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Tag Archives: Kumamoto

Field Report: Kyū Hosokawa Gyōbu-tei, Kumamoto, Japan (27 March 2015)

16th Apr 2016by Diego Leave a comment

Close relatives of the Lords of Kumamoto once lived within a stone’s throw of the enormous castle that loomed over the heart of this southern domain. But when the sweeping […]

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Field Report: Kumamoto Castle, Japan (27 March 2015)

10th Apr 2016by Diego 1 Comment

Traditional stroll gardens, such as the splendid specimen we visited in the previous post, are all well and good for reinforcing your typical Edo-period daimyō‘s reputation as a man of […]

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Field Report: Suizen-ji Jōju-en, Kumamoto, Japan (27 March 2015)

3rd Apr 2016by Diego 1 Comment

Show-offery was serious business amongst the ruling class of Edo-period Japan. Since this was an age long before sports cars or private jets, one culturally refined way to outdo the […]

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Field Report: Kumamoto (09 April 2013)

26th Jun 2013by Diego 14 Comments

Where Diego flies upon a white seagull, gazes into golden halls, and climbs to the top of a black tower.

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Japan, Japan 2013, Travel

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