This week we will be covering the fall of the Ashikaga bakufu and the beginnings of the Sengoku, or W11arring…
This week’s episode is on the structure of the Kamakura bakufu, its war against the Mongol Yuan dynasty of China,…
This week we’re going to cover the Genpei War between the Minamoto and Taira families and the collapse of the…
This week’s episode covers the Heian Period (794-1185 AD). We will be discussing the political structure of the Heian government,…
The podcast is now available on the iTunes store at the following link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/history-of-japan/id635736811 You should be able to locate…
This week, we’re going to be talking about the Asuka and Nara Periods, and the formation of the first centralized…
Episode 2 is up and available for download. This week’s episode covers the period from prehistory to 538 AD. Don’t…
Episode 1 is up! To listen to it, click the “RSS: History of Japan Podcast” link to the right of…
Japanese history is pretty complicated. As you work your way through episodes you may find yourself confused about the meaning…