Najima Castle ruins, Fukuoka city.
Najima is a little suburb just to the north east of downtown Hakata. When I was doing research for my
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The day Toyotomi Hideyoshi became a Ninja.
My friend Adam Turner did some nice research and came up with this great article. I would like to share
Okayama Castle
(Tenshu-kaku from the south) (Tenshu-kaku from the north. You can see the irregular shape of the base floor from this
Nishi Honganji
Nishi Honganji is the mother temple for the Jodo Shinshu sect of Japanese Buddhism established by Shinran Shonan who lived
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
Japanese Castles in Korea
I am aware of the Toyotomi campaign in Korea but I was pleasantly unaware to the extent of the construction
Why didn’t Japanese seafarers find the Americas?
Browsing the web last night I came across an interesting question. Why didn’t the Japanese find the Americas before the
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