Historical Mysteries– category –

English Version Oda Nobunaga, famously nicknamed the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, was killed by his retainer Akechi Mitsuhide in the event known as the

English Version For generations, the legend of the Tokugawa buried treasure has been told as one of Japan’s great urban legends. Yet it has never been conc

English Version Can humans in different places arrive at the same idea at the same time? One image that seems to raise that question is Potnia Theron, ofte

English Version Long ago, in an age when human beings could still be bought and sold, Japanese slaves existed—some taken as far away as Europe. For many re

English Version Even if you are not deeply interested in Japanese history, you have probably heard the names Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Oda N

English Version Do you have a favorite warlord from Japan’s Sengoku period? For many history fans, one name that often comes up is Kuroda Kanbei, the brill

English Version With Osaka Prefecture’s Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group being registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Japan’s ancient burial mounds have been

English Version Munakata City in Fukuoka Prefecture is known across Japan for Munakata Taisha and the sacred island of Okinoshima, both connected to a UNES