Articles about Kamakura, the capital of Japan during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), from Minomoto no Yoshitomo to the Hōjō regents: temples, shrines, and other sights.
The ancient Imperial Capital of Japan is one of the few places that is a must on almost any itinerary. With a wealth of temples, shrines and Nijō Castle (二条城 Nijō-jō, built by the former Tokugawa shogunate), Kyōto has enough to keep a temple- and history-freak occupied for a week or more.
This article series aims to provide a way to learn Japanese by yourself by introducing you to the Japanese language. Mr Takasugi focuses on the similarities and differences between Japanese and English. Takasugi Shinji's website was online fom 1997 to November 2022. In 2017, he permitted JREF to...
Known as Hitachi Province, Mito was the seat of an important branch of the Tokugawa family in the Edo Period (1600-1868) and became a centre of scholarship.
Nagoya, Japan’s fourth-largest city, is the capital of Aichi Prefecture, located in central Honshū on Ise Bay, and the political, financial, and cultural centre of the Chubu Region
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