March 2019 – Japanese history and culture

The home of Japanese beer. Sapporo Beer Factory, Hokkaido

I have been to the Sapporo Beer factory a few times but the mission was always to eat as much

I visited Akizuki castle ruins last Thursday. It was a nice drive from Fukuoka. The region of Asakura city quite

I have a new article on Taiken Japan. https://taiken.co/single/hakata-ori-experiencing-the-traditional-weaving-of-fukuoka/ This is about the famous silk weaving traditionally from Hakata. Enjoy.

Scanning photos today I found another early map of Fukuoka. I think I took this in the archaeology center in

Last summer I went to Beppu for a few days. Unfortunately as the trip drew closer Kyushu was hit by