Kusunoki Masashige Statue in Imperial Palace Park

Kusunoki Masashige was a 14th century samurai who fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in his attempt to wrest rulership of Japan away from the Kamakura shogunate and is remembered as the ideal of samurai loyalty.

Tokyo Drifting

June 20th 2009
Tokyo I was excited about heading off to Tokyo, to see a futuristic metropolis, possibly a glimpse of what's to come. However, it also gave me the opportunity to ride the legendary Shinkansen bullet train for the first time. As expected it was comfortable, clean, on time and reasonably fast. There's so little noise and the fact its very smooth makes it hard to get a sense of how fast y ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Yanaka

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

Joined	March 22nd 2006	Trips	1
Last Login	March 21st 2023	Followers	0
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	3
Blogs	18	Guestbook	27
Photos	2,378	Forum Posts	0