Hot spring therapy in Yamashiro ~ September 2024 ~
I took my parents to Yamashiro Onsen, taking advantage of the opportunity of my high school reunion. We went to Wakura last year, but the...
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History and travel records
- Aug 29
- 5 min
Speaking of Fukaya ~ AUG,2024
Speaking of Fukaya, it is green onions or Shibusawa Eiichi, who is on the new 10,000 yen bill. It has already been three years since...
- Aug 18
- 3 min
Okinawa again this year ~ 2024, AUG
Last year, during the Obon week, I rushed around the five of 100 Famous Castles and another 100 Famous Castles in Okinawa, but this year,...
- Aug 1
- 5 min
Extremely hot weather in Hamamatsu - July 2024
The province with Lake Biwa, close to Kyoto, was called Omi, while the western part of Shizuoka prefecture, with Lake Hamana, far away,...
- Jul 16
- 7 min
Tsugaru Migration JUL, 2024
I've always wanted to go to the Sannai-Maruyama ruins, and there are many options for travel from Tokyo to Aomori, including the...
- Jul 7
- 3 min
Temple visits that give us a taste of the Middle Ages: Ryukoji Temple (Kazo City), Kantoin Temple (Kuki City), and Kitain Temple (Kawagoe City)
During the Kamakura period, successive heads of the Ashikaga clan usually married off to Hojo clan members and made their children the...
- Jul 4
- 4 min
The castle town closest to Edo Castle - Iwatsuki JUL, 2024
The former Iwatsuki City was merged into Saitama City (Urawa, Omiya, and Yono cities were already merged in 2001) in 2005, and is now...
- Jun 24
- 4 min
Shiodaira(Shioda Plain) designated as a Japanese Heritage Site - JUN, 2024
It's been nine years since I last visited the two local national treasure pagodas (the octagonal three-story pagoda of Anraku-ji Temple...
- Jun 19
- 3 min
Goryokaku（star-shaped fort) in Sakudaira JUN, 2024
When you think of Goryokaku, you think of Hakodate Goryokaku, but there is also a small Goryokaku in Saku City, Nagano Prefecture. From...
- Jun 4
- 4 min
Walking around Musashi Kokuga（Province office) ~ Kokubunji and Fuchu JUN, 2024
Although I had been there before on a local tour, I decided to take a look around the highlights again. The layout of the old provinces...
- May 27
- 6 min
Mori and 2 clans MAY, 2024
In 1557 (Kōji 3), Motonari sent the "Letter of Instruction for the Three Sons" to his three sons (Takamoto, Motoharu, and Takakage),...
- May 20
- 4 min
Visiting the birthplace of the Southern Court - Yoshino, MAY, 2024
Emperor Go-Daigo was a man of honor and praise, and there are various opinions, but I believe that he at least had a strong sense of...
- May 12
- 4 min
Castle Towns of Kaetsu - Murakami and Shibata MAY, 2024
I had the opportunity to go to Niigata and toured the castle towns of Shibata, Murakami in the Kaetsu area. Both are experiencing a boom...
- May 3
- 4 min
Wandering North of the Lake Biwa - The Tomb of Prince Hikoushi, APR, 2024
If you drive west on the Meishin Expressway, you will come across many historic sites that will make you want to get off along the way....
- Apr 26
- 4 min
Buaiso and Yanagisawaso APR.2024
There are many hidden spots that are close by but that I rarely have the opportunity to visit, and I recently visited the homes of two...
- Apr 22
- 4 min
Spring in Hida (Ema Clan Residence and Others) APR, 2024
Now that the expressways are connected, the quickest route back to Kanazawa from Tokyo is to cross Myoko on the Nagano Expressway and...
- Apr 7
- 5 min
Kozuke Sanpi - UNESCO World Memory APR, 2024
There are only 18 ancient stone monuments in Japan, but three of them (Tago Monument, Yamanoue Monument, and Kanaizawa Monument) are...
- Apr 3
- 3 min
Pilgrimage to the place in connection with Tadamasa Oguri, MAR, 2024
As I mentioned in the article about Yasukage Amano, the lord of Kokokuji Castle, I visited the ending place of Oguri Kozukenosuke in...
- Mar 24
- 4 min
Suwa - March 2024
Suwa has good hot springs, and the sake is delicious, so I often stayed there as a stopover when driving back and forth from my parents'...
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Walking through the historic sites of Kumagaya - Hatara Gunga(county office) ruins and Miyazuka tumulus FEB, 2024
The area that was once called Hatara County in Musashi Province now consists of Fukaya City and Kumagaya City. Even so, Japan has largely...
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