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
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Battle of Shiroyama – Saigo’s last stand.
The Battle of Shiroyama, the battle that inspired the final scenes in the movie The Last Samurai, took place on
Battle of Tabaruzaka, Siege of Kumamoto Castle, February – April 1877.
Hi everyone. Please note that this was originally written back in 2016 I think, I am in the middle of
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
Saigo Takamori 西郷隆盛 (1828-1877)
Born in Kagoshima in the Satsuma domain (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture) Saigō Takamori was one of the Satsuma samurai supporting the
