Shikoku Pilgrimage
Shikoku is host to the famous 88 temple pilgrimage. It is said to take up to 3 months to complete
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Coerced Affection -First Act of Romance during the Heian Japan.
While readers of Japanese literature from the Heian and Kamakura periods often find it difficult to determine when a sexual
Cannon use during the winter siege of Osaka.
On this Day, December 16, 1614, a number of Samurai women were killed by cannon fire in Osaka Castle. 400
A short summary of Francis Xavier and Christianity in Japan
Not a bad summary I found of Francis Xavier and Christianity in Japan. Francis Xavier, a founder of the Society
Rare account of feudal warrior’s daily life.
HIKONE, Shiga Prefecture–Fascinating tidbits from the daily lives of samurai warriors have been gleaned from a diary found four years
The Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum
Details of the museum in English as follows: http://www.ryoma-kinenkan.jp/en/ Copied from the museum’s introduction of Ryoma. Sakamoto Ryoma, born in
Saigo Takamori 西郷隆盛 (1828-1877)
Born in Kagoshima in the Satsuma domain (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture) Saigō Takamori was one of the Satsuma samurai supporting the
Book reference list
Bix, Herbert P. 2001. Hirohito and the making of modern Japan. New York, NY: Perennial. Booth, Alan. 1995. Looking for
Let's Dive into Japanese History 
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