Edo – Let's Dive into Japanese History

400 year old pottery town, Arita, Saga Prefecture.

Arita Town is located in the western part of Saga Prefecture. It borders Nagasaki Prefecture from the south-west to the

Alright, so I`ll be the first to admit that I never knew about this place until the other day. I

Research Essay by Stuart Iles. The Meiji Restoration is a very important period in Japan’s history as it reestablished Imperial

Teradaya Inn. The simple, old inn with a lot of history. Most people would simple bypass this place without having

Went to the Tokugawa Shogun exhibition today, 3rd August. Very nice! I sometimes get disappointed visiting these `special exhibitions`. I

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

I haven’t done a post for a while about one of my favourite Ukiyo-e print series. So lets have a

An amateur historian has unearthed compelling evidence that the first Australian maritime foray into Japanese waters was by convict pirates

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

I went to Onomichi today hoping for clear skies and cherry blossoms. One came true, the cherry blossoms are in

I finally got an afternoon off, so I did a bit of exploring around Mihara. I visited the castle ruins

God (Kami) When the English word God is translated into Japanese, it is generally represented by the kanji (Chinese character)

Title: Konosu Station, View of Mt Fuji from Fukiage. This scene is dominated by Mt Fuji in the distance and