History and travel records

In order to become the Regent and Kanpaku, it was necessary to become a maternal relative of the Emperor, that is, to have one's daughter...

On the eve of the Meiji Restoration, the two men fought fiercely as leaders of the Joi (antiforeign sentiment) movement and the opening...

After the Onin War, the so-called Sengoku period arrived and income from manors ceased, so the Ichijo and Saionji clans went to their own...

Emperor Gohorikawa enthroned his only son, Imperial Prince Mitsuhito (Emperor Shijo), at just one year old, but Emperor Shijo died at the...

Even in the days when marriage was decided based on the wishes of the family or parents, there were some couples who just couldn't break...

I joined the company at the height of the bubble economy, and there were various banquets held every day, and one of the songs sung at...

There are ruins of an ancient temple called Shimotsuke Yakushiji in Tochigi Prefecture. After the death of Empress Koken (came back to...

Many of the families that gained fame as the leading feudal lords of the Sengoku period were upstarts, but there were also many cases in...

Japan's marriage system seems to have changed many times, and according to books, it has changed from Tsumadoi(man visit woman) to...

If you get off the Oi Matsuda of Tomei Expressway and drive along the mountain road toward the prefectural border, you will arrive at...

I think Ieyasu had a strong admiration for Takeda. After the Honnoji Incident and the Tensho-Jingo Rebellion, the Tokugawa, Hojo, and...

Hideyoshi granted territory in Shimotsuke Kitsuregawa (Tochigi Prefecture) and allowed the Ashikaga family, which originated from the...

Kokokuji Castle is famous as the castle where Soun Hojo came to front. I'm sure there are many castle enthusiasts who have visited...

The relationship between Nukatano okimi and two emperors (Tenchi and Tenmu) is said to be the oldest love triangle in Japanese history....

It is well known that the Spanish Hupsburg family lost their descendants due to excessive incest, and the throne passed to the French...

Before the final battle during the summer campaign in Osaka, Yukimura Sanada entrusted his beloved son and daughter to Shigenaga Kojuro...

Nobutora Takeda was the father of Shingen and was a famous general who unified the chaotic Kai region and created the foundation for the...

It's been a while since Mito Komon aired. It is a long-running program that has been on the air for more than 40 years, having first...

Speaking of the Genji indigenous to the Kanto region, Hitachi Genji (Satake, Takeda), descended from Hachiman Taro Yoshiie's younger...

Murasaki Shikibu and Izumi Shikibu, the former is overwhelmingly famous as the author of The Tale of Genji, but the two have many things...