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When did the Mongols invade Japan? When did the feudal shogunate system of government end? When was the Empire of Japan at its largest? When was the Rape of Nanking? When did trade to Japan stop in the Edo Period? When did the oligarchy end in Japan?
It is of such historical importance that it became the first castle in Japan to be designated a National Historic Site, and with its tower keep topped with golden Shachihoko tiger-fish ornaments, the castle emphasises the sheer might the Tokugawa clan had during...
Hibiya Park opened on the historic site of an Edo period daimyo’s (feudal lord) mansion. Here you can enjoy structures such as the large and symbolic water fountain and the First Flower Garden, a western-style flower garden using flowers to create a geometric pattern.Hibiya Park...
It’s actually the plum blossom that was originally celebrated hundreds of years ago, with cherry being a relatively recent, Edo-period thing. Late March, of course, is when the cherry blossoms come out. The further south you go, the sooner the flowers start to appear. Okinawa, pushing 20...
5 The railroad line was named after the East Sea Road (To¯ kaido¯ ), the most important of the Five Routes (major roads) during the Edo period (the Tokugawa shogunate of 1603-1868); see Jilly Traganou, "The To¯ kaido¯ —Scenes from Edo to Meiji eras" ("Impact of ...
The importance of the cherry blossom is not limited to poetry - it even extended into mythology and religion! It is said in the oldest written collections of myths in Japan that Ninigi, the grandson of the Sun Goddess, was sent to Earth by the other gods to establish rule there and creat...
Access: 20 minutes on foot from Kada Station on the Nankai Kada Line Kishu Toshogu Shrine Kishu Toshogu Shrine, famous for its gorgeous shrine buildings, is a representative shrine from the early Edo period, with seven buildings designated as Important Cultural Properties by the country, including...
Of course, ruins and reconstructions are worth visiting in their own right, however, they are no match for the 12 original Japanese castles built during or before the Edo period (1603-1867). With every nook and cranny hiding a fascinating intricacy rewarding keen eyes, these incredibly well-pr...
In the Edo period, when women came of age, the sleeves of their furisode would be cut shorter and “fastened” by stitching them. As the verb “kiru” (to cut) in Japanese also has the inauspicious meaning of “breaking off a relationship,” this action was instead referred to with the...