Sacred Tetris and Other Tidbits
It's the last episode of 2023, and our 100th episode! But despite that, we keep on moving through the period, hitting a bunch of smaller stories from the Nihon Shoki about this period. We talk about ...
16 Dec 202336min
The Prince of the Upper Palace
This episode we continue to try to pull apart the figure known as Shotoku Taishi, aka Prince Umayado, aka Prince Kamitsumiya, aka Toyotomimi no Mikoto. We'll take a look a little more at what we know...
1 Dec 202330min
The Legend of Shotoku Taishi
16 Nov 202337min
Asukadera and Shitennoji
This episode we are looking at some of the earliest temples to be built in Japan. Namely: Asukadera and Shitennoji. These have pretty good claims to be some of the earliest temples, and they are men...
1 Nov 202343min
From the Land Where the Sun Rises
This episode, we look at the rise of the Sui Dynasty and the famous interactions between Yamato and the Sui Dynasty, recorded in the histories of each state. For more, check out the podcast webpage: ...
16 Okt 202334min
Cap Ranks and the 17 Article Constitution
For more see: https://www.sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-95 Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan. My name is Joshua and this is Episode 96: From the Land Where the Sun ...
1 Okt 202337min
Magpies, Buddhism, and the Baekje Summer Reading Program
This episode we will look at the influences on Japan from the continent, starting with what was going on between the archipelago and the peninsula with tribute--in the form of birds and even books--as...
16 Sep 202336min
Time to Shake Things Up
This episode we start our dive into the reign of Kashikiya Hime, aka Suiko Tenno. This is going to be a brief overview of her reign so that we can dive more deeply into the individual subjects that c...
1 Sep 202331min
