Japan – Culture and History. – Page 11 – Let's Dive into Japanese History

The Throw Away Temple – Dumping Ground of the Yoshiwara Prostitutes.

Not far from Minowa station on the Hibiya line is a nondescript temple called 浄閑寺—Jokanji. From the street, it looks

I have had this print on file for a while but was never able to find the details of it

Nishi Honganji is the mother temple for the Jodo Shinshu sect of Japanese Buddhism established by Shinran Shonan who lived

Shikoku is host to the famous 88 temple pilgrimage. It is said to take up to 3 months to complete

While readers of Japanese literature from the Heian and Kamakura periods often find it difficult to determine when a sexual

On this Day, December 16, 1614, a number of Samurai women were killed by cannon fire in Osaka Castle. 400

Not a bad summary I found of Francis Xavier and Christianity in Japan. Francis Xavier, a founder of the Society

Maritime Asia, as I use the term, encompasses the lands in and around the Japan Sea, the East China Sea,

Goto began serving the Kuroda clan under Yoshitaka during Hideyoshis Korean invasions. Goto continued to serve the Kuroda after Yoshitaka

Why did Akechi Mitsuhide turn against his lord? There are many theories, but no-one really knows for sure. New information

I have a few friends who also have a passion for Japanese history. Here is a great article about the

HIKONE, Shiga Prefecture–Fascinating tidbits from the daily lives of samurai warriors have been gleaned from a diary found four years

Fukuoka is the largest city in Kyūshū. From ancient times, the city’s proximity to the mainland has made it an

Kusado Sengen is the name of a medieval town that once used to be situated close to the mouth of

I am aware of the Toyotomi campaign in Korea but I was pleasantly unaware to the extent of the construction