Reigando (Musashi’s last resting spot) – Pictorial
While I was living in Kumamoto one of things I really wanted to do is visit the cave Musashi Miyamoto
Educational studies of Japanese history
While I was living in Kumamoto one of things I really wanted to do is visit the cave Musashi Miyamoto
Happy Thursday! I’m going to start posting some new blogs which only focus on my photography. Articles are great but
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 visited Shiga back in 2016 in January. I was expecting it to be cold but I was pleasantly surprised
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.
In Japanese folklore the female demon (oni) Hannya figures prominently. Often depicted in traditional Noh and Bunraku plays using a
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
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