Not all is well at home while the Iwakura Mission travels the world, as the caretaker government brings Japan to the brink of war.

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, Sanjo Sanetomi, Iwakura Tomomi, Okuma Shinenobu, Omura Masujiro, Yamagata Aritomo, Tsushima Island, So Clan, Yi Sun Shin. 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