March, 2024

In 1190, Yoritomo Minamoto met in Kyoto with Kanezane Kujo, the representative of the Imperial Court. According to Kanemi's diary "Tamaba", Yoritomo said, "My father's Yoshitomo raised troops under the order of the Emperor, but was betrayed by the Emperor and killed as a rebel." The Emperor is Emperor Nijo. In this book, Emperor Nijo opposes the administration of Emperor Goshirakawa, his father, and led the `` Heiji Rebellion '' with the aim of becoming the emperor's custody, but failed. He claims that he gained the position of conquering general instead of keeping the truth secret.

With the arrival of Perry, the Edo Shogunate at that time was forced to build the Navy. The Meiji government, which succeeded, proceeded with further naval construction, which was at the forefront of modernization in Japan. The Japanese Navy, which survived the Sino-Japanese Russo-Japanese War, has grown to become one of the world's three major naval forces. However, as you know, it has disappeared due to the defeat of the Pacific War. This book explains the history from the establishment to the disappearance of the Japanese Navy, focusing on the strategies of Heihachiro Togo and Isoroku Yamamoto.

This is a book that collects and introduces "war-related trees" that have been burned or damaged by air raids, which convey traces of Japanese war to the present. The color photographs of the trees that have been published often convey the appearance of surviving the war, and the dignified appearance shows the strength of vitality. There is also commentary on the place where the trees are located and the current state of the trees, so you can deepen your knowledge of the history that each has followed.

Japan's first subway opened in 1927 from Asakusa to Kaminoma. This is also the first subway in the Orient. Nearly 100 years later, subways have been running in Tokyo, Sapporo, Sendai, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and Fukuoka. This book covers subways nationwide by route, and explains in detail the outline, vehicles, and history. The data by route also describes station numbering, station structure (whether it is underground or above ground), and installation status of home doors.

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