The ninth year of the Kansei era of the Edo Period (1603-1867) in feudal Japan corresponds to the year 1797 in the West. That year, in the Nanbu Clan territory of Morioka, it came to light that ...

A subsequent investigation led officials to conclude it is likely the oldest of the castle’s remains, dating to the earliest part of the Edo Period. The ward government and the Imperial ...

Let's take a tour of Edo, Japan's capital (now Tokyo) during the Tokugawa Period.