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Wei Zhi Distance-Estimation Method (Part 14)
Reconsidering the Statement “Circling Over 5,000 Li”**
The Wei Zhi contains a crucial geographical statement that has received surprisingly little attention in most modern interpretations. The passage reads:
「参問倭地 周旋五千余里」
“They inquired about the l...
Sirens blazed in the middle of the night.
It is a night I will never forget.
I woke up thinking I was in a dream but I soon realised it was real.
I could see the wings of the B29s all lined up under the glare of search lights. Volleys of anti aircraft gunfire filled the air from the Hakozakihama (Kaizuka) and Hirao (Minami Park) gun emplacements...
A Japanese history website conducted a survey to find out from Japanese who they thought were the most impressive women during the Sengoku Period.
In the Sengoku period, a time of legendary generals like Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, women also played extraordinary roles. Here are the results of a survey asking 497 people which “Great Lady ...
What is a Samurai and what is a Bushi?
I wrote this a while back regarding Yasuke, but it applies to anyone—including the Japanese—who was not a samurai by birth but achieved the status through service to a lord. The meaning of “samurai” evolved significantly over the centuries; by the Meiji period, the term meant something very different than it di...