13 Dec 2018: Hakone Checkpoint
During the Edo period the five main roads leading to Edo were controlled with 53 checkpoints ... »
12 Dec 2018: Kanemori Red Brick Warehouses
A century and a half ago, after the opening of the Hakodate harbour for international commerce, a ... »11 Dec 2018: A street from 60s Tokyo at Toyota History Garage
Opened this year, the Toyota History Garage in Odaiba, Tokyo, is a certain must see for everyone who ... »10 Dec 2018: Meguro River Winter Illumination
Along the Meguro River in Tokyo there are two stretches illuminated by hundreds of thousands of pink ... »09 Dec 2018: Sankyo Warehouses
During the Edo period, the city of Sakata, in the Yamagata Prefecture, was an important center for ... »08 Dec 2018: Japanese mascots, Sendai version Donpen
One of the most powerful warlords of the Sengoku Jidai era, Date Masamune, is still in the memory of ... »07 Dec 2018: Sendai Aoba Castle site
After the Battle of Sekigahara, the warlord Date Masamune received permission from the shogun ... »06 Dec 2018: Japanese traditional architecture, Magariya
The area covered by today's Iwate Prefecture was during the Edo period part of the Mutsu Province, ... »
