History – Page 2 – Japanese History and Culture

Another great year! 2021 in review.

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

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

Itoshima is a nice little region found to the west of modern Fukuoka city. It is still relatively underdeveloped and

Teradaya Inn. The simple, old inn with a lot of history. Most people would simple bypass this place without having

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

Went to the Tokugawa Shogun exhibition today, 3rd August. Very nice! I sometimes get disappointed visiting these `special exhibitions`. I

Over a period of a few hundred years there were thousands of castles built in Japan. In Fukuoka Prefecture only,

Firstly, thank you everyone who follows me and my history adventures in Japan. I`ve been a little slow recently writing

Otaki castle museum is a small castle found in central Chiba prefecture. It is a nice site which sits in

Najima is a little suburb just to the north east of downtown Hakata. When I was doing research for my

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

This article will discuss the contribution of Kublai Khan`s lost fleet maritime archaeological site to our understanding of the Mongol