Japanese History YouTube Channel

[Ross Bender]

Perhaps some of you have encountered this, but I just discovered today the YouTube series called "Japanese History: The Textbook". It describes itself as  武勇伝   "Tales of Valor" . It begins in the Jōmon and thus far seems to go as far as Kamakura.

It uses Japanese middle and high school textbooks. I have dipped into Jōmon and Yayoi, and watched the Nara series. Nara Part 2 is quite accurate, although for some reason there is no mention of Hachiman! They describe the oracle from the Usa shrine, although it's identified as in Bizen, rather than Buzen.

At any rate, I understand that college kids these days have a shorter attention span than we had in our youth. This material might be just the thing to keep their attention.

Personally, I think it's quite good, although Full Disclosure I have no connection whatsoever to the site.

https://youtu.be/ha34-NIuM-U

FROM THE SITE:

The first episode in a comprehensive pre-modern history of Japan based on Japanese-language educational materials. Today I introduce the premise of the series, and then move on to talk about Japan's Paleolithic period and its first named era, the Jomon period. Support the channel with a t-shirt purchase: https://buyuuden-japanese-history.cre... TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:36 Series Introduction 3:46 The Paleolithic Period 9:18 "God Hand" Scandal 10:11 The Jomon Period 16:07 Outro Sites referenced (and worth traveling to!): Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum: https://m17n.nojiriko-museum.com/en [English] Iwajuku Site: https://www.city.midori.gunma.jp/iwaj... Goshono Jomon Site: https://goshono-iseki.com/goshonoisek... [Some English informational PDFs on this page] Omori Kaizuka: https://www.city.shinagawa.tokyo.jp/j... [English] Sannaimaruyama Site: https://sannaimaruyama.pref.aomori.jp... [English] Final image: Koho Shoda (庄田耕峯), "Stars Over Biwako" (琵琶湖の星) Sources: 学研ニューコース中学歴史 (Gakken Plus) テーマ別だから理解が深まる日本史 (Asahi Shinbun Publications Inc) #japan #history #documentary

Ross Bender

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