MITO KOMON

Every week since 1969, a samurai drama titled Mito Komon has graced Japanese TV screens. The story involves the Deputy Shogun, Tokugawa Mitsukuni, also known as Mito Komon, who retires and sets off on a walk around Japan incognito with 2 bodyguards, a servant and a couple of ninja to watch over him. At every town he stops at, he rights wrong, helps the downtrodden, and exposes the greed and evil of the overlords....
At the end of every episode, there's the obligatory sword fight scene, and finally, one of Mito Komon's bodyguards will finally pull a fist sized pill box from his shirt and call all to attention to the crest of the Shogun on it, and grandly announce who the old gentleman is...much to the surprise of all!
The crest of the Tokugawa Shogun! In the old days, it would send people crashing to their knees! The character of Mito Mitsukuni really did exist, and he was known as Mito Komon!

That part is a fact. Problem is, the entire TV series is faulty in the fact that Mito Komon never really toured the country. He barely even left his domain in Mito! (north of present day Tokyo)
For the sake of entertainment, this can be overlooked, however, tonight's episode was a little too mistake riddled! Tonight Mito Komon met with Oishi Kuranosuke, another historical figure, who was the leader of the Loyal 47 Ronin, (masterless Samurai) who waited 2 years to seek revenge for the death of their Lord in the Chushingura incident. The Chushingura incident happened in 1701, when Lord Asano of Ako was provoked into attacking the Master of Protocol at Edo Castle. Asano was ordered to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) his samurai were cast off, but the loyal 47 re-grouped 2 years later to seek revenge by attacking and killing the Master of Protocol.

Major problem? Mito Komon died at the age of 72 in January of 1701, months before the incident occurred, so historically, the 2 would probably never have met! OOPS!!