A Short History of Japan Podcast1 Helmi 2011

Episode 8: Power Moves East

The names of Yoshitsune and Yoritomo of the Minamoto clan are legendary in Japanese history. But how did they seize power from the Taira? And how and why did they move the de facto capital to Kamakura and usher in a new age in Japanese governance.

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Ep2_Buddhsim_meets_Japan.mp3

In this podcast I'll be walking through the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, early Japanese attempts at literacy and why they thought China was cool. Here is the script

14 Heinä 201023min

Episode 1 Myths and Migrations

In this first episode I talk about the creation myths of Japan, the terribly unreliable source documents and the first emperor of Japan, Jimmu, and his quest to establish court in central Japan. This...

6 Heinä 201019min