The southern coast of Honshu and the coasts of Shikoku and Kyushu are incised by gulfs, bays, and straits, with numerous offshore islands and rocks; it is here that the Inland Sea, which has a highly irregular coastline, is located. Major peninsulas include the Kii Peninsula on Honshu and...
Each year foreign vessels appeared in greater numbers in sight of Japan, but order was given to fire on those which approached the shore. Ii Naosuke, who was then minister, confided the defense of the country to Tokugawa Nari-aki, Prince of Mito (1852), and the emperor ordered public ...
Senbei, Japanese rice crackers, date back to the Nara period (710 - 794), a time of great innovations, often inspired by China. Many different styles of senbei developed over the centuries but basically, senbei remained round, flat and had a diameter of about 3 to 5 centimeters. Senbei we...
The Yasaka Pagoda is located close to a number of attractions in the Higashiyama District. You can create a short walking tour from Kiyomizudera to the pagoda and pass by many old-style shops, cafes, shrines, and temples: Chionin, Shorenin, Heian Shrine, and go further to Nanzenji, the ...
Moving the Dutch offshore was the final measure of many in the expulsion of foreigners from Japan, which had begun with the expulsion of foreign missionaries in June 1587. The opening of Yokohama can be traced to the signing in the port of Shimoda of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (the...
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Then, set out on foot along one of the major traveling routes of the Edo period—traversing bamboo forests in Nojiri, the peaks of Torii Pass, and the plateaus of Usui-toge. End in Tokyo for city views from the Tokyo Skytree and a tranquil visit to Asakusa Shrine. Natural Wonders of ...
Okunoshima is a tiny island with a circumference of a mere 4.3 kilometers located just offshore from Tadanoumi on the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture. Okunoshima is included in the Seto Inland Sea National Park and the island has been designated as a kyukamura, a village of rest and recreation...
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As the days pass by, where has he gone? - No traces of him remain.’ Daruma's legs, according to the legend, withered away during his nine years of meditation. The snowman, since he has no legs, has been called Snow Daruma in Japan. Depicting this subject, Nantembō created one ...