Writing on castles, battlefields and the places history left behind, from the hills of Owari to the mountains of Yamato.
Castles1332 – 1873
A field essay on how Takatori reveals its scale slowly, and why the absence of its buildings makes the castle stronger, not weaker.
6 min read
Battlefields1560
The first time I visited Okehazama, I went looking for the place where Imagawa Yoshimoto died. The second time, I went looking for a battle.
11 min read
Historical figures1534 – 1582
A son. A brother. A father. A man people loved, feared, and remembered.
6 min read
Castles1563 – 1584
A field-based history essay on Komakiyama Castle, the missing Gifu stage, and the changing political architecture of Oda Nobunaga.
11 min read
