History

The Tama 多摩 region in Western Tokyo is the birthplace of the shinsen-gumi 新選組, an armed gang fully dedicated to let the “true justice” be respected.

The story of the shinsen-gumi [...]

Arita (有田, Saga prefecture) can be considered as the birthplace of porcelain in Japan.
All this started a long time ago, when a man from Korea baked the first white porcelain [...]

In 1853, commodore Perry, sent by the american government, barges into the bay of Shimoda (下田, see also: Izu), with his seven black ships (kuro-fune 黒船). His purpose? [...]