7. Setting Yoshiwara Yoshiwara is a place where men come to enjoy geishas’ show and forget about their worries Edo Edo is known as Tokyo today, and also the greatest cities in Japan
8. Main Character Seikei, a 14 year old samurai – in – training Seikei used to be a merchant’s son Adopted by Judge Ooka, a high – ranked samurai
9. Other Characters Bunzo – Seikei’s samurai teacher Judge Ooka – Seikei’s adoptive father Akiko – A teahouse attendant who was murdered Umae – A very beautiful and popular geisha. Very high – ranked Fukushu/Suzu – A bearded mysterious samurai
10. Teahouse of the Falling Cherry Blossoms Oba Koko –The owner of the teahouse. Very strict Nui – A maid of Oba Koko who wants to be a geisha. She is very selfish Tsune – A cook who works in the teahouse Kiru – A former servant before Seikei came.
11. Seikei’s mission is to find out who is setting the fires in Edo and Yoshiwara and to stop it. Also, if Umae has any connections to the murders. Seikei’s Mission
12. Conflict The burning fires in Edo The murders happening because of Umae Person vs. Person
20. Why should you read this book? You don’t want to put the book down because… Action – packed Mysterious things keep happening and get solved in an unexpected ways
21. If you want to be sucked into an action – packed story READ…
