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Jinshin War: Ancient Japan’s Biggest War

January 28, 2022May 18, 2022 KansaiOdyssey Japanese History

Family businesses are a complicated matter, especially when that business involves ruling over an entire country.  Japan’s imperial family is

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Mythology and History 

The Battle of Sekigahara: Japan’s Most Famous Battle

January 1, 2022April 8, 2022 KansaiOdyssey Japanese History

The Sengoku Period was full of prominent wars that left lasting impressions on Japan. Big wars such as the Okehazama

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Trips 

Bitchu Matsuyama Castle: Japan’s Only Surviving Mountain Castle

August 1, 2021December 28, 2021 KansaiOdyssey Castles, Japanese History, Hiking

Japan’s very first castles were mountain castles or yamajiro. Unfortunately, many of them do not exist anymore, due to the

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Mythology and History 

Miyoshi Nagayoshi: The Young Conquerer of Japan

May 16, 2021May 26, 2021 KansaiOdyssey Japanese History

After the Onin War, the country had lost faith in the Ashikaga shogunate. This lack of trust lead to the

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Mythology and History 

The Origin of the Samurai and Japanese Manorialism (Shoen)

May 9, 2021May 30, 2021 KansaiOdyssey Japanese History

For many, the Japanese samurai is the very pinnacle of ancient Japan– over even Japanese culture as a whole. While

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Nara Prefecture 

Yoko-Oji: The Ancient Road in Nara

March 28, 2021December 28, 2021 KansaiOdyssey Japanese History, Kaido

While Japan’s most ancient road, the Takenouchi, ends in Nagao Shrine, this shrine is the beginning of another ancient road,

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Osaka Prefecture Nara Prefecture 

Takenouchi Kaido 2 (Furuichi to Nagao Shrine): Japan’s Oldest Road

March 21, 2021June 17, 2021 KansaiOdyssey Kaido, Japanese History

The Takenouchi Kaido is the oldest road in Japanese history. Ever since ancient times, people used this road to go

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