Akizuki Castle Town, Asakura, Fukuoka.
I visited Akizuki castle ruins last Thursday. It was a nice drive from Fukuoka. The region of Asakura city quite
Educational studies of Japanese history
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
A statue of Shiro Amakusa. The young Christian rebel who rose up and led a rebellion against the Tokugawa Shogunate.
I have been living in Fukuoka city now for about a year and I’m slowly learning more about this great
It’s been a little while since I reviewed a ukiyo-e print so here we go. This print is from the
A few years ago I wrote about the history of Kendo. I recently updated the post and submitted it as
During the ‘isolation period’ of Japan also known as the Edo Period a few nations were still allowed to trade
While I was living in Kumamoto one of things I really wanted to do is visit the cave Musashi Miyamoto
History of the Japanese Tea Ceremony Drinking of green tea was known in China from the fourth century. Tea plants
I’m delighted to let you know that I am now writing articles for http://www.taiken.co. This is a link for my
A couple of weeks ago I visited Raizan Sennyoji in Itoshima. Itoshima is a nice little country suburb a little
Miyamoto Musashi Died On June 13, 1645. Considered one of the greatest samurai of all time, Miyamoto Musashi’s reputation has
The first Kamakura Shogun, Minamoto no Yoritomo, was born on this day, May 9, 1147 Yoritomo’s paternal grandfather, Minamoto no
Miyajidake sits in the northern region of Fukutsu city about 1 hour from central Fukuoka. It is famous for the
Hitoyoshi Castle is not as well known as other castles such as Kumamoto or Nagoya but the history of this
My friend William Baerg is a contributor for the Kumamoto International Facebook page and has nicely agreed for me to
I haven’t done a post for a while about one of my favourite Ukiyo-e print series. So lets have a
I had a day off today and it wasn’t raining so I decided to visit Lafcadio Hearn’s residence just down
This article was originally going to be included in the ‘History of Aki (Hiroshima) Prefecture’ but as this article has
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