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Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine | Stunning bright colors and decorations

In the very middle of Kamakura sits its most important shrine, the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine. This is the shrine of…

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The Japanese Emperor is the Oldest Hereditary Monarchy in the world

Learn more about the history of the Imperial Family of Japan and the lives of the current royals!

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The First Tokugawa Shogun

Learn more about one of the most important people in Japanese history, the first Tokugawa shogun. One of our history…

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Tokugawa Iemitsu created an era of peace

The third shogun of the Edo period had an interesting life. What made him the way he was? And what…

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Oda Nobunaga | Achieved the Unification of Japan

Oda Nobunaga was the first warlord who tried to unify Japan after the long Warring States Period in the late…

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The great Toyotomi Hideyoshi who unified Japan

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the second warlord who tried to unify Japan after the long warring states period ended in the…

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