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Japanese History

Wooded hills and a plain seen from Ichinomiya Castle ruins.

Sep 21, 2026

Shikoku Campaign of 1585

The 1585 campaign brought Chōsokabe Motochika under Hideyoshi’s authority and redistributed Shikoku’s territories through conquest and negotiated settlement.

A nineteenth-century group portrait of samurai with weapons and equipment.

Sep 20, 2026

Boshin War

Learn who fought the Boshin War, why it began, and how imperial forces won. Follow the 1868–1869 timeline from Toba–Fushimi to Hakodate.