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The History of Whaling in Japan: shaped by a long and often complicated history, stretching from coastal communities that once treated whales as gifts from the sea to full-scale industrial fleets.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The History of Whaling in Japan: shaped by a long and often complicated history, stretching from coastal communities that once treated whales as gifts from the sea to full-scale industrial fleets.
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Often overlooked, but worth a visit: the Kamakura Museum of History and Culture!
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December 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Often overlooked, but worth a visit: the Kamakura Museum of History and Culture!
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Tate-ishi, Miura Peninsula
March 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Tate-ishi, Miura Peninsula
February 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Uesugi Kenshin (上杉謙信, 1530-1578), Shingen's legendary rival.
#uesugi #sengoku
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#uesugi #sengoku
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February 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Uesugi Kenshin (上杉謙信, 1530-1578), Shingen's legendary rival.
#uesugi #sengoku
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#uesugi #sengoku
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The Uesugi clan was a powerful samurai family with roots tracing back to the Kamakura period. Read all about them.
#uesugi #sengoku
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#uesugi #sengoku
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February 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The Uesugi clan was a powerful samurai family with roots tracing back to the Kamakura period. Read all about them.
#uesugi #sengoku
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#uesugi #sengoku
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December 19, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Sumo-themed nishiki-e by Katsukawa Shunshō, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, and Utagawa Hiroshige I.
More details here:
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#japan #sumo #ukiyo-e
More details here:
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#japan #sumo #ukiyo-e
December 12, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Sumo-themed nishiki-e by Katsukawa Shunshō, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, and Utagawa Hiroshige I.
More details here:
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#japan #sumo #ukiyo-e
More details here:
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#japan #sumo #ukiyo-e
Miura Alps - Hiking from Hayama to Yokosuka
One of the lesser-known attractions of the Miura Peninsula is the "Miura Alps", a range of hills that stretch from Hayama on the western coast to Yokosuka on the eastern shore.
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One of the lesser-known attractions of the Miura Peninsula is the "Miura Alps", a range of hills that stretch from Hayama on the western coast to Yokosuka on the eastern shore.
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December 11, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Miura Alps - Hiking from Hayama to Yokosuka
One of the lesser-known attractions of the Miura Peninsula is the "Miura Alps", a range of hills that stretch from Hayama on the western coast to Yokosuka on the eastern shore.
jref.com/journals/miu...
One of the lesser-known attractions of the Miura Peninsula is the "Miura Alps", a range of hills that stretch from Hayama on the western coast to Yokosuka on the eastern shore.
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A heartwarming story about a successful quest for the past: finding the address where my father was born, Kobe, 1925.
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#japan #kobe
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#japan #kobe
December 5, 2024 at 2:12 AM
A heartwarming story about a successful quest for the past: finding the address where my father was born, Kobe, 1925.
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#japan #kobe
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#japan #kobe
KINTSUKUROI FILM - OFFICIAL TEASER
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November 26, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Our resident Gackt thread started in 2003, covers 128 forum pages, lay dormant for years, and was brought back to new life this autumn. 😀
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November 24, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Our resident Gackt thread started in 2003, covers 128 forum pages, lay dormant for years, and was brought back to new life this autumn. 😀
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Saga of the Samurai: Interview with Terje Solum
Terje Solum is the author of the Saga of the Samurai series. Since 2003, he has published six volumes on the Kai Takeda clan and one on the Ōmi Gamō. We interviewed Terje in August 2017.
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Terje Solum is the author of the Saga of the Samurai series. Since 2003, he has published six volumes on the Kai Takeda clan and one on the Ōmi Gamō. We interviewed Terje in August 2017.
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November 21, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Saga of the Samurai: Interview with Terje Solum
Terje Solum is the author of the Saga of the Samurai series. Since 2003, he has published six volumes on the Kai Takeda clan and one on the Ōmi Gamō. We interviewed Terje in August 2017.
jref.com/articles/sag...
Terje Solum is the author of the Saga of the Samurai series. Since 2003, he has published six volumes on the Kai Takeda clan and one on the Ōmi Gamō. We interviewed Terje in August 2017.
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Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork is a research facility of Hyōgo Prefecture, located in Toyooka City. The park, which opened in 1999, protects, breeds and reintroduces storks to the wild and aims to create an environment where humans and storks coexist harmoniously.
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November 21, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork is a research facility of Hyōgo Prefecture, located in Toyooka City. The park, which opened in 1999, protects, breeds and reintroduces storks to the wild and aims to create an environment where humans and storks coexist harmoniously.
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November 21, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Kawahara Keiga (川原慶賀, 1786-1860) was an Edo-era painter of Western-style pictures who sometimes signed his works in Roman letters "Tojosky," a Westernisation of his given name Toyosuke. Most of his works are exhibited in the Netherlands.
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November 21, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Kawahara Keiga (川原慶賀, 1786-1860) was an Edo-era painter of Western-style pictures who sometimes signed his works in Roman letters "Tojosky," a Westernisation of his given name Toyosuke. Most of his works are exhibited in the Netherlands.
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