Evil Minister of the Tea Daimyō

Gokaro is the minister and the Wagarashi family challenged Idate Morino of the Wasabi family led by Jirōchō Wasabi to a race.

Land of Tea arc
The minister had done many bad things while in office. He had accepted bribes on their behalf and he tried to cheat to win the race. When the Land of Tea's Daimyo found out what his minister did he had him step down and become a Buddhist.