kumamoto – Japanese History and Culture

Silver, smugglers and the Lords of Western Japan. Part 1.

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

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

On a very hot summer`s day, on my way home from Mt Aso in Kumamoto I decided to pop into

A big thankyou for those of you who follow me and also to those of you who have recently joined

Kumamoto holds a parade through the streets of the city every autumn which celebrates famous Lord, Kato Kiyomasa and his

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

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

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

I had a day off today and it wasn’t raining so I decided to visit Lafcadio Hearn’s residence just down

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