History and travel records

The road heading south from Itoigawa to Hakuba and Omachi is known as the "Salt Road," and salt and seafood have been transported there...

The Matsumae clan, the only feudal lord in Ezo (Hokkaido) under the feudal domain system, originally called themselves the Kakizaki clan,...

The ancient Echigo Province capital was located in Fushiki, Takaoka City, in the western part of Toyama Prefecture. Nearby is the...

Last time, I traveled around Tohoku, following in Basho's footsteps, on what I called "the shortcut to the depths," ten years ago. While...

Although I say I like Japanese history, I have never actually visited Ise Grand Shrine, and I felt a little inferior. I have visited many...

I was worried about the rainy season weather while arranging tickets and accommodation for Saga, but before I knew it, the dry rainy...

Soma Ota Shrine in Haramachi (present Minamisoma City) was built when Soma Shigetane moved with his family and retainers from Moriya...

Sado has an area of 855 km2, 60% of Oahu and 30% larger than the 23 wards of Tokyo, and is home to 47,000 people. Oahu has 900,000...

Naegi Castle is known as the best mountain castle in Japan, and was the residence of the Toyama clan of Naegi Domain, which had a fief of...

I came to Tokushima for the first time for a relative's wedding. Awa Province is a place of desire for history buffs, but unfortunately I...

From Hachimanyama Castle, built by Toyotomi Hidetsugu, you can see Kannonji Castle and Azuchi Castle in the direction of the eastern...

For drinkers, Nihonmatsu is the town of "Oku no Matsu" and "Dai-shichi", but I think many people were excited to watch the battle between...

Last year I stayed at a hotel in Furukawa and enjoyed the cherry blossoms, but they had already started to fall, so this year I stayed at...

I am a member of a golf club in Iruma City and often visit the city, but I didn't know much about the area, so I took a stroll around the...

Like many others, I have been collecting stamps from the 100 Great Castles and the 100 Continued Great Castles for about three years. At...

It may be a little late to say this, but the name of the town is Shuzenji（修善寺） and the name of the temple is Shuzenji（修禅寺）. It was...