We go back to the aftermath of the Battle of Toba Fushimi to cover the process by which Japan's first constitution came to be, the Charter Oath.

The following is a list of some of the Japanese names and terms that are used in this episode: Boshin, Satsuma, Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshichimi, Choshu, Kido Koin, Toba, Fushimi, Iwakura Tomomi, Yuri Kimimasa, Fukuoka Takachika, Echizen, Hizen, Tosa.

Sources: The Meiji Restoration by W.G. Beasley, The Making of Modern Japan by Marius B. Jansen, A Modern History of Japan by Andrew Gordon