Kora Taisha – Kurume, Fukuoka.
End of the year is approaching very quickly. It feels like I haven`t done a lot on this site this
Educational studies of Japanese history
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
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
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
(Tenshu-kaku from the south) (Tenshu-kaku from the north. You can see the irregular shape of the base floor from this
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
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
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