Kumamoto’s Tatsuda Nature Park is a little-known treasure; an off-the-beaten-track destination. It is a pleasant green space ...

1603: Scottish King James VI, son of Mary Queen of Scots, becomes King James I of England in succession to Elizabeth I, joining the English and Scottish crowns. On the same day, Tokugawa Ieyasu is ...

Assassin's Creed Shadows has a long list of historical figures, and breaking down the major ones provides some helpful ...

Every fall, visitors flock to Tochigi Prefecture to experience the stunning koyo (autumn foliage) in Nikko. Located less than ...

Yoshiyuki Tamura was living in Tokyo, working at Uniqlo, and had no aspirations of taking over his family’s tea farm back in ...

One of the characters is based on Yasuke, a formerly enslaved black man from Mozambique, who worked for the Japanese war lord ...

The title role in the TV series "Shogun," based on James Clavell's eponymous novel, was modeled on Tokugawa Ieyasu. We reveal ...

A psychological thriller that once mesmerized readers with its eerie twists and existential mystery, 'The Magus' remains an ...

The anime world would not be what it is without the hard work and dedication of its voice actors, with Dave Mallow being a ...

the inspiration for John Blackthorne in Shogun – he was taken to Edo (today’s Tokyo), where he was received by soon-to-be shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Van Lodensteyn was allowed to settle in Edo ...