This week, we’re going to talk about the impact that the gun had on Sengoku Era Japan, and the ways…
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,…