A Witness to History

A photographic introduction to items from the collection.

The mystery behind teppo (gun) production technology.

Seki-School one-kan (3.75 kg) cannon (caliber: 8.5cm, total length: 140cm).

The introduction of teppo (guns) to Japan is, today, highly evaluated as being the moment of the arrival in our country of a new type of weapon that would greatly influence how battles were fought and of the […]

Kyudo – way of the bow

By Václav Kučera (www.kjudo.cz)

Kyudo

By Václav Kučera (www.kjudo.cz)

Sengakuji and 47 ronins

Sengakuji is a small church located in Minato-ku, which is a part of Tokio. This church is known foremost thanks to the graves of 47 ronins. The story about these ronins is also well-known outside of Japan and also very popular. You can get to the church best from the Sengakuji station, which is a part of train line Toei […]

At the top of the Japanese mountains

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Odachi

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Ninja museum in Togakushi

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Tokyo Sea Life Park (only photos)

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Shrine Sakuragi (only photos)

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Akihabara (only photos)

Photos from Akihabara. Akihabara (秋葉原) is a town in Tokyo, Japan.

Shrine Meiji (only photos)

Photos from Meiji Shrine (明治神宮), located in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Yakuza

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Japanese sword -

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Hisaizu jinja (only photos)

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Kamakura – place of the first shogunate

Photos and article about Kamakura