Kairakuen Garden, Three Thousand Plum Trees is BreathtakingNew!!
Kairakuen Garden Park is located in Mito city in Ibaraki Prefecture about one hour train journey from Tokyo to the east. It is one of the finest three parks in Japan, following Kenrokuen in Kanazawa and Korakuen in Okayama. In early spring, the light pink, red, and white colors of over one hundred different plum […]
Kenrokuen, a Scenic Garden, the Maeda Clan's Survival Strategy
Kenrokuen garden in Kanazawa is a symbol of Maeda Toshiie, Toshinaga, and Toshitsune, the great lords who protected Kaga's one million koku domain against the Tokugawa Shogunate. Thier strategy was brilliant.
Thomas Blake Glover, a brilliant turnaround from a weapons merchant to a contributor to Japan’s industrialization
Glover House stands as the most renowned Western residence constructed within a foreign settlement in Nagasaki. It holds the distinction of being one of Japan’s World Heritage sites: the Meiji Industrial Revolution; Iron, Steal, Shipbuilding, and Coal Mining. In 1859, Thomas Blake Glover embarked on a journey to Japan as an employee of the tea […]