Japanese History

Azuchi-Momoyama

Was Toyotomi Hideyoshi Really Born a Poor Farmer’s Son? The Erased Father and the Mystery of His Origins

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the man who rose from obscurity to unify Japan and bring the Sengoku period to an end, is one of the...
2025.12.14
Azuchi-Momoyama
Azuchi-Momoyama

Why Was Oda Nobunaga So Powerful? Information Was the Hidden Weapon Behind His Rise.

1. Information Gathering: The Essential Weapon of the Sengoku DaimyoFor the warlords of the Sengoku era, the prosperity ...
2025.12.12
Azuchi-Momoyama
Azuchi-Momoyama

The Samurai Who Helped Bring Down the Takeda Clan. Why Did Anayama Baisei (Nobukimi) Betray the House of Takeda?

1. A Senior Member of the Takeda Line, Renowned for Both Valor and Strategic InsightOnly a devoted student of Japanese h...
2025.12.10
Azuchi-Momoyama
Edo

This Japanese Island Still Fears a 300-Year-Old Curse Involving Seven Monks

【The Island of Exile and Mystery】Roughly 300 kilometers south of mainland Japan lies Hachijo Island—a remote volcanic ou...
2025.05.08
Edo
Japanese History

Healing Prayers in Osaka, Japan: Ishikiri Shrine and Its Fortune-Telling Street

From Tumor Cures to Cancer Prayers: Ishikiri Shrine, a Spiritual Power Spot in Eastern OsakaIshikiri Tsurugiya Shrine, c...
2025.05.06
Japanese History
Edo

Japan’s First Beauty Icons: How Art and Strategy Made Three Ordinary Women Famous

In today’s world, beauty is promoted through mass media—TV, magazines, and social media influencers. But in 18th-century...
2025.05.03
Edo
Edo

The Tragic Fate of Osayo: A Young Girl Sold to the Pleasure Quarters in Edo-Era Japan

In a quiet corner of Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture, stands a humble mound known as Osayo-zuka.This memorial was built in...
2025.04.29
Edo
Azuchi-Momoyama

Why Was Oda Nobunaga So Powerful? The Hidden Key Was His Mastery of Information

IntroductionIn the chaotic Sengoku period, a warlord's survival depended entirely on their own abilities.Prosperity in t...
2025.04.27
Azuchi-Momoyama
Japanese History

Are There Five Times More Shrines Than Convenience Stores in Japan? Exploring the Number, Classification, and 12 Major Lineages of Japanese Shrines

Japan is home to over 80,000 Shinto shrines—far surpassing the approximately 54,000　convenience stores nationwide as of ...
2025.04.27
Japanese History