Field Report: Kyū Hosokawa Gyōbu-tei, Kumamoto, Japan (27 March 2015)
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)
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 […]
Field Report: Suizen-ji Jōju-en, Kumamoto, Japan (27 March 2015)
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 […]
Field Report: Kumamoto (09 April 2013)
Where Diego flies upon a white seagull, gazes into golden halls, and climbs to the top of a black tower.
Within striking distance 