Uesugi Clan Mausoleum
The Uesugi Clan Mausoleum (上杉家廟所 Uesugi Gobyōsho), also known as Yonezawa Domain Uesugi clan cemetery (米沢藩主上杉家墓所 Yonezawa-han-shu Uesugi-ke bosho), is the last resting place of the Uesugi family, the...
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Toko Brewery Sake Museum
Kojima Sōhonten (小嶋総本店), founded in 1597 during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, is one of Japan's oldest sake breweries, ranking as the 13th oldest still in operation. Located in Yonezawa City, Yamagata...
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Chonin - Japanese townspeople
Chōnin ("townspeople", 町人; 町 means city ward) was a social class that emerged at the beginning of the 16th century, usually settling around castles (城下町 jōka-machi, "castle towns"). They consisted...
View ArticleNoh Theater
Noh (能 nō) or nōgaku (能楽) is an abridgement of sarugaku no nō, an aristocratic form of sung and danced performance developed from kagura (神楽, "god-entertainment") plays, a type of theatrical Shintō...
View ArticleHistorical Periods of Japan
An overview of the historical periods of Japan Jōmon Period (ca 11000 BCE-ca 300 BCE) Yayoi Period (300 BCE to ca 300 CE) Kofun Period (300 to ca 538 CE) Asuka Period (ca 250-710 CE) Nara... Historical...
View ArticleAzuchi-Momoyama Period (1568-1600)
Overview The Shokuhō government Momoyama Culture Momoyama Arts... Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1568-1600)
View ArticleIi Naosuke
Lord of Hikone and ill-fated Tokugawa regentIi Naosuke (井伊直弼, 1815-1860) was the fourteenth daimyō of the Hikone Domain (modern-day Shiga Prefecture) and as tairō (大老, "regent") of the Tokugawa...
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Edo Period (1600-1868)
Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa shōgunThe Edo period (江戸時代), also known as the Tokugawa period, is traditionally dated from either the year 1600 when Tokugawa Ieyasu established national military dominance...
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Oda Clan
Oda kamonThe Oda family was a military house that held influence during the Muromachi (1333-1568), Azuchi-Momoyama (1568-1600), and Edo (1600-1868) periods, rising to national prominence with the...
View ArticleOda Nobunaga (1534-1582)
Overview Origins and Lineage Establishing Control in Owari and Mino The Rise of Nobunaga... Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582)
View ArticleKaichi School Museum
In the wake of the Meiji Restoration and the subsequent drive to modernise the country, the newly founded Japanese Ministry of Education introduced a revised school system based strictly on the...
View ArticleOkazaki Travel Guide
Okazaki City is located southeast of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture and prospered in the Edo period (1600-1868) as a castle town and an important post-station along the Tōkaidō Road. HistoryIn the Sengoku...
View ArticleKunōzan Tōshōgū Shrine
Kunōzan Tōshōgū Shrine (久能山東照宮) is the first burial place of Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Shintō shrine is located on a steep plateau in Negoya, Suruga, a ward of Shizuoka City, and offers a spectacular view...
View ArticleToyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598)
Overview Early Years General under Nobunaga (1574-1582) Seizing Power (1582–1587)... Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598)
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The Invasions of Korea 1592, 1597
Japanese Siege of Busanjin 1592Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣秀吉, 1537-1598) launched two military campaigns against Korea, the first in 1592 and the second in 1597. The first invasion is called the Imjin War...
View ArticleTokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616)
Overview Early Years Move to Edo Rise to Shōgun Legacy... Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616)
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The Sieges of Osaka Castle
Ōsaka CastleIn 1614 and 1615, Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康, 1543-1616) launched two military campaigns that culminated in the destruction of Toyotomi Hideyori (豊臣秀頼, 1593-1615), the son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi...
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