The second is from Ichijoji and is called The Death of Saigo. This post talks about the famous "last samurai" Saigo Takamori and the myths and legends surrounding Saigo's supposed seppuku during his famous rebellion.
My name is Jon and I live in Los Angeles. I've visited Japan a lot so that's what this blog is about...visiting Japan, Japanese history and samurai movies.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Two blogs of interest
Spike Japan has a new post titled Amakusa: Islands of dread. It details the sad history of Amakusa Island which is situated west of Kyushu. Spike Japan reveals the aspect of Japan's depopulation in much detail including Amakusa's rapid decline.
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Japanese History,
Samurai
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Haven't gotten around to reading through these just yet, but they look quite interesting. Thanks for posting these links!!
ReplyDeleteYes, thank you for the link. I read with interest.
ReplyDeletewill check these out if you say they are worth taking a look at
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