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Minamoto no Yoritomo

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

An amateur historian has unearthed compelling evidence that the first Australian maritime foray into Japanese waters was by convict pirates

The rain misted down and I had two choices: the road up the hill, or the one alongside the river.

The Battle of Shiroyama, the battle that inspired the final scenes in the movie The Last Samurai, took place on

On the hill overlooking the historical Bikan area is the ancient Achi Shrine. According to the Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan)

(Tenshu-kaku from the south) (Tenshu-kaku from the north. You can see the irregular shape of the base floor from this

First radio message after the bomb

Shukkeien gardens date back to 1620, a year after feudal lord Asano Nagaakira was made lord of Hiroshima. Asano’s principal

My first visit to Fukuyama and it turned out to be a beautiful day. After doing my immigration paperwork I