Fujiwara Archives | Japan History

The Later Three Years’ War

Welcome to the Later Three Years’ War. For those of you who came here from the Former Nine Years’ War, you can enjoy this story as the successful sequel that made the franchise that would become known as ‘Samurai’. For those of you who haven’t yet read the Former Nine Years’ War, it would be a good idea to go back and read it first….

Heian Beginner

Japanese history overview Pt. 2: The Heian era

Welcome to part two of this overview of Japanese history. For those who haven’t read part one, I recommend doing so. Even if you already have a decent knowledge of ancient Japan, it never hurts to review. We’re going to pick up where we left off at the end of part one: the Heian era. This era more or less marks the end of ancient…