japan – Page 5 – Let's Dive into Japanese History

Arita/Imari Pottery, Saga, Kyushu

Thankyou to the new people who have followed me. I hope you can enjoy Japan as much as I do.

Spring is here and it’s car show season in Japan. I haven’t done this before but I’m going to showcase

Last summer I went to Beppu for a few days. Unfortunately as the trip drew closer Kyushu was hit by

A statue of Shiro Amakusa. The young Christian rebel who rose up and led a rebellion against the Tokugawa Shogunate.

A few years ago I wrote about the history of Kendo. I recently updated the post and submitted it as

During the ‘isolation period’ of Japan also known as the Edo Period a few nations were still allowed to trade

While I was living in Kumamoto one of things I really wanted to do is visit the cave Musashi Miyamoto

History of the Japanese Tea Ceremony Drinking of green tea was known in China from the fourth century. Tea plants

I’m delighted to let you know that I am now writing articles for http://www.taiken.co. This is a link for my

A couple of weeks ago I visited Raizan Sennyoji in Itoshima. Itoshima is a nice little country suburb a little

Miyamoto Musashi Died On June 13, 1645. Considered one of the greatest samurai of all time, Miyamoto Musashi’s reputation has

The first Kamakura Shogun, Minamoto no Yoritomo, was born on this day, May 9, 1147 Yoritomo’s paternal grandfather, Minamoto no

Miyajidake sits in the northern region of Fukutsu city about 1 hour from central Fukuoka. It is famous for the

Hitoyoshi Castle is not as well known as other castles such as Kumamoto or Nagoya but the history of this

My friend William Baerg is a contributor for the Kumamoto International Facebook page and has nicely agreed for me to