Tokugawa – Page 2 – Let's Dive into Japanese History

16th & 17th Century Japanese Christianity

University essay case study: 16th & 17th Century Japanese Christianity By Stuart Iles 14th October 2011 In this essay I

Sad news I found today about the closing of a famous and traditional Japanese inn. It dates way back to

Not far from Minowa station on the Hibiya line is a nondescript temple called 浄閑寺—Jokanji. From the street, it looks

Nishi Honganji is the mother temple for the Jodo Shinshu sect of Japanese Buddhism established by Shinran Shonan who lived

Shikoku is host to the famous 88 temple pilgrimage. It is said to take up to 3 months to complete

Maritime Asia, as I use the term, encompasses the lands in and around the Japan Sea, the East China Sea,

Goto began serving the Kuroda clan under Yoshitaka during Hideyoshis Korean invasions. Goto continued to serve the Kuroda after Yoshitaka

The Sea of Okhotsk to the north and northeast of Hokkaidō plays no significant role in recorded Japanese history until

Riding the circular Yamanote Line on a Sunday in Tokyo, it is easy to daydream. Those who have found themselves

A few notes from a poster presentation I did about the Tokugawa family and the Edo Period. History of the

I visited Senso-ji earlier this month and it is by far the busiest temple I have been to. On a

Browsing the web last night I came across an interesting question. Why didn’t the Japanese find the Americas before the

The Meiji Restoration is a very important period in Japan’s history as it reestablished Imperial rule and returned sovereignty to

One of the most famous lords of the Sengoku Period (1467-1600). I was fascinated by Nobunaga about 6-7 years ago

This is a document analysis I did in 2010 regarding the Tokugawa Edict of 1635. It is a little long