Let's Dive into Japanese History

360 year old inn closes its doors.

Sad news I found today about the closing of a famous and traditional Japanese inn. It dates way back to

Not far from Minowa station on the Hibiya line is a nondescript temple called 浄閑寺—Jokanji. From the street, it looks

I have had this print on file for a while but was never able to find the details of it

Nishi Honganji is the mother temple for the Jodo Shinshu sect of Japanese Buddhism established by Shinran Shonan who lived

Shikoku is host to the famous 88 temple pilgrimage. It is said to take up to 3 months to complete

While readers of Japanese literature from the Heian and Kamakura periods often find it difficult to determine when a sexual

On this Day, December 16, 1614, a number of Samurai women were killed by cannon fire in Osaka Castle. 400

Not something I have done before but I found this beautiful Ukiyo-e print with some history attached to it. It’s

Not a bad summary I found of Francis Xavier and Christianity in Japan. Francis Xavier, a founder of the Society

Maritime Asia, as I use the term, encompasses the lands in and around the Japan Sea, the East China Sea,

Goto began serving the Kuroda clan under Yoshitaka during Hideyoshis Korean invasions. Goto continued to serve the Kuroda after Yoshitaka

Why did Akechi Mitsuhide turn against his lord? There are many theories, but no-one really knows for sure. New information

I have a few friends who also have a passion for Japanese history. Here is a great article about the

I’ve been interested in Japanese style architecture for a long time but recently I’ve taken an interest in traditional home

HIKONE, Shiga Prefecture–Fascinating tidbits from the daily lives of samurai warriors have been gleaned from a diary found four years