In a world no different from the present, yet filled with suffering, Ikkyu's struggle for survival reveals the true meaning of "what it means to live." In Muromachi-era Japan, although the Northern and Southern Courts had been unified, war raged, and the people still could not find peace. Iyo no Tsubone, expelled from the court due to political infighting, became pregnant with the child of Emperor Go-Komatsu. In 1394, she gave birth to a baby boy in a humble residence in Rakusai, Kyoto-- This child would later be known as "Ikkyu." However, because he was the emperor's son, young Ikkyu was forced to separate from his beloved mother and sent to a temple to become a monk. He held onto hope, diligently practicing and studying, determined to become an outstanding monk so that one day he could reunite with his mother.
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