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…
This week we investigate the role of Japan in laying the groundwork for Vietnam’s wars against France and the United…
This week, we arrive at the end of the Ashikaga. What were the final 100 years of Ashikaga “rule” like,…