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TO GO WITH STORY BY PHILIPPE AGRET This picture taken on May 29, 2015 shows "inro" pill cases and "netsuke" toggles of inros made during the Edo period, at a press preview of the World of Edo Dandyism exhibition at the Nezu Museum in Tokyo. The "katana" or Japanese sword is the soul of the samurai, as bushido. The "inro" pill case and "netsuke" pill case's toggle, these decorative accessories were also fashionable samurai items during Edo era. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images)

TO GO WITH STORY BY PHILIPPE AGRET
This picture taken on May 29, 2015 shows "inro" pill cases and "netsuke" toggles of inros made during the Edo period, at a press preview of the World of Edo Dandyism exhibition at the Nezu Museum in Tokyo.  The "katana" or Japanese sword is the soul of the samurai, as bushido. The "inro" pill case and "netsuke" pill case's toggle, these decorative accessories were also fashionable samurai items during Edo era.      AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO        (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images)