boshin war – Japanese history and culture

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After 2 years with the same theme, I decided to make a change. Please tell me what you think. I

An acclaimed chronicler of samurai history and folklore once wrote, Under Tokugawa law, it was an inalienable right of the

The Meiji Restoration is a very important period in Japan’s history as it reestablished Imperial rule and was the catalyst

Many of you may look at this person’s name and wonder why I have chosen a foreigner in my Japanese

Born in Kagoshima in the Satsuma domain (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture) Saigō Takamori was one of the Satsuma samurai supporting the