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Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan

Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan is a Japanese history podcast where we will be going through a chronological history of Japan. We will start with prehistory and continue up through the Meiji period. Episodes are released as soon as they are available--working on a monthly release schedule.

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Yakumotatsu Izumo, Part 1

Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan ·

2020/06/15

This episode we take a quick break from the Chronicles to go over a bit of the history of Izumo, focusing on the archaeology of the region, which we don't really get in the Chronicles. This episode we'll focus primarily on the geography and then the Jomon through Yayoi period history--right up to the time of Queen Himiko. Next episode we'll look at the Kofun period. This means we'll be skipping around, going back to some subjects we've covered and looking a head into the future. The goal is to

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47:52

Ōnamuchi and the Epic Bromance

Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan ·

2020/06/01

This episode we continue with the rest of the story of Ōnamuchi--aka Ōnamochi, Ōkuninushi, Ōmononushi, Ashihara Shiko'o, Utsushikunitama, etc. Last episode talked about his martial and marital exploits in becoming Ōkuninushi, the Great Land Master, and now we dive into his role as a Creator kami--finishing the work of Izanagi and Izanami. We'll also talk a little about his partner, Sukuna Bikona, who assisted him in most of this endeavor, as well as how he came to also be associated with Ōmiwa no

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40:52

The Great Land Master

Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan ·

2020/05/15

Alright, so this episode we continue with the Izumo theme and we are going to focus on The Great Land Master, some times called the Great Name Holder, Ohonamuchi, aka Ohonamochi, aka Ohokuninushi, aka Ashihara no Shiko'o, aka Utskushikunimitama, aka... well, you get the picture. The guy has a lot of names. Anyway, in this episode we'll go over the story of him and the White Rabbit of Inaba, as well as his conflict with his many brothers, which leads him down to Ne no Kuni, the home of Susano'o

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44:00

Susano'o Slays the Serpent...

Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan ·

2020/05/01

This episode we finish the tale of Susano'o, including who he slew the giant beast, Yamata no Orochi, and thus saved Kushinada Hime, who would become his wife. We talk about how, back on earth, Susano'o plays the part of the culture hero, rather than the wild and destructive god of the Heavenly Plains. What is going on with that? And just how deep is Susano'o's connection to Izumo? For more go to: https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-16 Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo’s

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48:48

Trouble in Paradise

Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan ·

2020/04/15

CW: Anatomy discussions and scatalogical humor. Issues in the Heavenly Plain as Susanowo goes up to see his sister, Amaterasu. This eventually led to the famous story of the Heavenly Rock Cave, and the origin stories of many of the clan deities. For more information, see https://www.sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-15 Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo’s Chronicles of Japan. My name is Joshua, and this is episode 15: Trouble in Paradise. So I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy and

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48:04

The Japanese Chronicles

Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan ·

2020/03/31

CW: This episode deals with ancient Japanese stories that contain depictions of sex, misogyny, and death. The Chronicles of Japan finally get into the Japanese Chronicles! This episode starts our foray into the Japanese Chronicles: The Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki, with a look at what's behind the Chronicles and one of the first real stories: The creation of the archipelago and the kami, or gods, of Heaven. We'll start with a discussion of the main chronicles for this time and go on to discuss

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45:28

Queen Himiko

Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan ·

2020/03/15

We're finally here! Queen Himiko. In this episode we tell the story of Queen Himiko--or at least what we know of it. From her rise to power as the paramount of the Wa to her missions to the Wei court in Luoyang and dealing with the commandery in Daifang. This was a particularly tumultuous time in northeast Asia, and the story dives into not just the Wa, but their interaction with the other polities that were developing into their own states and kingdoms on the peninsula. For more go to:

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47:12

Society and Ritual

Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan ·

2020/03/01

CW: In this episode there will be some mention of slavery, as well as reference to wars and warlords. We continue our journey into the culture of the Wa, looking at the social conventions and society. The past may often be a foreign country, but there are also a lot of things that look familiar. We'll look at how society was structured as well as the rituals we know about to give us more perspective on this time in history. For more go to: https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-12 Rough

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43:47

Journey to Yamato

Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan ·

2020/02/15

In this episode we follow the footsteps of the Chinese emissaries on their way to archipelago. There had been plenty of travel back and forth, based on the various artifacts we've found, but it wasn't until the History of the Wei that we get our first look at the paths and directions to the countries in the island. It is also when we get our first look at the people and customs of the people known as the "Wa", including their sovereign: A Queen known as "Himiko", and her home country, known as

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41:13

The Islands of the Immortals

Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan ·

2020/02/01

This episode we cover the archipelago at the turn of BCE to CE through the eyes of the Chinese chronicles. We take a look at what the Chinese thought was the founding of Japan in the Qin dynasty, as well as the disruption to the islands caused by the Xin dynasty interregnum between the early and late Han dynasties. We also look at the earliest recorded missions to China, as well as the fortunate discovery in the 18th century of the famous seal of the Kingdom of Na. For more go to:

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43:10

The Language of Wa

Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan ·

2020/01/15

This episode is a bit different. Whereas we've been looking primarily at the archaeological and historical evidence, this episode we look at the linguistic evidence--language--and what it tells us. For more go to: https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-9 Rough Transcript (Auto-transcription courtesy of listener, Zach) Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan. My name is Joshua, and this is episode 9, The Language of Wa. Now in the last few episodes we've talked about the arrival of rice

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48:01

Bronze and Iron

Sengoku Daimyo"s Chronicles of Japan ·

2020/01/01

In this episode we look at one of the other large innovations of the Yayoi period: Bronze and Iron. We'll explore just when bronze and iron came to the archipelago, and its role as a prestige good in the growing stratification of society. We'll talk about how it connects the islands to the continent, but also how it connects the various settlements to one another. For more go to: https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-8 Rough Transcript (Auto-transcript courtesy of listener, Zach) Welcome to

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