Fukuoka – Let's Dive into Japanese History

Smuggling and the Ouchi Clan Part 2.

Continuing on form part 1 from May. I managed to do a rough translation but haven’t followed up with any

I just asked ChatGPT to edit some notes I have about Tachibana Castle, here in Fukuoka. This is what it

Late Muromachi period smuggling and the Ouchi Clan. Part 1 As we are going to talk about the smuggling during

Some positive news has come to light suggesting that there was indeed a tenshu built at Fukuoka Castle. Recently, Fukuoka

We finally had nice weather after the rain, so we decided to head down south into the Sefuri mountains and

I think Karatsu castle is one of my most visited castles. I have been there 4 or 5 times I

Part 3. Once Japanese mines became more efficient in extracting silver, production increased twofold. Local daimyo and merchants began trading

Part 1. A passage in the Yatsushiro diaries notes that in 1546, Sagara Yoshishige, (1489-1546) daimyo of Higo (modern day

End of the year is approaching very quickly. It feels like I haven`t done a lot on this site this

Morning everyone. It has been a little while since my last post and I thought I would give a little

Had a day trip down to Kurume and popped into Yamaguchi Shuzo. Yamaguchi Brewery is located in the middle reaches

Hi everyone. Welcome those of you who have just followed me and my posts. Last post for this year. Something

Itoshima is a nice little region found to the west of modern Fukuoka city. It is still relatively underdeveloped and

I finally had a chance to visit a couple of breweries on my time off near my home in Fukuoka

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