The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

Main Characters and Their Traits

Seikei

Seikei is brave when he goes to find the ruby thief. He is also brave when he lets Judge Ooka adopt him.

Seikei is careful when he tracks down the "Ghost" who is actually Tomomi. Seikei is also careful when he is acting in the play.

The End!

Seikei is eager to be a samurai. He is eager to use his wooden sword.

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The Main Idea of The Plot

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn is mainly about a boy named Seikei who is a Tea Merchant's son. He goes on a mission with Judge Ooka to find the jewel thief. Judge Ooka is a fat samurai who leads Seikei on the journey. At first they thought they were tracking a ghost called a Jinkininki, but then they find out they are tracking something much worse.

The Resolution

(Seikei)

After witnessing the death of Tomomi, Seikei was invited to a tea ceremony called a cha-no-yu with the shogun. In the book Seikei hears Judge Ooka who is also invited talk to the shogun about the death of Tomomi. After that Judge Ooka decides to adopt Seikei. He brings this up to the shogun when they were talking about Kirishitans and samurai religions. Then Judge Ooka asked if he could adopt Seikei. As Seikei hides his tears of joy the shogun agrees that it is OK. Even though he did accept the offer to be a samurai he still would want to visit his family a lot, and Judge Ooka said he would let him.

More Main Characters and Their Traits

Tomomi

Tomomi is sly when he fakes the jewels in the Tokaido Inn and at the Shrine of Amaterasu in Ise. Tomomi's whole play at the yashiki of Lord Hakuseki is very sly.

Tomomi is arrogant when he fights Seikei at the noodle cart. He is also arrogant when he fights Lord Hakuseki as a child.

Tomomi is guilty of stealing the ruby in the Tokaido Inn. He is also guilty of putting a fake ruby at the Shrine of Amaterasu. She won't like that! :)

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

By, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler

Juliette#4607 and William#4614

Ms Madiedo

This is a four star book because it is a very detailed book. It has a lot of interesting information about Japan a long time ago. We sort of didn't like it because it had a little too much information and the plot kept on going. The plot was also hard to understand, even though it was very clever. We liked it though because we both like mystery books. This is why we gave it four stars.

The Setting

Edo, Japan

Edo, Japan is the place where the Shogun lives. In the book this is the main setting.

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan is the place where the emperor lives. Edo and Kyoto are at the ends of The Tokaido Road.

The Resolution

(Tomomi)

In the end Tomomi was killed, but he achieved his goal. As he taunted Lord Hakuseki (the actor) the real one lost his control and drew his sword in the presence of the shogun. This is what Tomomi wanted, for he would be able to disgrace Lord Hakuseki. Then Lord Hakuseki would have to kill himself. As Tomomi was cutting and disgracing Lord Hakuseki, the shogun's gaurd rushed forward and cut of Tomomi's head with a signal from the shogun, but even in death Tomomi was smiling. He had achieved his goal in disgracing his families murderer!

The Conflict/Problems

One conflict between Seikei and Tomomi is when they fight. They have a sword fight at the beginning of the book. Seikei has a wooden sword and Tomomi takes it away. But then gives it back.

Another conflict is when Seikei saw the cross around Tomomi's neck. Which meant he was a kirishitan and kirishitans weren't aloud in Japan. Tomomi was drunk so he didn't remember a lot from that night.

A final conflict is in The Last Kabuki Play. It is in the last scene because Seikei doesn't know what it will be about. He knows something bad will happen.

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn