江户时代末期（本作的 20 年前）, 被称为“天人（あまんと）”的谜之异星人来袭。于是地球人与天人之间的战争瞬即爆发，为数众多的武士和攘夷派志士都参与与天人的战斗，幕府见识到天人强大的实力后，最终向天人低头，放弃武士不管，擅自与天人签订不平等条约，准许他们入国。其后更颁布了“废刀令”，夺走了武士的刀，使他们无力反抗。自此，天人横行霸道，幕府为天人所影响，甚至被控制，成为了“傀儡政权”。在这样的时代，有一个武士与同伴愉快地过著异想天开的生活。

Commanding shoguns and samurai warriors, exotic geisha and exquisite artisans—all were part of the Japanese “renaissance”; a period between the 16th and 19th Centuries when Japan went from chaos and violence to a land of ritual refinement and peace. But stability came at a price: for nearly 250 years, Japan was a land closed to the Western world, ruled by the Shogun under his absolute power and control. Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire brings to life the unknown story of a mysterious empire, its relationship with the West, and the forging of a nation that would emerge as one of the most important countries in the world.