the year is 1842.
The place is Japan.
This is the story of the young sorcerer Sutari Tatmurigara. He is on a journey across Japan to mend his broken family neam and gain acceptance with the people he meets. Sutari has often met with hostility after revealing his family name but he continues to search for a place that will accept him and his powers. Only eighteen years old, Sutari sets out on his quest with his newly aquired familiar, Oaginis. Source:Back cover of this book.