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Historical Biographies
Biographies of famous Japanese historical figures
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Latest article: Tokugawa Ienobu (1662-1712)
Walking the Japanese Castles
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Hiroto is an ordinary Japanese office worker, but his true mission is to search for castles on the weekend all over Japan and blog about them.
Hiroto Uehara
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Latest article: Mukai-Haguroyama Castle
Japanese Buddhism
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Articles on Japanese Buddhism and its history
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Latest article: Nichiren
Toyooka Travel Guide
Toyooka (豊岡市) is located in northern Hyōgo Prefecture in the centre of the San'in Kaigan Geopark and famous for its Kinosaki Onsen resort.
thomas
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Latest article: Onsenji Temple
Kamakura Travel Guide
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Articles about Kamakura, the capital of Japan during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), from Minomoto no Yoshitomo to the Hōjō regents: temples, shrines, and other sights.
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Latest article: Ryuhoji Temple
Kyoto Travel Guide
The ancient Imperial Capital of Japan is one of the few places that is a must on almost any itinerary. With a wealth of temples, shrines and Nijō Castle (二条城 Nijō-jō, built by the former Tokugawa shogunate), Kyōto has enough to keep a temple- and history-freak occupied for a week or more.
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This article series aims to provide a way to learn Japanese by yourself by introducing you to the Japanese language. Mr Takasugi focuses on the similarities and differences between Japanese and English. Takasugi Shinji's website was online fom 1997 to November 2022. In 2017, he permitted JREF to...
Takasugi
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Ibaraki Travel Guide
Known as Hitachi Province, Mito was the seat of an important branch of the Tokugawa family in the Edo Period (1600-1868) and became a centre of scholarship.
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Latest article: Seizansō (西山荘)
Nagoya Travel Guide
Nagoya, Japan’s fourth-largest city, is the capital of Aichi Prefecture, located in central Honshū on Ise Bay, and the political, financial, and cultural centre of the Chubu Region
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Latest article: Osu Kannon
Aizuwakamatsu Travel Guide
Aizuwakamatsu is located in western Fukushima. The city takes great pride in its samurai past and its ties with the Tokugawa shogun.
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Latest article: Byakkotai
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