織田信長の弟・有楽斎：人を動かし、茶の湯で歴史を繋いだ言葉の力
国宝茶室「如庵」を建てた織田有楽斎を解説。織田嫡流として徳川と豊臣をつないだ「和議の力」とは。天下泰平の真の立役者として生きた有楽斎の生きざまを、J-Histories代表が現代の視点で紐解きます。
Lord of Hiroshima Castle: Mori Terumoto Bet It All at Sekigahara
On July 19, 1600, Lord of Hiroshima Castle, Mori Terumoto (1553–1625, 毛利輝元), rode into the Nishi-no-maru compound of Osaka Castle — barely a week after receiving a letter from Ishida Mitsunari, one of the Toyotomi regime's Five Commissioners, asking him to take command of the Western Army. At the time, Terumoto ruled eight provinces of […]
Oda Nobunaga at Gifu Castle: The Rise of Tenka Fubu
Oda Nobunaga’s rise from turmoil to power—discover how he unified Owari, won the Battle of Okehazama, and from Gifu Castle proclaimed his vision of Tenka Fubu.
Itsukushima Shrine, Itsukushima Detiy smiled on Samurai, Mori Motonari
Itsukushima Shrine - UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site - seemingly floating on the water, enchants visitors with the atmosphere of its spiritual power in the vermillion-lacquered shrine. It’s located on Miyajima Island in Hiroshima prefecture, traveling just 10 minutes by ferry from the port. Miyajima Island has been adored as “the island where deity resides” […]