Lets create a ninja town and make some money.
Alright, so I`ll be the first to admit that I never knew about this place until the other day. I
Educational studies of Japanese history
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
Title: Snow at Nihonbashi on New Year’s Morning. The Nihonbashi (Japan Bridge), was at the heart of Edo and the
University essay case study: 16th & 17th Century Japanese Christianity By Stuart Iles 14th October 2011 In this essay I
鷺娘の精 (The Spirit of the Heron Maiden) woodblock print by Taniguchi Kokyo (1864-1915), dated 1925; from my collection. Oban tate-e
Sad news I found today about the closing of a famous and traditional Japanese inn. It dates way back to
Not far from Minowa station on the Hibiya line is a nondescript temple called 浄閑寺—Jokanji. From the street, it looks
I have had this print on file for a while but was never able to find the details of it
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