asia – Let's Dive into Japanese History

Early trade between the Matsuura Party in Kyushu, Goryeo Korea and Ming China – Shorts.

Notes on early trade between the Matsuura Party in Kyushu, Goryeo Korea and Ming China. As many of you know

Some positive news has come to light suggesting that there was indeed a tenshu built at Fukuoka Castle. Recently, Fukuoka

We finally had nice weather after the rain, so we decided to head down south into the Sefuri mountains and

I think Karatsu castle is one of my most visited castles. I have been there 4 or 5 times I

Fujiwara no Sumitomo – The First Pirate King of Japan A lot of disruption was being caused by pirates in

The first, and only time went to Hamamatsu and Okazaki it was on the same trip to meet up with

Part 1. A passage in the Yatsushiro diaries notes that in 1546, Sagara Yoshishige, (1489-1546) daimyo of Higo (modern day

Before writing systems arrived in Japan, the only references we have about ancient Japan is from the Chinese. There is

End of the year is approaching very quickly. It feels like I haven`t done a lot on this site this

Ancient Castles of Japan – Kikuchi Castle, Kumamoto, Kyushu. Setting the scene. Kikuchi Castle is an ancient mountain castle built

Pre-war Japanese society and social classes were very different to today. A distinct class of domestics that were filled predominately

A statue of Shiro Amakusa. The young Christian rebel who rose up and led a rebellion against the Tokugawa Shogunate.

During the ‘isolation period’ of Japan also known as the Edo Period a few nations were still allowed to trade

Happy Thursday! I’m going to start posting some new blogs which only focus on my photography. Articles are great but

Miyajidake sits in the northern region of Fukutsu city about 1 hour from central Fukuoka. It is famous for the