kyushulife – Japanese history and culture

The battle of Shimonseki in 1864 and the Maeda cannon battery.

On the Honshu side of the Kanmon Straits are the ruins of one of the old Choshu Han (now Shimonoseki)

Well, spring has come and gone for 2020, here in Japan. Everyday passes by so quickly one often forgets how

The end of this semester is nearly here. I have no lessons today but I still have to be here

Mysterious Kunisaki Peninsula, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu The Kunisaki Peninsula in Oita is one of those rare regions in Japan that

I finally got around to editing the photos from my trip to Oita earlier this year. Here is Nakatsu castle.

I went to Autopolis last weekend to watch the Autobacs SuperGT race. It was a great day despite being really

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

I visited Akizuki castle ruins last Thursday. It was a nice drive from Fukuoka. The region of Asakura city quite

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

I have been living in Fukuoka city now for about a year and I’m slowly learning more about this great

Happy Thursday! I’m going to start posting some new blogs which only focus on my photography. Articles are great but

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

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