Seto Inland Sea Sunset, Onomichi, Hiroshima – Pictorial
A little while ago when I lived in Mihara in Hiroshima I had the opportunity to see a beautiful sunset.
Educational studies of Japanese history
A little while ago when I lived in Mihara in Hiroshima I had the opportunity to see a beautiful sunset.
Last May a friend of mine (Audrey) from Australia came to Fukuoka and we had a chance to meet up
Ikedaya Incident The Ikedaya Incident, in which members of the Shinsengumi attacked and killed anti-Tokugawa activists thwarting their supposed plans
RevSpeed magazine had it’s first track day at Autopolis for this year. Autopolis is a great circuit in the mountains
Despite Fukuoka castle being one of the all time great castles of Japan (I’m a bit biased as I live
If you’re a fan of Japanese history as I am I strongly suggest you visit the National Museum in Sakura
Thankyou to the new people who have followed me. I hope you can enjoy Japan as much as I do.
Yoshinogari is a a large moated town from the Yayoi Period (300BC-300AD). The Yoshinogari Yayoi ruins were found in 1986
For about a year I have wanted to visit Hara Castle ruins. I first heard of Hara castle when I
Spring is here and it’s car show season in Japan. I haven’t done this before but I’m going to showcase
I have been to the Sapporo Beer factory a few times but the mission was always to eat as much
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
Last summer I went to Beppu for a few days. Unfortunately as the trip drew closer Kyushu was hit by
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
Books and Ideas--Vanishing Literature Series
An unofficial guide to Yamaguchi Prefecture and its nihonshu
News, events and useful & timely information from Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Dutch based History and Literary Studies Student Historical events, Historical essays, movie reviews and book reviews
The Untold History of Modern Japan and Japanese Martial Arts 知らない近代日本史及武道史
Sengoku Jidai Sixteenth Century Japanese History
Helping people who have to say "now what?"
Hiking trails in Kyushu, Japan
Family life in Japan, and other stuff