
Ep. 282
The Morning Market and One Tsubo of Land
📅 March 8, 1982🕐 25 min
Synopsis
Intrigued by the bustle of Kyoto's morning market, the merchant Kikyōya uses his connections with the shogun to monopolize the marketplace. Facing the townspeople's distress, Ikkyū challenges the shogun to a wit contest and stakes his prize on a single tsubo of land—but what is his real scheme?