Edo – Page 3 – Let's Dive into Japanese History

Ukiyo-e, comparison of quality and authenticity.

While in Japan in September 2013 I visited Asakusa, Sensoji. While walking down the Nakamise I found a shop specialising

Origins of Japanese tattoos.

A few notes from a poster presentation I did about the Tokugawa family and the Edo Period. History of the

I visited Senso-ji earlier this month and it is by far the busiest temple I have been to. On a

The Meiji Restoration is a very important period in Japan’s history as it reestablished Imperial rule and returned sovereignty to

I have a always been curious about the Japanese population during different eras of Japanese history. Especially during the Mongol

Reading through one of my fellow bloggers pages (thankyou Stephen) reminded me of a couple of old Japanese maps I

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