Samurai weren’t lone warriors—they were legacy machines. Born into dynasties called ie, their lives were property of the family. Firstborn sons cracked under pressure, daughters were diplomacy tools, and disgrace meant erasure. Legacy wasn’t pride—it was survival.
#Samurai #JapaneseHistory #FeudalJapan
🔗 https://vikingsvssamurai.com/samurai-bloodlines-honor-inheritance-and-the-family-business/

Was Queen Himiko a mystical shaman, a political mastermind, or both? Discover the ruler who may have founded the world's oldest monarchy.
https://open.substack.com/pub/ancientoriginsunleashed/p/was-queen-himiko-a-divine-ruler-or?r=1o438k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
#QueenHimiko #AncientJapan #JapaneseHistory #ShamanQueen #LostHistory #WomenInHistory #AncientOrigins #HistoryPodcast #ForgottenQueens #MysteryOfHimiko

Ancient ritual spear from Japan’s sacred island reveals East Asia’s earliest gold-inlaid sheath.

Researchers have identified an intricate inlaid gold pattern on an iron spear inserted into a gilt bronze sheath, unearthed decades ago on the Okinoshima sacred island off the coast of Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the first known instance of a gold-inlaid spear in East Asia

https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/ancient-ritual-spear-from-japans-sacred-island/ #JapaneseHistory #sword #history

https://www.wacoca.com/tour/631816/ 【パワスポ巡り】概要欄見てね♪多賀大社　延命　命の神様　命に関するご利益満載！！#japan #滋賀県 #多賀大社 #琵琶湖 #多賀町 #伊弉諾　#国生み神 #命の神　#イザナギ #延命 #ExtendedLife #FirstKingOfJapan #GodOfLife #Izanagi #japan #JapaneseHistory #LakeBiwa #PowerSpots #ShigaPrefecture #TagaTaishaShrine #VisitingPowerSpots #イザナギ #ﾀｶﾞﾀｲｼｬ #命の神 #多賀大社 #多賀町 #延命 #滋賀 #滋賀ツアー #滋賀県 #滋賀県ツアー #滋賀県観光 #滋賀観光 #琵琶湖

Some #JapaneseHistory finds to share:

1) Only the first three episodes of this #podcast, A Short History of Japan, are relevant to my current project, but I will keep listening for a while, since it's interesting. https://ashorthistoryofjapan.libsyn.com/ (Active 2011-2016, 35 episodes in total, up to the Tokugawa Shogunate.)

2) The extremely made-in-1995 website of the Asuka Historical Museum has lots of info about the Asuka period (592-710 CE) and plenty of archaeological photos, including of the frescos in the Takamatsuzuka Tomb: https://www.asukanet.gr.jp/asukahome/index.html

3) Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie has an entire issue about Onmyōdō (陰陽道, the Way of Yin and Yang), the Japanese system of astrology and divination that developed from the Chinese Wuxing and Yin-Yang philosophies: https://www.persee.fr/issue/asie_0766-1177_2012_num_21_1

Samurai armor: from Heian’s ō-yoroi to Edo’s kikko, it evolved with the times. Function met style—bulletproof tosei gusoku, ornate helmets, and clan heraldry defined these warriors. 🛡️⚔️🔥 #SamuraiArmor #JapaneseHistory https://vikingsvssamurai.com/evolution-of-samurai-armor-from-archery-to-firearms/

https://www.alojapan.com/1291926/nagasakis-hidden-christian-sites-faith-history-hope-in-japan-%e2%9b%aa%f0%9f%87%af%f0%9f%87%b5/ Nagasaki’s Hidden Christian Sites: Faith, History & Hope in Japan ⛪🇯🇵 #26Martyrs #ChristianHistoryJapan #ChristianSitesJapan #CulturalJapan #exploreJapan #FaithInJapan #hiddenjapan #HistoricalJapan #JapanChristianity #japanesehistory #japanitinerary #JapanTravel #LegacyOfFaith #Nagasaki #NagasakiDestinations #NagasakiTour #NagasakiTravel #NagasakiTrip #NagasakiVacation #nagasakitravel #OuraChurch #ReligiousHeritage #SacredSitesJapan #unescoheritage #UrakamiCathedral #長崎

