3 Reasons Why the Shogun Didn't Defeat the Emperor

[@LetsaskShogo]

This was a topic that I wanted to cover for a looooong time! I hope you found it interesting to learn about😊 I been studying more about the history and religion of Japan recently, so I hope you can look forward to these topics coming up soon! ・ In this channel, you can take a closer look at Japanese traditional culture, tips upon traveling to Kyoto, and social problems in Japan. So learners and lovers of Japanese language and culture, be sure to subscribe to enjoy more content! Please check out the description box for more videos recommended for you! ▼Join our Membership▼ kzbin.info/door/n7DCb9ttrcw9h3vh9dfnVwjoin ●Membership benefits -Limited behind-the-scene videos kzbin.info/aero/UUMOn7DCb9ttrcw9h3vh9dfnVw -Weekly live stream -Priority reply to comments Every single yen we earn from this membership, we will be donating to groups of people who are fighting to solve social problems in Japan, the Japanese schools where foreign students can study, or use it to spread the works of people working with traditional culture in Japan to preserve the arts they are doing. ▼Sub channel “Shogo’s Podcast”▼ kzbin.info/door/ZAe1VayWxp5NLO4Net78DA The perfect channel to learn about Japanese culture and history in your spare time, during your walk to school or work, and when you are cooking or doing house chores. Not only will I be covering the topics in this main channel, but also some topics that you will only be able to enjoy in the sub-channel, like answering questions I receive, and my opinions towards some of the comments. ▼Instagram▼ instagram.com/lets_ask_shogo/ *Please ask me questions through the DM here!（⚠️I do not use e-mail） Thank you again very much for watching!

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There is so much I would like to discuss with you on the topic of the Tokugawa shogunate since it is my most interested topics amongst many others One thing I'm interested in is how did the marriage between Tokugawa Masako and Go-Mizunoo fair in terms relations between the Tokugawa and the imperial family for decades to come But besides that I'd really like to reach out to considering I do have a deep burning passion to learn as much as I can about your great history

[@DR_J.J]

Sorry but i got confused 🤕. Which one is the first Shogun 1- Sakanoue- tamuramaro Or 2- Minamoto-no-Yoritomo

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Please please do a video on miyamoto mushashi

[@agustinussantoso4577]

question : since at Edo Era the Shogunate become ruler all Japan, did the imperial family has land or farm ? get paid or salary ? how them get money ? Did Shogunate has Organization structure?

[@Tomorer]

In England there was a similar thing in the feudal era, with Kingmakers being unofficially lords who were more powerful than the kings. Today in the modern era umbrella corporations also wield greater power than governments. Interesting dynamics, huh?

[@Jumpoable]

Nothing's original, & we never learn as a species.

[@mimorisenpai8540]

Different Japanese emperor is more like Religious figure King Of England before Reformation is just Secular leader like Shogun

[@someonejustsomeone1469]

The same can be said regarding the emirs and sipahis of the Muslim lands. Kings were small in number, they could only rule people so much.

[@patthonsirilim5739]

@@Jumpoable president are the old kings and the coperation leadhership are the real rulers

[@MichaTheLight]

The populous must always be fooled so that power can prevail unseen and undistrubt. Or who is so naive to think that the president has something to decide or that we have Democracy 😂

[@mortadasaleh7423]

Alternative Title: Why did the Shogunate let Emperor dress like an Emperor, and have nice things?

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[@Vansh_The_Rover]

But the sad thing is that once at the time of sengoku period the emperor Go-Nara had to sell his painting and calligrahy because of the Imperial Courts poverty was so extreme that the Emperor was forced to sell his all of his calligraphy and paintings That was a very rough time for the emperor at the time

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Shogo should really watch that.

[@alakirte1399]

Lol

[@SobaYatai]

Shogun gives emperor privacy Emperor invade shogun property and kick him off his home ruined 500 years of peace and caused bloodshed revolution that nobody wanted even the shogunates Tokugawa Yoshinobu wasn't even a bad guy

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I learn more about Japan's history from this channel than anywhere else

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Same! This is so much better than my local library!

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Me too!!! Love you Shogo!! From Colorado, USA!!

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You should check out The Shogunate on KZbin. He does very detailed videos on Samurai and Bushi history.

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I love finding out about Japan's history and Culture, an your videos are always very informative and entertaining. One day I will get to visit Kyoto & Tokyo ^_^

[@LetsaskShogo]

Thank you for leaving a comment! I'm very glad you say so, I'm looking forward to the time you come to Kyoto✨

[@user-anonymous-01234]

Thank you for the explanation. I have always wondered why in the warring eras, the shogun never overthrow the emperor. Compare to the Chinese dynasties, where the emperor can be dethroned/killed, and a completely new person becomes the new emperor. But in Japan, the shogunate usually just control the imperial court, and not overthrow them. I thought that was interesting.

