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
Educational studies of Japanese history
My friend William Baerg is a contributor for the Kumamoto International Facebook page and has nicely agreed for me to
The Battle of Shiroyama, the battle that inspired the final scenes in the movie The Last Samurai, took place on
Updated 15th April 2021. Good news that the Kumamoto castle main tower has been repaired and will be open to
Hi everyone. Please note that this was originally written back in 2016 I think, I am in the middle of
Born in Kagoshima in the Satsuma domain (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture) Saigō Takamori was one of the Satsuma samurai supporting the
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