Thank you for visiting Historipedia.
This site is made by a group of members who love Japan.
Drawing on what we have learned at school, on our travels and from books, we do our best to dig deep into the places that have caught our interest. Our Features in particular take quite a lot of time to write, so we hope you will take a look.
That said, the site may contain historical errors, or passages written in a biased way that cause offense. If you find one, please let us know and we will correct it. Thank you for your understanding.
With a map and compass in hand, he roams all over Japan.
Come on, let's go meet some history we've never seen!
With a book and brush in hand, she reads the records and legends each place has left behind.
The more you know, the more you love it. Let's find that kind of history together!
ShuA Japanese member who loves traveling abroad
HaruBorn and raised in Tokyo, but dreams of moving to the countryside (Japan)
EmmaAn American who has lived in Japan for 10 years and loves soba
OliviaA Canadian Japan otaku who visits Japan every year
MatthewA Brit who loved ramen so much he opened his own ramen shop
MinjunA Korean member hooked on the Sengoku period and ninja
FanA Chinese member training in Japan to become a sushi chef
MeiA Singaporean who loves skiing in HokkaidoHistoripedia is a site that compiles the history, people, and culture of towns across Japan, built around the facts and stories you probably won't find in a typical tourist guide. Rather than information everyone already knows, we want this to be a site anyone can enjoy and read casually — things that are common knowledge to locals but obscure to outsiders, stories you'll learn something from even if you'd never heard of them before, and the occasional urban legend.
Our hope is that this sparks a little more interest in these places — that it leads to a visit, to buying some local specialties, and to these regions benefiting in return.
The Historipedia team
