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Kumamoto what to visit

Michela — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 06:30:51 +0000

Kumamoto was not a very famous city before April 2016, when it became sadly famous for the strong earthquake that caused many victims, damage and the disastrous ruin of Kumamoto Castle, one of the most beautiful and largest in Japan. This terrible misfortune, however, was in a sense a positive note for Kumamoto, who became [...]

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The Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo

Michela — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:30:11 +0000

Founded in 1869 by the will of Emperor Mutsuhito (better known as Meiji), the Yasukuni Shrine, which literally means Shrine of National Peace, is today the most important Shinto Shrine in the entire country, as well as the main place of worship of those who have sacrificed their lives for the country. Five million people [...]

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Visit Aizu Wakamatsu, the Samurai City

Michela — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 07:30:06 +0000

Loyalty, obedience, sacrifice, honor… these are the values that we associate to the Samurai spirit of Bushido. In modern Japan there are still many traces of the feudal Japan of the past, such as the story of the 47 Ronin or that of the Byakkotai, the brigade of the White Tiger, whose events took place [...]

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Relive the Battle of Kawanakajima

Michela — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 13:30:45 +0000

Right in the heart of mountains called “Alps of Japan“, in the north of the ancient province of Shinano, corresponding to the southern part of present Nagano city, there is the valley of Kawanakajima, where the Chikumagawa and Saigawa rivers meet. Kawanakajima (literally ‘island between the rivers’) was the battlefield of at least five battles [...]

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Pompeii and Herculaneum, the cities suspended over the time

Michela — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 06:56:00 +0000

Pompeii and Herculaneum, two ancient cities with the same destiny, a destiny that made them immortal in history, blocked in time, as they appeared 2000 years ago, unique archaeological sites in the world. Everyone should visit the Unesco Heritage Pompeii and Herculaneum at least once in their life: they are places of immense historical value, [...]

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