# Shiro — A Daughter of the Samurai character guide

> Shiro in A Daughter of the Samurai by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor Shiro

**First appearance:** 0004-i-winters-in-echigo

## Who they are

A dog belonging to Etsu's family in Japan.

## In the story

### [The Old and the New](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/iv-the-old-and-the-new)

The narrator's father's big white dog, used by the narrator in a playful archery scene.

### [Falling Leaves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_daughter_of_the_samurai_se/chapters/v-falling-leaves)

Etsu-bo's dog and companion; falls sick and refuses to eat.

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