In 1596, the Spanish ship San Felipe, heading from the Philippines to Mexico, washed ashore on the Tosa-Urato coast due to a typhoon. Shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi confiscated the ship’s vast cargo. At that time …

Causes of the Martyrdom of 26 Saints…の続きを読む

  Kentoshi is the Japanese envoy to China during the Tang Dynasty, and was held 20 times from 630 to 894. The purpose was to collect the advanced technology, political system, and culture of the Tang Dynasty, as wel …

Kentoshi, envoy to Tang Dynasty from 630…の続きを読む

  Gyudon is a Japanese dish in which thinly sliced beef and onions are simmered in sweet and spicy sauce such as soy sauce and placed on top of a bowl of rice.     The menu on the photo is Gyudon, shijimi kai ( …

Gyudon, 牛丼…の続きを読む

  The Chikugo Plain, where spreads along the Chikugo River basin, is the most prosperous agricultural region in Fukuoka-prefecture. In particular, Asakura, Ukiha, and Tanushimaru are cultivated with a wide variety o …

Fruits picking in Chikugo region, Fukuok…の続きを読む

  The Edo period began in 1603 by Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu who won the Battle of Sekigahara and lasted for 260 years until 1868. The Tokugawa shogun granted territory to feudal lords throughout Japan and   controlled …

Society of Edo period from 1603…の続きを読む

  The most beautiful village in Japan. Located in the south-eastern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, and east side of Yame-city, at altitudes between 200 and 1,000 metres above sea level. As 84 percent of the village is …

Hoshino village, in Yame…の続きを読む

  Tonkatsu is the pork cutlet, which is a Japanese dish made of thick slices of pork loin or fillet coated with flour, beaten eggs, and breadcrumbs and fried in cooking oil.     The dish on the photo are Tonkat …

Tonkatsu, 豚カツ…の続きを読む

  In 1582, four youth boarded a ship bound for Europe at Nagasaki Port. They were dispatched as representatives of Japanese Christian federal lords, and departed with Alessandro Valignano who was Jesuit missionary w …

Tensho youth mission to Europe…の続きを読む

  Udon is a representative dish of Japan that has been eaten for a long time and is one of the popular lunch menus. Udon is made by adding water to wheat flour and kneading it into noodles. Cooking methods, ingredie …

Udon, うどん…の続きを読む

  Tonkotsu ramen is a local dish representing Fukuoka-prefecture. Meaning of Tonkotsu ramen is pork born soup noodle created in Kurume, Fukuoka-prefecture. Toppings include roast pork, wood ear mushrooms, and boiled …

Tonkotsu ramen, 豚骨ラーメン…の続きを読む