I''ll be listing some resources that has helped me write this story and draw me closer toward the Japanese culture.

    ☆ War References ☆

    [Battle of Iwo Jima] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima

    [Imperial Japanese Army] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army

    [Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki:] https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/bombings-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-1945

    [Kokura Bypassed By a Bomb] https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/07/world/kokura-japan-bypassed-by-a-bomb.html

    [Instruments of Surrender 02/09/1945] https://www.archivesfoundation.org/documents/japanese-instrument-surrender-1945/

    [Battle of Okinawa] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa

    [Senjinkun] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Rescript_to_Soldiers_and_Sailors | https://www.revolvy.com/page/Senjinkun-military-code | http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-372598481/view?partId=nla.obj-372600941#page/n7/mode/1up

    ☆ General References ☆

    [The Mikado:] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mikado#Musical_numbers

    [The Art & History of the Kimono:] http://blog.peruvianconnection.com/fashion-trends/the-art-history-of-the-kimono/

    [Japanese Funeral Rituals:] https://www.quora.com/How-is-a-Japanese-funeral-conducted-if-the-body-of-the-deceased-cant-be-found

    [Masako and Spam Musubi:] https://p47koji.com/2012/05/15/masako-and-spam/

    [Japanese Honorifics] https://ppjapanese.wordpress.com/2015/02/15/japanese-honorifics/

    [Toyoda G1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_G1

    [The Butterfly Poem] https://allpoetry.com/The-butterfly