Category: Japanese

Translated as Compendium of Chronicles, the Jami’ al-tawarikh (Persian/Arabic: مجموعه تاريخ/جامع التواريخ) is a fascinating literary work written in the Mongol Ilkhanate around the 14th century. It is the work of Rashid…

The name “Kurashiki” comes from the Japanese characters “倉” (kura) which means “warehouse”, and “敷” (shiki) which means “spread out”. The name is a reference to the city’s original function…