Shinsengumi Attack Rebels- Ikedaya Incident, 1864
Ikedaya Incident The Ikedaya Incident, in which members of the Shinsengumi attacked and killed anti-Tokugawa activists thwarting their supposed plans
Tag: Meiji
The Throw Away Temple – Dumping Ground of the Yoshiwara Prostitutes.
Not far from Minowa station on the Hibiya line is a nondescript temple called 浄閑寺—Jokanji. From the street, it looks
Ushiwakamaru defeats Kumasaka Chohan – Ukiyo-e print
Not something I have done before but I found this beautiful Ukiyo-e print with some history attached to it. It’s
Tokyo Ginza revisited.
Browsing my photos over the weekend I realised one of the photos I posted last week has a connection with
Tokugawa Samurai
An acclaimed chronicler of samurai history and folklore once wrote, Under Tokugawa law, it was an inalienable right of the
Ainu culture and the origins of tattooing in Japan.
Origins of Japanese tattoos.
The Meiji Restoration – A quick rundown
The Meiji Restoration is a very important period in Japan’s history as it reestablished Imperial rule and was the catalyst
Kyoto Bronze Ware Craftsmen
Kyoto 1890s Three bronze ware craftsmen are at work in the workshop of Noboru Nogawa (能川登) in Kyoto, founded in
Old Japanese maps
Reading through one of my fellow bloggers pages (thankyou Stephen) reminded me of a couple of old Japanese maps I
