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Battle of Shiroyama – Saigo’s last stand.

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

I went to Onomichi today hoping for clear skies and cherry blossoms. One came true, the cherry blossoms are in

I finally got an afternoon off, so I did a bit of exploring around Mihara. I visited the castle ruins

The Kamakura period 1185 to 1333 is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance of the Kamakura Shogunate;

I visited the two Nagashino battlegrounds and museum in January 2016. It was a great experience to visit this place

God (Kami) When the English word God is translated into Japanese, it is generally represented by the kanji (Chinese character)

Funerary objects meant to be seen Haniwa (“clay cylinder” or “circle of clay” in Japanese) are large hollow, earthenware funerary

Everybody knows about Japan and their samurai. But did you know men were not the only ones being trained to

Updated 15th April 2021. Good news that the Kumamoto castle main tower has been repaired and will be open to

Ashikaga Yoshiteru, The 13th Ashikaga Shogun was assassinated in June 450 years ago, June 17, 1565. Ashikaga Yoshiteru reigned as