The Emergence of Nationalism in Japan during the Meiji Period. An essay by Stuart Iles.
Happy New Year everyone. First blog for 2021. Last year was the best year for Rekishinihon so I would like
Tag: meiji restoration
Shimabara Castle, Nagasaki.
This blog kinda overlaps with my other articles on the Shimabara Rebellion and Hara Castle Ruins. You can find them
Takasugi Shinsaku – Choshu Han revolutionary and swordsman
On a great stone monument near a flower-strewn grave in the verdant Yamaguchi countryside is a telltale description of the
Tani Tateki – Kumamoto Castle defender during the Seinan War.
My friend William Baerg is a contributor for the Kumamoto International Facebook page and has nicely agreed for me to
The Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum
Details of the museum in English as follows: http://www.ryoma-kinenkan.jp/en/ Copied from the museum’s introduction of Ryoma. Sakamoto Ryoma, born in
Tokugawa Samurai
An acclaimed chronicler of samurai history and folklore once wrote, Under Tokugawa law, it was an inalienable right of the
Thomas Glover – Scotsman in Japan
Many of you may look at this person’s name and wonder why I have chosen a foreigner in my Japanese
