Japan Explained

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Discover Japanese culture, history, food, crafts, architecture, people and more, one topic at a time. Made by Kyoto tour guide tired of old myths overstaying their welcome ;) More info: https://japanexplained.com/ Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support Tour with me: https://koifluence.com/en/excursion-form/ YouTube: @japanexplained_en Instagram:@japanexplained Cover design: @justlavi

  1. Hakkenden Explained. The Past and Present of Eight Dog Warriors with Glynne Walley

    2024. 04. 15.

    Hakkenden Explained. The Past and Present of Eight Dog Warriors with Glynne Walley

    Nanso Satomi Hakkenden or Eight Dog Warriors of the Satomi Clan is a masterpiece of Edo period literature. The book was not only hugely popular in its own time but has gone on to become one of the most influential Japanese novels ever written. And today, together with scholar and translator of Hakkenden Glynne Walley we'll try to find out how that happened. Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support Tour with me: https://koifluence.com/en/excursion-form/ YouTube: @japanexplained_en Instagram: @japanexplained Cover design: @justlavi Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/japan-explained/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    51분
  2. Saigo Takamori Explained. Part 3 - The Last Samurai

    2024. 03. 19.

    Saigo Takamori Explained. Part 3 - The Last Samurai

    This time, let's take a look at what Saigo did, aspired to and dreamed of in the new era. And what he regretted or was angry about. And, most importantly, what earned him the title of the last samurai, which still inspires not only the Japanese but people all over the world. Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support More info on https://japanexplained.com/saigo-takamori-en/ Tour with me: https://koifluence.com/en/excursion-form/ YouTube: @japanexplained_en Instagram: @japanexplained Cover design: @justlavi Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/japan-explained/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    47분
  3. Saigo Takamori Explained. Part 2 - Satsuma-Choshu Alliance and the Fall of the Shogunate

    2024. 02. 27.

    Saigo Takamori Explained. Part 2 - Satsuma-Choshu Alliance and the Fall of the Shogunate

    Saigo has returned from exile, and in Kyoto his lord, Hisamistu, fights daily with Hitoshubashi Keiki. How did Japan get into this mess, and how can it be saved? Let's take a step-by-step look at the Forbiden Gate incident, the SatCho alliance, the abdication of the last Shogun, the Battle of Toba-Fushimi and finally the arrival of the Meiji era. Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support More info on https://japanexplained.com/saigo-takamori/ Instagram: @japanexplained Cover design: @justlavi Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/japan-explained/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    52분

  4. 2022. 11. 21.

    Saigo Takamori Explained. Part 1 – Childhood, early career and exile to Amami

    Saigo Takamori, the Great Saigo or the Last Samurai is the ideal Japanese man and one of Japan's most beloved historical characters. In popular imagination, Saigo is THE perfect samurai. His image is so heavily embellished that it is sometimes hard to see where reality meets fiction. But let's try to separate them anyway.  Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support Cover art: @justlavi Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/japan-explained/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    44분

  5. 2022. 10. 31.

    Tanuki Explained

    Happy Halloween everyone! We started this October with kitsune, and I thought it would be great to finish it with tanuki. So let's see how tanuki and kitsune influenced each other, what tanuki has to do with the 150th anniversary of Japan Railways and how this powerful yokai ended up as a chubby sake-loving goody of today. Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support More info on https://japanexplained.com/tanuki/ Cover art: @justlavi Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/japan-explained/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    26분

  6. 2022. 10. 03.

    Kitsune Explained

    Kitsune – Japanese foxes, who are they? Multi-tailed shapeshifters, companions of the god Inari, animals that bring good luck or beasts that inflict madness? Let's find out! Bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/72879450 Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support More info on https://japanexplained.com/kitsune-en/ Instagram:@japanexplained Cover art: @justlavi Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/japan-explained/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    40분

  7. 2022. 09. 05.

    Ikebana Explained

    This time let's have a look at the Japanese art of flower arrangement also known as Ikebana. When did the first flower compositions appear in Japan? How did it evolve into complex art with sets of rules and artistic competitions? And which styles of ikebana are there to try your hands on? Let's figure it out. More info on https://japanexplained.com/ikebana/ Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support Cover art: @justlavi Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/japan-explained/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    27분

  8. 2022. 08. 22.

    Sake Explained. Bonus - Expert talk with Dick Stegewerns

    To help me break down the many myths about sake, this time I am joined by Dick Stegewerns, the founder of Yoigokochi Sake Importers. We talked about how sake came to Europe and America, how to choose and drink sake, what are the similarities between sake and other alcoholic beverages, how come sake is still mostly produced in tiny breweries, and which sake can be rightfully called the most unusual. More info on https://japanexplained.com/sake/ Yoigokochi Sake Importers: https://yoigokochi.eu/ Bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66208266 Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support Instagram: @japanexplained Cover design: @justlavi Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/japan-explained/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    46분
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Discover Japanese culture, history, food, crafts, architecture, people and more, one topic at a time. Made by Kyoto tour guide tired of old myths overstaying their welcome ;) More info: https://japanexplained.com/ Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support Tour with me: https://koifluence.com/en/excursion-form/ YouTube: @japanexplained_en Instagram:@japanexplained Cover design: @justlavi

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