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Follow your hosts on a trek into Japanese history, from ancient Japan to the end of the Samurai and all points in between - culture, warfare, literature, and interviews. The Official Podcast...
This episode we talk to Dr. Travis Seifman about his work translating the Edo-Bakumatsu database Ishin Shiryo for the Tokyo Historiographica...
About 7 years ago, back in 2014, Forest Seal and myself did a bunch of episodes discussing various themes in Japanese history, and one episo...
In February 2021, Netflix released a docuseries on Sengoku era Japan entitled Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan . We continue our discussion...
In February 2021, Netflix released a docuseries on Sengoku era Japan entitled Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan . We have two historians who...
In this episode, we continue our discussion with Dr. Elijah Bender about the new Playstation game Ghost of Tsushima from the perspective of...
In this episode, Dr. Elijah Bender talks about the new Playstation game Ghost of Tsushima from the perspective of a professional historian....
Welcome back to our coverage of the fire at Shuri castle in Okinawa in 2019. Dr. Travs Seifman continues his discussion of the fire, its imp...
In late 2019, Shuri Castle in Okinawa burned down in a fire. Multiple buildings were burned, as well as a whole host of irreplaceable cultur...
In far Northern Japan on the peripheries of the known world, an aggressive and moody child with one eye and a bad temper would come to promi...
Today I'm talking to Joshua Badgley, the host of Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan podcast. Get the inside scoop on this new podcast narr...
This episode, Marky Star, Dr. Travis Seifman, and I continue our discussion of travel and tourism in premodern Japan. Support the podcast on...
This episode I'm joined by Marky Star of the JapanThis blog, and Dr. Travis Seifman to talk about travel and tourism in premodern Japan. We...
In this episode we continue our discussion of Japan's place in the "Chinese World Order". For thousands of years China was the center of cul...
In this episode we discuss Japan's place in the "Chinese World Order". For thousands of years China was the center of culture and commerce i...
By the mid-1550's, Mori Motonari had expanded and consolidated his power base considerably. But with the Ouchi, Otomo, and Amako threats eve...
Early in the Sengoku period in 1523, Mori Motonari became the unexpected head of a scrappy little warrior house in Aki province, caught betw...
This episode we continue our discussion of the Edo-period concept of "Sankin Kotai" - Daimyo alternate attendance. The system of Sankin Kota...
This episode we introduce the Edo-period concept of "Sankin Kotai" - Daimyo alternate attendance. The system of Sankin Kotai developed by th...
Have you ever wondered where our human propensity for violence and history of warfare comes from? Why there is such an established history o...
This episode guest host Jaredd Wilson, the host of the "Martial Thoughts Podcast" introduces you to the Weird Weapons of the Samurai. Suppor...
This episode we continue our look at the relations between Ryukyu (Okinawa), the Shimazu clan, and the Bakufu, and Okinawa's eventual invasi...
This episode we look at the relations between Ryukyu (Okinawa), the Shimazu clan of Satsuma province, and the Bakufu, and Okinawa's eventual...
This episode we talk about the development of tea culture and the tea ceremony during the 15th and 16th century. Tea as an art began to deve...
We're back with part two of our picks for the top 10 Samurai films of all time, finishing up with our top five, as well as the listener top...
You wanted it, we provided it - our list of the top ten Samurai films of all time. In this episode, myself, Mike Baker , and Michael Reid gi...
In this episode we go way back to the early history of tea in Japan; where it came from, who brought it, who drank it, and why. We look at t...
In this episode we talk to philosopher Dr. Jesse Workman about the history and philosophy of Japanese tea, and its influence on Western phil...
In this episode we talk 8th century Japanese military organization as stated in the Military Defense Statute of the Yoro code. Part two of t...
In this episode we talk 8th century Japanese military organization as stated in the Military Defense Statute of the Yoro code. Part one of t...
In this episode, guest host Scott Patrick talks about various aspects of the facts and myths of legendary Sengoku Daimyo Uesugi Kenshin. Sco...
Everyone knows the tale of the 47 Ronin, right? A stalwart band of righteous Bushido-inspired Samurai take revenge against a greedy and corr...
Part 2 of our talk about the battle of Funaokayama, where the Ouchi and Rokkaku defeated the Hosokawa in 1511, and the primary source docume...
In this episode, Nate talks about the battle of Funaokayama, where the Ouchi and Rokkaku defeated the Hosokawa in 1511, and the primary sour...
In this episode, I go deep into the history of Samurai suicide: Seppuku, from it's legendary origins to the modern day. All aspects of Seppu...
In this episode, Chris and Forest talk about the two versions of "Harakiri", the original directed by Masaki Kobayashi, and the remake direc...
This episode we talk to Mike Baker, who developed and taught a Japanese history class at the university level at Worcester State University....
In part two, Travis continues his discussion on the position Okinawa was put in during the late Edo period by the visiting Commodore Matthew...
In this episode Travis talks about his research on Okinawa. In part one, he talks about the position Okinawa was put in during the late Edo...
This episode we talk to the world's foremost Japanese ninja movie researcher Mance Thompson about the history and development of Ninja movie...
Last episode we talked about the process of finding and getting into a graduate program for Japanese history, and this episode we talk about...
In this episode we talk to Nate, who is currently in a PhD program for Japanese history/Asian studies. If you are thinking about becoming a...
Jaredd Wilson joins the podcast to take us through a history of the martial arts from ancient cultural traditions, to the advent of sport ma...
We're back again with JapanThis! blogger Marky Star. We talk to him about his blog, his new podcast, and his new Japanese history tours that...
Marky Star of the Japan This! Blog and podcast talks about the origin of locations within Setagaya in Tokyo, and their ties to legends of th...
The Rogue Philosopher Jesse Workman is back to talk about the human perception of reality. When reading history, it is easy to forget - or n...
In this episode, your hosts go back to basics and bust the popular myths of the Samurai. They look at Loyalty, Honor, who could become Samur...
In this episode, your hosts go back to basics and bust the popular myths of the Samurai. They look at Loyalty, Honor, who could become Samur...
In this episode we tackle the Edo peasantry, the millet grubbing dirt farmers and fish mongers that acted as the economic base of the Tokuga...
In this episode we tackle the Edo peasantry, the millet grubbing dirt farmers and fish mongers that acted as the economic base of the Tokuga...
In this episode, Nate talks about the intersection of Military history and Japanese studies in the USA and the West. He also gives a rundown...