Date Masamune tries to negotiate with his aunt, Lady Onami, the daimyo of Sukagawa. A legend is born that gives rise to an enduring song. In Kyoto, Toyotomi Hideyoshi runs out of patience. And Lady Yoshi once again does the unthinkable. #FridayNightHistory S4E11 is "Sansa Shigure" https://buff.ly/Yf8KfvG #podcasts #JapaneseHistory

【历史录音】《联合舰队解散式》东乡平八郎元帅 1933年2月录音 https://b23.tv/gm98J2S

这个UP主挺喜欢唱片，发过许多唱片录音的视频，也喜欢发一些二战时期的新闻录像（尤其是日本的）。

#JapaneseHistory

Just found this cool #OpenAccess book: Tales of Plague and Pestilence: A History of Disease in Japan.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.23996202

#Japan #JapaneseHistory #HistoryOfMedicine

"ARE YOU READY GUYS? PUT YA GUNS ON!"

On Suriage Field, Date Masamune's army shatters the venerable house Ashina of Aizu, and the balance of power in Michinoku shifts forever.

#FridayNightHistory S4E10 is "The Fight at the Crossroads." Listen past the credits for a special teaser!

https://riverside-wings.com/2025/05/30/friday-night-history-110-s4e10-the-fight-at-the-crossroads/ #JapaneseHistory #Tohoku #podcasts

Samurai-Class Man's Winter Formal Surcoat (jinbaori), 18th century-early 19th century
@JapanTraCul #Japan #costume #Samurai #clothing #JapaneseHistory

https://www.laviecooking.com/137850/ 【2000年前のリアル飯！弥生時代の食事を完全再現】 #AncientDiet #AncientJapaneseFood #ArchaeologyJapan #CulturalHeritage #FoodRecreation #HistoricalCooking #JapaneseHistory #PrimitiveCooking #Recipes #Seaweed #SeaweedRecipes #TraditionalFood #YayoiPeriod #レシピ #再現料理 #古代ごはん #古代日本 #古代生活 #古代米 #古代食 #和食のルーツ #土器料理 #弥生人 #弥生時代 #弥生時代の暮らし #弥生時代の食事 #日本の歴史 #歴史再現 #歴史飯 #海藻 #海藻レシピ #縄文時代との違い #考古学 #赤米 #食の歴史 #食文化

After having pushed back the Soma clan so fast he even had time to go to the beach, Date Masamune comes to a conclusion: the Ashina of Aizu, attacking him yet again, must die.

#DragonAscendant Episode 9: "Battle in the Gathering Clouds" #podcasts #JapaneseHistory
https://riverside-wings.com/2025/05/16/friday-night-history-109-s4e9-battle-in-the-gathering-clouds/

Embarrassed by her son Date Masamune dragging her brother Mogami Yoshiaki into yet another war, Lady Yoshi takes matters into her own hands! #FridayNightHistory Season 4, "Dragon Ascendant," Ep. 8: "A Four-Cornered Whirlwind" #JapaneseHistory #podcasts

https://riverside-wings.com/2025/05/09/friday-night-history-108-s4e8-a-four-cornered-whirlwind/

Wanna show those "ancient Japanese art of" posters this entire fucking season of my podcast, which is full of The Ancient Japanese Art of No, You're My Daimyo, but Fuck You, I'm Not Showing Up. #JapaneseHistory

What can we learn about faith, politics, and material culture from Katakura Kagetsuna's helmet crest? And what does it have in common with a Claymore mine?

#DragonAscendant, Bonus ep. 1: "God Toward Enemy," is up: https://www.patreon.com/posts/friday-night-s4-127981934 #podcasts #JapaneseHistory #FridayNightHistory

This week of #DragonAscendant we're going to be talking about what the M18 Claymore mine has in common with late Muromachi era Buddhism.

You'll see. #podcasts #JapaneseHistory