Minamoto no Yoritomo – Susan Spann, Adventure, Mystery, and Mountains

How a Sparrow Saved the Shogun

Susan Spann Blog March 28, 2022March 28, 2022Japanese history, Minamoto no Yoritomo, Murder is Everywhere, Shitodo

Medieval Japanese history might have taken an entirely different course, but for one big decision by one small bird.

CHAPTER 23: Tidal Shift

Susan Spann 1000 Summits, Blog, CLIMB Photo Companion February 7, 2021February 27, 2021hiking in Japan, Japan, Japanese history, Japanese mountains, Minamoto no Yoritomo, Shiroyama

With the oppressive heat and humidity of a Tokyo summer bearing down, I headed to Yugawara (90 minutes south of Tokyo) to hike Shiroyama (562 meters) – a mountain I hoped would help me choose my greater path.