The main shrine in Kagoshima City is Terukuni Shrine, marked with a huge torii. Perhaps its most distinguishing feature is the tree in front pruned into the shape of a bird with outstret… Read More

Shimazu Nariakira by Japanese photographer Ichiki Shiroø – earliest existing photo taken by Japanese photographerIn 1848, Ueno Shunnojo-Tsunetari (a Japanese trader based in Nag… Read More