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What’s Up with Setagaya and Horses? No, seriously? What’s up wit dat? . So while I was researching my last article on 三軒茶屋 Sangen-jaya, I came across a few interesting place names that I’d never heard of – granted I rarely go to 世田谷区 Setagaya-ku Setagaya...

← Older revision Revision as of 23:38, 13 June 2014 Line 81: Line 81: | '''1867 AD''' | '''1867 AD''' | | − <span />The last ''shogun'' resigned and control of the government passed to the boy emperor, Meiji. A new government was established...

The Samurai Archives Japanese History Page by sbrothier (via) Welcome to the Samurai Archives, an on-going effort to create an extensive database on the Internet for all interested in this fascinating piece of human history. This page deals with the...

Saigō Takamori (西郷 隆盛), January 23, 1828 – September 24, 1877) was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history, living during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era. He has been dubbed the last true samurai. It was even recorded that his...

When you think of mysterious places, what does your mind conjure?  Do you think of back-woods and swamps, thick tropical jungles, barren deserts, high mountain passes, or something far more alien? It seems that there are places around that world...