Summary of Janice P. Nimura's Daughters of the Samurai

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The girls were taken to meet the Empress of Japan, who was seated behind a bamboo screen. They knelt and placed their hands on the tatami floor, bowing until their foreheads touched their fingertips. #2 The girls were told that when schools for girls were established, they would be examples to their countrywomen. They had no idea what they were getting into, but they knew they had to obey the empress’s command