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Okazaki Castle – Birthplace of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

The first, and only time went to Hamamatsu and Okazaki it was on the same trip to meet up with

Thankyou for reading my work. This is an ongoing research project documenting the life of Takanobu Ryuzoji in English. I

Part 2 Baba Yorichika was a staunch Shoni loyalist and although the Baba clan and Ryuzoji clan had fought alongside

Did a kamikaze really rescue Japan in 1274? Apologies for jumping around a bit and interrupting the Ryuzoji Series. The

The Rise and Fall of the Ryuzoji Clan and the Bear of Hizen, Ryuzoji Takanobu. 龍造寺隆信 by Stuart Iles Part

By Stuart Iles This essay will discuss events of rapid political and economic change in Japan from the beginning of

The Iwami Silver mine (Shimane Prefecture) was discovered in 1526 and quickly developed in 1527. Legend has it, Kamiya Jyutei,

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

Before writing systems arrived in Japan, the only references we have about ancient Japan is from the Chinese. There is

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

Ancient Castles of Japan – Kikuchi Castle, Kumamoto, Kyushu. Setting the scene. Kikuchi Castle is an ancient mountain castle built

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

Hi, first I wanna say thankyou to all my followers. I am very happy that you all like my blog

Every year, Japanese commercial breweries produce special seasonal beer. It is nice, and many are produced for a specific region

Pre-war Japanese society and social classes were very different to today. A distinct class of domestics that were filled predominately