Comments on: 3 top military leaders in Japanese history — all from the same place?! http://japandave.com/2009/11/3-top-military-leaders-in-japanese-history-all-from-the-same-place/ Daily HDR Photos from Japan! Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:28:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Enlightened Shrine Garden | JapanDave http://japandave.com/2009/11/3-top-military-leaders-in-japanese-history-all-from-the-same-place/comment-page-1/#comment-1673 Enlightened Shrine Garden | JapanDave Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:56:23 +0000 http://japandave.com/?p=948#comment-1673 [...] less conquered Japan in 1603. His family ruled until 1868. Read more about him (and a few others) here. [...] [...] less conquered Japan in 1603. His family ruled until 1868. Read more about him (and a few others) here. [...]

]]> By: Gateway into another world | Sumo Grand Prix http://japandave.com/2009/11/3-top-military-leaders-in-japanese-history-all-from-the-same-place/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Gateway into another world | Sumo Grand Prix Sat, 15 May 2010 00:15:04 +0000 http://japandave.com/?p=948#comment-940 [...] It sure seems that way, anyways. I don’t mean in any kind of spiritual sense, but in a very literal one. Approaching the gate, you are surrounded by nothing but white walls. The gate itself, while nice, is kind of dark and drab. It’s a very monotone environment. But then, you get closer and closer and closer; you look inside the gate and see all this color and light of the temple garden. You can’t help but feel a little like you are stepping into another world. It’s kind of neat. I’m sure they designed it to provoke this exact effect. The name of this temple is zui’nenji (zoo-E-nehn-G). It’s located in downtown Okazaki. It was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1563. You may know him – he went on to take over all of Japan in 1603. I wrote about him briefly in this article. [...] [...] It sure seems that way, anyways. I don’t mean in any kind of spiritual sense, but in a very literal one. Approaching the gate, you are surrounded by nothing but white walls. The gate itself, while nice, is kind of dark and drab. It’s a very monotone environment. But then, you get closer and closer and closer; you look inside the gate and see all this color and light of the temple garden. You can’t help but feel a little like you are stepping into another world. It’s kind of neat. I’m sure they designed it to provoke this exact effect. The name of this temple is zui’nenji (zoo-E-nehn-G). It’s located in downtown Okazaki. It was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1563. You may know him – he went on to take over all of Japan in 1603. I wrote about him briefly in this article. [...]

]]> By: Beautiful HDR photo of the entrance to a very colorful temple garden — JapanDave http://japandave.com/2009/11/3-top-military-leaders-in-japanese-history-all-from-the-same-place/comment-page-1/#comment-939 Beautiful HDR photo of the entrance to a very colorful temple garden — JapanDave Fri, 14 May 2010 23:41:48 +0000 http://japandave.com/?p=948#comment-939 [...] The name of this temple is zui’nenji (zoo-E-nehn-G). It’s located in downtown Okazaki. It was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1563. You may know him – he went on to take over all of Japan in 1603. I wrote about him briefly in this article. [...] [...] The name of this temple is zui’nenji (zoo-E-nehn-G). It’s located in downtown Okazaki. It was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1563. You may know him – he went on to take over all of Japan in 1603. I wrote about him briefly in this article. [...]

]]> By: JapanDave http://japandave.com/2009/11/3-top-military-leaders-in-japanese-history-all-from-the-same-place/comment-page-1/#comment-395 JapanDave Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:27 +0000 http://japandave.com/?p=948#comment-395 "Oda Nobunaga" :) Easy enough, right? It ran for 53 episodes (I think) and was popular enough that the first dozen or so were subtitled and sold in the States. (again, I think. My info isn't rock solid on this one). You can find the first few episodes on youtube, but alas, no subtitles. Here's a clip someone uploaded from the English sub version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJantYB1Qz0 “Oda Nobunaga” :) Easy enough, right? It ran for 53 episodes (I think) and was popular enough that the first dozen or so were subtitled and sold in the States. (again, I think. My info isn’t rock solid on this one). You can find the first few episodes on youtube, but alas, no subtitles. Here’s a clip someone uploaded from the English sub version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJantYB1Qz0

]]> By: JapanDave http://japandave.com/2009/11/3-top-military-leaders-in-japanese-history-all-from-the-same-place/comment-page-1/#comment-394 JapanDave Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:53:36 +0000 http://japandave.com/?p=948#comment-394 What if... There's so many different directions it could have gone it, it's tough to say. I'm not so sure they wouldn't have still closed the country tho. Nobunaga probably wouldn't have, but a future Oda may have -- there's no way to tell. It would be super interesting to explore this stuff. I wonder if any books have looked at this "what if" situation. What if… There’s so many different directions it could have gone it, it’s tough to say. I’m not so sure they wouldn’t have still closed the country tho. Nobunaga probably wouldn’t have, but a future Oda may have — there’s no way to tell. It would be super interesting to explore this stuff. I wonder if any books have looked at this “what if” situation.

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