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Kyushu’s betrayal of their Minamoto roots – 1185 Dannoura

The traditional lineage of bureaucrats who became part of the samurai feudal lords in Kyushu had two main feeder streams.

End of the year is approaching very quickly. It feels like I haven`t done a lot on this site this

Ancient Castles of Japan – Kikuchi Castle, Kumamoto, Kyushu. Setting the scene. Kikuchi Castle is an ancient mountain castle built

Morning everyone. It has been a little while since my last post and I thought I would give a little

On a very hot summer`s day, on my way home from Mt Aso in Kumamoto I decided to pop into

Alright, so I`ll be the first to admit that I never knew about this place until the other day. I

Had a day trip down to Kurume and popped into Yamaguchi Shuzo. Yamaguchi Brewery is located in the middle reaches

Hi, first I wanna say thankyou to all my followers. I am very happy that you all like my blog

Every year, Japanese commercial breweries produce special seasonal beer. It is nice, and many are produced for a specific region

Pre-war Japanese society and social classes were very different to today. A distinct class of domestics that were filled predominately

I visited the Kameyama Shachu museum on a short trip to Nagasaki. The museum is maintained by the Nagasaki City

Samurai William by Giles Milton. Best book I have read for a while. After visiting Hirado a couple of months

Wow, another brilliant year for my blog. Steadily growing every year which if fantastic. 2021 figures. 38,982 views, 22,414 visitors,

Hi everyone. Welcome those of you who have just followed me and my posts. Last post for this year. Something

Research Essay by Stuart Iles. The Meiji Restoration is a very important period in Japan’s history as it reestablished Imperial