This week, we discuss the history of one of the most important technologies in Japan: the gun. How did it…
This week, we’re taking a look at a specific oni tale, and probably the most famous one; the story of…
This week we talk oni, the demons of Japanese folklore and legend. What makes oni different from Western style demons?…
This week: how did the Hojo go from the zenith of their power to utter destruction in a single generation?…
This week, we will talk about the innovations the Latter Hojo used to secure their dominance, and about their long…
This week, we start a series on one of the also-rans of the Sengoku period: the Latter Hojo clan. Who…
This week, we cover one of the most famous tales of revenge in Japanese history: that of the two Soga…
This week, we cover the remainder of Oda Nobunaga’s rise to power: his wars for control of central Japan in…
This week, we turn to the life and legacy of the first of Japan’s three unifiers: the warlord Oda Nobunaga,…
This week, we consider a figure who appears in two stories from the ancient collection of tales known as the…