The Jokyu Rebellion is one of the more minor conflicts in Japanese history; yet it also represents a tipping of…
This week, we’re talking about one of the last attempts to save the Tokugawa shogunate: the Tenpo Reforms of the…
This week: how did the threat of Western imperialism change the relationship between mainland Japan and Hokkaido, and help set…
This week, we tackle the life of one of Japan’s most interesting women, who rose from obscure origins to become…
This week, the crew of the Breskens is freed at last. Plus some final thoughts on Tokugawa diplomacy. Sources Hesselink,…
While the Meiji Restoration was going on, where was everybody else? We’ll start trying to answer that question today with…
This week, we arrive at the end of the Ashikaga. What were the final 100 years of Ashikaga “rule” like,…
This week, we do a deep dive on the life of Ashikaga Yoshimasa and the lead up to the Onin…
This week we turn away from politics to discuss religion, art, and the economy during the age of the Ashikaga.…
This week: war in the Ashikaga age. Plus; the reign of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is generally considered the zenith of Ashikaga…