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Woodpecker Detective’s Office Review and Real History
Woodpecker Detective’s Office Review and Real History

Woodpecker Detective’s Office Review and Real History

One of the lower profile shows to come out this season was Woodpecker Detective’s Office, a murder mystery series that uses real life literary figures as consulting detectives in late Meiji-era (1868-1912) Tokyo. If it sounds like Sherlock Holmes, that’s…

David Krigbaum Meiji, Movie Reviews 3 Comments
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Living in Taisho’s Tokyo: Shitamachi Museum and Kamiya Bar
Living in Taisho’s Tokyo: Shitamachi Museum and Kamiya Bar

Living in Taisho’s Tokyo: Shitamachi Museum and Kamiya Bar

Divided by a rigid caste system until the Meiji Restoration, Edo was stratified between those who lived in Yamanote, the lords and samurai, and Shitamachi, the more common classes such as craftsman and merchants. Shitamachi means “low town” which refers…

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