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Samurai have fired our imagination with their fighting spirit and heroic deeds ever since Europeans set foot on Japanese shores during the middle of the 16th century. But what was the fuel on which these men ran? What was in their stomachs as they rode into battle? More widely, what kind of ingredients and dishes did the medieval Japanese eat and cherish? What were their tastes and culinary traditions? These questions point to the wellsprings ...

Known from his collaboration on the Netflix documentary Age of Samurai, historian William de Lange returns to what he does best: highly anecdotal stories from one of the most exciting episodes in Japanese history: the Warring States period. De Lange takes the reader right back to the 16th century's closing decades. In the course of the ensuing journey, we witness the major sieges fought by the country's three great unifiers: Oda Nobunaga, Toyo...

The history of Japanese Journalism, though relatively short, is marked by periods of great upheaval and radical change. It began during the two centuries of seclusion, when Dutch traders confined to the port of Nagasaki, through a small army of Japanese hereditary interpreters, conveyed information to the bakufu authorities about the outside world. All that changed during the bakufu's final years, when foreign entrepreneurs in Japan's treaty ...

This work describes the Winter and Summer campaigns of the Siege of Osaka Castle. Presented in a wide, richly illustrated landscape format, it is a treasure trove of information on the most fascinating siege in Japan's long military history.

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The Yagy¿ clan stands out among Japan's countless medieval warrior clans as a clan renowned for its mastery of the art of swordsmanship. This first full Yagy¿ history in the English language recounts how, through a string of misfortunes beyond their control, the Yagy¿ clan first lost its independence, then its castle and domains, until finally its members were thrown upon the mercy of a local temple. Yet it was in the very depth of those bleak...

The Yagyu clan stands out among Japan's countless medieval warrior clans as a clan renowned for its mastery of the art of swordsmanship. This first, fuly illustratedl Yagyu history in the English language recounts how, through a string of misfortunes beyond their control, the Yagyu clan first lost its independence, then its castle and domains, until finally its members were thrown upon the mercy of a local temple. Yet it was in the very depth ...

Japanese castles cast a spell on all those who set their eyes on them. They are the product of a people whose history might be steeped in blood and drama, yet whose hands produced works of breathtaking refinement. This groundbreaking encyclopedia is the first work in the English language to offer a comprehensive overview of the history, architecture, and all the attending aspects of Japanese castles. It references a total of 370 castles, givin...

Japanese castles cast a spell on all those who set their eyes on them. They are the product of a people whose history might be steeped in blood and drama, yet whose hands produced works of breathtaking refinement.This groundbreaking encyclopedia is the first work in the English language to offer a comprehensive overview of the history, architecture, and all the attending aspects of Japanese castles. It references a total of 370 castles, giving...

Dies ist der gelungene Versuch uns der historischen Person Miyamoto Musashi, Japans berühmtesten Schwertkämpfer, zu nähern. W. de Lange forschte in Japan in den unterschiedlichsten Archiven akribisch nach Quellen über M. Musashi, übersetzte diese und fügte sie zu einer realistischen Biografie zusammen, die sowohl den Lebensweg des legendären Schwertkämpfers, als auch die kriegerische Zeit der japanischen Reichseinigung lebhaft vor den Augen de...

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On 14 September 1862, four Brits encountered the procession of the nobleman Shimazu Hisamitsu at a village called Namamugi along Japan's ancient Tokaido highroad. One of them, the Shanghai trader Charles Lenox Richardson, would not survive to tell the tale. Richardson's death eventually led to the Anglo-Satsuma War.The Namamugi Incident, as it has come to be known in Japan and the West, seems to sum up perfectly the clash of cultures that atte...

When I walked into the office on Monday morning I knew my reputation was in shatters."Walking Japan's coastal route in search of beauty, William de Lange encounters a string of local characters. Recording their stories, he braids a travelogue deftly interwoven with his own experiences since he ¿rst set foot in Japan some thirty years ago.A sequel to A Fool's Journey, A Fool's Return is an exploration of one of Japan's perhaps less scenic but c...

Known from his collaboration on the Netflix documentary Age of Samurai, historian William de Lange returns to what he does best: highly anecdotal stories from one of the most exciting episodes in Japanese history: the Warring States period.De Lange takes the reader right back to the 16th century's closing decades. In the course of the ensuing journey we witness the major battles fought by the country's three great unifiers: Oda Nobunaga, Toyot...

This is the true story of the eventful history of the famous Yagyu clan-a story that began during the early heady days of the Genko Rebellion (1331-33), when emperor Go-Daigo sought to restore power to the throne with the support of the Yagyu and other loyal clans. It follows their campaigns on behalf of Go-Daigo's southern court during the Northern and Southern Courts period (1334-1392), and their long and hard struggle to retain their indepe...

This is the true story of the eventful history of the famous Yagyu clan-a story that began during the early heady days of the Genko Rebellion (1331-33), when emperor Go-Daigo sought to restore power to the throne with the support of the Yagyu and other loyal clans. It follows their campaigns on behalf of Go-Daigo's southern court during the Northern and Southern Courts period (1334-1392), and their long and hard struggle to retain their indepe...

To any student of the Japanese language, the staggering number of onomatopoeia seems so daunting that one simply does not know where to begin. What, for instance, to make of karakara, karikari, kurikuri, or korikori? They may sound pretty similar, but they carry a wealth of information, modulated by emphasis, context, and grammatical function. Thus karakara alone can be used to describe someone laughing loudly, a vehicle rattling along, being ...

Dies ist der gelungene Versuch uns der historischen Person Miyamoto Musashi, Japans berühmtesten Schwertkämpfer, zu nähern. W. de Lange forschte in Japan in den unterschiedlichsten Archiven akribisch nach Quellen über M. Musashi, übersetzte diese und fügte sie zu einer realistischen Biografie zusammen, die sowohl den Lebensweg des legendären Schwertkämpfers, als auch die kriegerische Zeit der japanischen Reichseinigung lebhaft vor den Augen de...

What student of Japanese has not grappled with the amazing diversity and tantalizingly elusive nuances of its idioms? One certainly would not want to confuse, for example, ki ga mawaru (to be considerate) with ki o mawasu (to be suspicious). And it would be useful to know whether your boss is hara ga tatsu (angry) or merely ki ga tatsu (upset). Indeed, even a single idiom can have a bewildering number of meanings depending on context, te o ire...

I had been here before: I was going from being a mere 'interpreter' to being a 'cultural interpreter.' It was a dangerous path to tread."Walking Japan's ancient inland route in search of a vague romantic notion, the author encounters a string of idiosyncratic characters, locals with a story to tell. Recording their stories, the author braids a travelogue deftly interwoven with his own experiences since he first set foot in Japan some thirty ye...