End of an Era
This episode we discuss the reign of Ohatsuse Wakasazaki, aka Buretsu (or Muretsu) Tennō. Wakasazki is one of the least popular sovereigns with the Chroniclers, but why was that? Was he really as ba...
16 Aug 202225min
A Deadly Serious Poetry Battle
Normally we don't think of poetry as a particularly dangerous affair, but in the ancient Japanese court it was a serious business, with lives and fortunes often on the line as the elite competed to de...
1 Aug 202222min
Ōke The Elder
This episode we talk about the elder of the two brothers, who took the throne after the unfortunate death of his younger sibling. He ruled for about a decade, at least if the Chronicles are to be tru...
16 Jul 202235min
Woke's Grab Bag
A variety of topics that are all centered around the reign of Woke, aka Kenzō Tennō. Things like winding stream poetry, the first use of "banzai", as well as notes on the worship of Takumi Musubi. M...
1 Jul 202224min
