplainable, just magnificent. Shinto rituals are practiced by me every week no matter what! ||
 * =My Religion= ||
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Today was the longest, most tiring day of my life!!! Right when I woke up this morning, I was making myself breakfast for once and then the room started to fill with smoke. Turned out SOMEONE forgot to turn off the oven. Then after that fiasco I was on my way to work and all of my work dropped and flew everywhere, I mean EVERYWHERE! Then, I finally got to work and my right-hand man was throwing up in the bathroom. EWWWW! I couldn't eat at all after that... Finally I was on my way back from this terrible day and I tripped and broke my foot. THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!! But in the end one good thing // happened today: my government and I finally decided to invade China.
 * =My Blog= ||
 * //September 17, 1592:

//September 29, 1592:// Recently, my government and I chose to invade China for more land, as you might recall. So now we are slooooooowly gearing up for this invasion. We need swords and arrows and bows and knives and on and on and on. We are thinking we might possibly invade on October 9th or 10th. Can't wait! Only a few hundred more weapons for preparation and then we are set!

//October 5, 1592:// Fun is what you need after a long day at work, dealing with so many government problems! Just got back from a father/son night in the town with my little kid, Hideyori. He is adorable! All the ladies thought he was the cutest thing ever!! We went to the theater and saw //Shrek//, which was fantabulous if I do say so myself! Absolutely LOVED it!!!! After that adventure, we went out for dessert/ dinner. We both had fish on the shores. Yummmy! Can't wait for another father/son night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

//October 9, 1592: TODAY IS THE DAY OF INVASION! DISPLAYING POWER AND INTELLIGENCE!!! My armies and I are just about to invade Korea! So exciting and hair-raising! I have a feeling we are going to win! We have all the tools and weapons needed to succeed, just as we planned. WE WILL WIN! WE WILL WIN! WE WILL WIN!!!!!!! // ||

Hey Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Wanna be friends? - Marc Anthony :) Heyy!! Made you a friend! ~ Shogun ||
 * =My Wall= ||
 * SO DO YOU WANT TO BE FRIENDS! In your second picture we both look big!!! ahhhhhhh!! TOKUGAWA IEYASU


 * ==**Bibliography**== ||
 * http://www.samurai-archives.com/hideyoshi.html
 * http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/TOKJAPAN/TOYOTOMI.HTM
 * http://www.zenstoriesofthesamurai.com/Characters/ToyotomiHideyoshi.htm