Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura, The Birthplace of The Samurai Government
03/08/2023
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, the birthplace of the Samurai government esta blished by Minamoto Yoritomo in 1185 in Kamakura.
Enryakuji Temple on Mt. Hiei: The 1200-Year Eternal Light of Japanese Buddhism
03/08/2023
Enryakuji on Mt. Hiei, founded by Saichō, is the “Mother of Japanese Buddhism.” Though attacked by shoguns and even Oda Nobunaga, its Eternal Light has burned for more than 1,200 years.
Why was Nagoya Castle Built? For the Iron Defense of the Tokugawa shogunate
03/08/2023
Nagoya Castle was built by a warlord, Tokugawa Ieyasu, as a solid fortress in 1612, just two years before the Winter Siege of Osaka against the Toyotomi clan. After Ieyasu's victory, Nagoya Castle kept the western lords in check in the middle of the Tokaido road connecting Edo (Tokyo) and Osaka. He was eager to […]