Samurai Archives Japanese History Podcast
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Samurai Archives Japanese History Podcast
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 of the Samurai Archives Japanese History page.
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174 টি এপিসোডEP168 The Edo-Bakumatsu Ishin Shiryo Database
This episode we talk to Dr. Travis Seifman about his work translating the Edo-Bakumatsu database Ishin Shiryo for the Tokyo Historiographical Institut...
EP167 What is a Sengoku Daimyo? - The Lost Episode!
About 7 years ago, back in 2014, Forest Seal and myself did a bunch of episodes discussing various themes in Japanese history, and one episode that wa...
EP166 Historians Discuss Netflix's Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan P2
In February 2021, Netflix released a docuseries on Sengoku era Japan entitled Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan. We continue our discussion on the doc...
EP165 Historians Discuss Netflix's Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan P1
In February 2021, Netflix released a docuseries on Sengoku era Japan entitled Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan. We have two historians who were featu...
EP164 Dr. Elijah Bender Talks Ghost of Tsushima P2
In this episode, we continue our discussion with Dr. Elijah Bender about the new Playstation game Ghost of Tsushima from the perspective of a professi...
EP163 Dr. Elijah Bender Talks Ghost of Tsushima P1
In this episode, Dr. Elijah Bender talks about the new Playstation game Ghost of Tsushima from the perspective of a professional historian.
Gh...
EP162 The 2019 Shuri Castle Fire P2
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 implications,...
EP161 The 2019 Shuri Castle Fire P1
In late 2019, Shuri Castle in Okinawa burned down in a fire. Multiple buildings were burned, as well as a whole host of irreplaceable cultural artifa...
The Origin of the One-Eyed Dragon: Date Masamune - Tales of the Samurai #8
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 prominence almo...
EP159 Interview with Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan Podcast host Joshua Badgley
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 narrating the...
EP158 Travel and Tourism in Premodern Japan P2
This episode, Marky Star, Dr. Travis Seifman, and I continue our discussion of travel and tourism in premodern Japan.
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EP157 Travel and Tourism in Premodern Japan P1
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 have a ver...
EP156 Japan and the Chinese Tributary System P2
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 culture and c...
EP155 Japan and the Chinese Tributary System P1
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 in East Asi...
Sengoku Daimyo Mori Motonari - All Out War - Tales of the Samurai #7
By the mid-1550's, Mori Motonari had expanded and consolidated his power base considerably. But with the Ouchi, Otomo, and Amako threats ever present...
The Rise of Sengoku Daimyo Mori Motonari - Tales of the Samurai #6
Early in the Sengoku period in 1523, Mori Motonari became the unexpected head of a scrappy little warrior house in Aki province, caught between two po...
EP152 An Introduction to Daimyo Alternate Attendance – Sankin Kotai P2
This episode we continue our discussion of the Edo-period concept of "Sankin Kotai" - Daimyo alternate attendance. The system of Sankin Kotai develope...
EP151 An Introduction to Daimyo Alternate Attendance – Sankin Kotai P1
This episode we introduce the Edo-period concept of "Sankin Kotai" - Daimyo alternate attendance. The system of Sankin Kotai developed by the Tokugaw...
The Samurai and the Evolutionary Psychology of Violence and Warfare - Tales of the Samurai #5
Have you ever wondered where our human propensity for violence and history of warfare comes from? Why there is such an established history of violenc...
EP149 Weird Weapons of the Samurai - Guest Host Jaredd Wilson
This episode guest host Jaredd Wilson, the host of the "Martial Thoughts Podcast" introduces you to the Weird Weapons of the Samurai.
Support th...
EP148 The Shimazu Clan, Ryukyu, and the Bakufu P2
This episode we continue our look at the relations between Ryukyu (Okinawa), the Shimazu clan, and the Bakufu, and Okinawa's eventual invasion in 1609...
EP147 The Shimazu Clan, Ryukyu, and the Bakufu P1
This episode we look at the relations between Ryukyu (Okinawa), the Shimazu clan of Satsuma province, and the Bakufu, and Okinawa's eventual invasion...
The Medieval History of Japanese Tea - Tales of the Samurai #4
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 develop throu...
EP145 The Top Ten Samurai Films of All Time P2
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 five.
EP144 The Top Ten Samurai Films of All Time P1
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 give you our...
The Early History of Japanese Tea - Tales of the Samurai #3
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 tea's trip...
EP142 Talking Tea and Philosophy with Dr. Jesse Workman
In this episode we talk to philosopher Dr. Jesse Workman about the history and philosophy of Japanese tea, and its influence on Western philosophy as...
EP141 Discussion of the Nara Period Military Defense Statute P2
In this episode we talk 8th century Japanese military organization as stated in the Military Defense Statute of the Yoro code. Part two of two.
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EP140 Discussion of the Nara Period Military Defense Statute P1
In this episode we talk 8th century Japanese military organization as stated in the Military Defense Statute of the Yoro code. Part one of two.
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EP139 Uesugi Kenshin Facts and Fictions - Guest Host Scott Patrick
In this episode, guest host Scott Patrick talks about various aspects of the facts and myths of legendary Sengoku Daimyo Uesugi Kenshin.
Scott's...
The Revenge of the 47 Ronin - Tales of the Samurai #2
Everyone knows the tale of the 47 Ronin, right? A stalwart band of righteous Bushido-inspired Samurai take revenge against a greedy and corrupt gove...
EP137 Ouchi Clan Documents and the Battle of Funaokayama P2
Part 2 of our talk about the battle of Funaokayama, where the Ouchi and Rokkaku defeated the Hosokawa in 1511, and the primary source documents that N...
EP136 Ouchi Clan Documents and the Battle of Funaokayama P1
In this episode, Nate talks about the battle of Funaokayama, where the Ouchi and Rokkaku defeated the Hosokawa in 1511, and the primary source documen...
Seppuku: Samurai Suicide - Tales of the Samurai #1
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 Seppuku are co...
EP134 Double Harakiri - BONUS EPISODE 10
In this episode, Chris and Forest talk about the two versions of "Harakiri", the original directed by Masaki Kobayashi, and the remake directed by Tak...
EP133 Teaching Japanese History
This episode we talk to Mike Baker, who developed and taught a Japanese history class at the university level at Worcester State University.
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EP132 Okinawa: Crossing the Meiji Divide P2
In part two, Travis continues his discussion on the position Okinawa was put in during the late Edo period by the visiting Commodore Matthew Perry, an...
EP131 Okinawa: Crossing the Meiji Divide P1
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 period by...
EP130 Ninja Movies! An Interview with Mance Thompson
This episode we talk to the world's foremost Japanese ninja movie researcher Mance Thompson about the history and development of Ninja movies in Japan...
EP129 So You Want to be a Historian P2
Last episode we talked about the process of finding and getting into a graduate program for Japanese history, and this episode we talk about what actu...