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Here’s the closing entry in my set of Field Reports about the ruins of a 16th-century Japanese castle in Suncheon,… READ MORE
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Let’s continue our visit to the ruins of Suncheon Castle (순천왜성), a 16th-century fortress built by the invasion army of… READ MORE
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Until recently, my interest in Japanese castles was geographically confined to Japan itself. (Hardly a surprise, since that’s where nearly… READ MORE
In my previous post, I wrote in detail about the newly reconstructed Honmaru Palace of Nagoya Castle. Needless to say,… READ MORE
I’ve long had a keen interest in the ambitious project to resurrect the lost Honmaru Palace of Nagoya Castle: quite… READ MORE
I’ve been to Kitakyūshū before, but that initial foray was so brief that I had no choice but to come… READ MORE
Think about the sort of house you’d like to live in after retirement. Will it be a beach-side bungalow, or… READ MORE
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The islands of Okinawa Prefecture are sprinkled with the remains of gusuku: massive stone-walled castles that are in some ways… READ MORE
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Our exploration of Naha’s iconic Shuri Castle continues from my previous post – though we’ll be spending more time outdoors… READ MORE
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Before Okinawa was Okinawa, it was the Kingdom of Ryūkyū: an independent nation with its own system of government and… READ MORE
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
