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Gunkanjima: Nagasaki’s “Battleship Island” Ghost Town

Posted on July 4, 2011 by findingfukuoka

Ghost towns are powerful spectacles. Because built environments are strong symbols human life, it is disconcerting to see a town completely abandoned, thrown away as if it were nothing–a fully built urban environment completely devoid of the residents it once … Continue reading →

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The Mongol Invasions of Japan

Posted on April 6, 2011 by findingfukuoka

In the 13th century, two pivotal events in Japanese history occurred in Hakata (part of modern-day Fukuoka City). In 1274, and again in 1281, Kublai Khan of the Mongolian Empire attempted to invade and subjugate an unprepared and vulnerable Japan. … Continue reading →

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