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Shogun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi him were Yagyū Jūbei, Isshin Tasuke, a pickpocket named Otsuta, and male and female ninja. Riding in the palanquin was a "kagemusha", an actor named Shinkichi. His entourage included Ōkubo Hikozaemon, Lady Kasuga, Matsudaira Nobutsuna, and various ladies-in-waiting. Going to Kyoto, the entourage followed the Tōkaidō. At various places along the way, a (fictional) half-brother of Iemitsu, Tsuzuki, attempted to assassinate him, with the assistance of Fūma ninja. The sequel, "Shogun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi Part II," depicts the return to Edo. This time the group travels along the Nakasendō, passing through territory that had recently been held by the Sanada