This week, we’re covering the beginnings of the rise of the samurai class by looking at the wars of the…
This week, we turn our attention to two of the defining institutions of the Heian period, both of which will…
This week on the podcast, we’re all about literature. We’ll be exploring the varieties of poetry and prose that have…
This week, we take a step away from politics to talk about two crucial subjects. First, we have the evolution…
This week in the Revised History of Japan: in a bid to strengthen the power of the imperial family, Emperor…
This week: in 1940, a manuscript lost for over 600 years is recovered from the archives of the Imperial family.…
This week, we’re taking a look at the legacy of one of Japan’s most influential poets: Ki no Tsurayuki. His…
This week, we’re unpacking a rather odd classic of Japanese literature: the Ise Monogatari, a collection of short tales that…
This week: what does the historical record have to say about the veracity of the image of the warrior-monk, or…
Today, we’re taking a look at a fascinating literary text from 1000 years ago, the Kagero Nikki (most commonly translated…