Culture – Japanese History and Culture

Silver, smugglers and the Lords of Western Japan. Part 2.

The Iwami Silver mine (Shimane Prefecture) was discovered in 1526 and quickly developed in 1527. Legend has it, Kamiya Jyutei,

Before writing systems arrived in Japan, the only references we have about ancient Japan is from the Chinese. There is

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

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

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

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

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

A big thankyou for those of you who follow me and also to those of you who have recently joined

I finally had a chance to visit a couple of breweries on my time off near my home in Fukuoka

Wandering around old Japanese towns is very fulfilling. You can usually get a nice feeling of nostalgia and experience of

I`m going to start off with the oldest brewery in Fukuoka. Established in 1673 way back when Fukuoka was known

Kumamoto holds a parade through the streets of the city every autumn which celebrates famous Lord, Kato Kiyomasa and his