summer – Japanese history and culture

Welcome to hell! Beppu Jikoku, Oita.

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

A couple of weeks ago I visited Raizan Sennyoji in Itoshima. Itoshima is a nice little country suburb a little

What is Heiankyo you may ask? You may know of the Heian Period which began in 794 and lasted til

The Meiji Restoration is a very important period in Japan’s history as it reestablished Imperial rule and was the catalyst

Emperor Kammu was born in 737 as the crown prince of Emperor Konin and ascended to the throne in 781

Todaiji (東大寺, Tōdaiji, “Great Eastern Temple”) is one of Japan’s most famous and historically significant temples and a landmark of