This week, we cover an obscure bit of samurai history: the Keian Incident, a planned coup against the Tokugawa Shoguns…
This week, we’re going to talk about the impact that the gun had on Sengoku Era Japan, and the ways…
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 arrive at the end of the Ashikaga. What were the final 100 years of Ashikaga “rule” like,…
This week, we do a deep dive on the life of Ashikaga Yoshimasa and the lead up to the Onin…