Daibutsu, Kamakura

Daibutsu, Kamakura
Daibutsu in Kamakura, June 2010. There were thousands of school kids visiting that day. It was still great fun.

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.

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.
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3 comments:

  1. Toranosuke V11:06 PM

    Haven't gotten around to reading through these just yet, but they look quite interesting. Thanks for posting these links!!

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  2. kyushudan5:28 AM

    Yes, thank you for the link. I read with interest.

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  3. Jamaipanese7:53 PM

    will check these out if you say they are worth taking a look at

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