EP168 The Edo-Bakumatsu Ishin Shiryo Database

Samurai Archives Japanese History Podcast by Christopher West

Jul 22, 202201:04:34Society & Culture

This episode we talk to Dr. Travis Seifman about his work translating the Edo-Bakumatsu database Ishin Shiryo for the Tokyo Historiographical Institute. The link to the database is here: On the upper right, change the dr...

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