Tag: Japan historic places

Hakone: A Checkpoint in History

Fewer than than two hours away from Tokyo’s hustle and bustle, Hakone has been attracting…

Tastes and Traces of Time Past in Nagasaki

One of the first ports to open to the West, Nagasaki was one of Japan’s…

Historic Hirado: Bridges of Tradition

Driving across a long red bridge, leaving Kyushu’s mainland behind, we found ourselves on the…

Running Through History with the British School in Tokyo

It is dark. It is raining. The occasional vehicle sweeps past, splashing up rainbows of…

Journey Back in Time on the Nakasendo Way

Travelers during the Edo Period may not have consulted timetables or bought eki bento for…

Perspectives on the Past: US History Teachers Research the Lessons of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

She was a pleasant looking woman. Dressed in white pants and a bright yellow blazer,…

Traveling in the Footsteps of Kuroda Kanbe

The founding father of the Fukuoka domain and hero of the popular drama Gunshi Kanbē…

Minamikyushu seeks World Heritage recognition for kamikaze pilots’ letters

A Japanese city is seeking World Heritage recognition for the last letters written by kamikaze…

‘Gunkanjima’, or Hashima, is a relic that demands to be photographed

Once home to a bustling coal-mining community that supported the modernization of Japan, Hashima, about…

Things to do in Nagasaki

When our travels took us to Kyushu in search of Nagasaki’s hidden Christians, we felt…