japan – Page 7 – Let's Dive into Japanese History

Mihara Castle Ruins – Hiroshima.

I finally got an afternoon off, so I did a bit of exploring around Mihara. I visited the castle ruins

The Kamakura period 1185 to 1333 is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance of the Kamakura Shogunate;

God (Kami) When the English word God is translated into Japanese, it is generally represented by the kanji (Chinese character)

Funerary objects meant to be seen Haniwa (“clay cylinder” or “circle of clay” in Japanese) are large hollow, earthenware funerary

Everybody knows about Japan and their samurai. But did you know men were not the only ones being trained to

Updated 15th April 2021. Good news that the Kumamoto castle main tower has been repaired and will be open to

Ashikaga Yoshiteru, The 13th Ashikaga Shogun was assassinated in June 450 years ago, June 17, 1565. Ashikaga Yoshiteru reigned as

University essay case study: 16th & 17th Century Japanese Christianity By Stuart Iles 14th October 2011 In this essay I

After 2 years with the same theme, I decided to make a change. Please tell me what you think. I

鷺娘の精 (The Spirit of the Heron Maiden) woodblock print by Taniguchi Kokyo (1864-1915), dated 1925; from my collection. Oban tate-e

Heiji Monogatari Emaki (Tale of the Heiji Rebellion) Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace from the Illustrated Scrolls of the

Not far from Minowa station on the Hibiya line is a nondescript temple called 浄閑寺—Jokanji. From the street, it looks

I have had this print on file for a while but was never able to find the details of it

Nishi Honganji is the mother temple for the Jodo Shinshu sect of Japanese Buddhism established by Shinran Shonan who lived

Shikoku is host to the famous 88 temple pilgrimage. It is said to take up to 3 months to complete