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A samurai in tennis shoes...The means to control the dark power of ancient death gods and malevolent demons has remained hidden deep in the forest of Japan for thousands of years, and Jyakourou, a disgruntled high school drop out has just found it. Unaware of his destiny, an innocent country boy named Shiraku is called upon to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors to quell the dark forces that are now being awakened by Jyakourou's quest for power.With the help of nature spirits, kind and ancient deities, and an unexpected and amusing ally, Shiraku will embark on an adventure that will not just preserve the balance of good and evil, but teach him the true meaning of faith, friendship, responsibility, and what it means to grow up and fill the shoes of an ancient samurai warrior.Tennis Shoe Samurai is a young adult novel set in modern Japan. The story is a fantasy adventure that blurs the boundaries between everyday modern life and a world of ancient gods, demons, myths, and traditions of Japanese culture, and a coming of age for two teenage boys on two very different paths.