[@user-dj4jp2dz9v]

Because the religion is different. Japan's emperor must be the decendant of gods, but Chinese emperor is whoever controls the middle kindom.

[@blackmoth2595]

yeah, its simply just different... the Japanese emperors claim to be the descendants of God. Cant be eliminated. However Chinese emperors claimed to have mandate of heaven to rule the country not as Gods descendants.. when the mandate of heaven was seen not in their dynasty, then the dynasty must be changed as they were not relevant anymore. The signs of mandate of heaven had left the dynasty were prolong drought, flooding in the rivers, disasters, famine, government corruption, and great war. This were seen when Han, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing fell.

[@shinsenshogun900]

When an East Asian empire decided to drop the Mandate of Heaven for Divine Continuation

[@mimorisenpai8540]

@@shinsenshogun900 Han dynasty during Dong and Cao era Goryeo in mid 13th century Vietnam pre Nguyen

[@brodull1142]

The Shogunate did dethrone the Emperor during Sengoku Era, they just replaced the Emperor with younger Emperor descendant that they can control while the old Emperor ended up as a monk.

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I'm learning more Japanese history here than with any other history videos ありがとうございます。

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That was a great video! There's plenty of Japan-related content on KZbin, but most of it is aimed at otaku, potential tourists or guys who want to pick up Japanese women. I'm glad to have found a channel that discusses other aspects of Japanese culture in such an insightful and intelligent manner. Good luck with getting your first million subscribers!

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unrelated to the content (great as usual), but I really appreciate your consistency in wearing kimono! let's make kimono-wearing normal again! :)

[@New2Kendo]

You should do a whole episode on the Boshin War, the epsiode on the Shinsengumi touched on this War, but its a very interesting period in Japans history. I would also like to see an episode on the real "Last Samurai" Saigo Takamori, who fought in the Boshin War, and there are several legends that say after being badly injured in the hip he asked a friend (Beppu Shinsuke) to assist him in Seppuku, its also said that he fled to Russia, ascended to Mars, and his image was on a Comet.

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[@alexvsss]

When the Portuguese got to Japan, they compared the Emperor and the Shogun to the King and the Pope.

[@Jumpoable]

Emperor's more like the Pope (religious authority) & Shogun (kings) with military might. But both wielded their political power in a delicate dance, just like the Popes & kings/ emperors of Europe did. This power struggle is still continuing on our backward planet.

[@StockyDude]

That is a great comparison.

[@Japan-sc7tg]

pope can actually tell a king what to do

[@StockyDude]

@@Japan-sc7tg Yes and no. Some kings actually “respectfully” told the pope they wouldn’t fulfill his request. This is one of the reasons why there were multiple crusades. Not all kings devoted themselves or their armies to the cause. For the most part, they listened because it would’ve been bad publicity among the nobles to not do so.

[@Japan-sc7tg]

@@StockyDudesure but the pope's power is still far greater than a japanese emperor, the shogun kept the emperors as puppets the pope at least had a great deal of political influence

[@Ni999]

Finally, an overall picture that explains the relationships clearly. Thank you!

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Amazing, I’ve always been curious about Asian’s history. It’s great that many people know about their country’s history. Sadly not all Asian are that fortunate about the knowledge of their tribe or race history. I’m from a small Asian tribe that was enslaved by the Ming dynasty’s empire a long time ago. My ancestors had to fled to Laos 🇱🇦 from slavery then migrated to Thailand during WW2. To this day many of us still don’t know about our true roots and which area we were originally from. We are one of the Asian bloodline that does not have a country and have spread across the globe after WW2. But I love your videos! Keep it up 👍

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Then problems came when they decided to advertise their customers to tour in feudal Japan

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1800’s oil, hahaha. The only oil people were using in 1800’s was whale oil.

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Not oil but similar.... Coal

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[@ABEAZYdaRonin94]

I heard also that Emishi horsemen who defected to the Yamato side during their conflict, played a part in the development of good military tactics for the Yamato army. Do you think that these warriors and the ones you mentioned, the Bushi who were the land governers, kind've combined tactics, and this combination of tactics would be the prototype for Samurai?

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Awesome video, I took a world history class in uni and they touched on japanese history only briefly, glad I found this channel because I wanted to learn more

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dude you could also make some vlogs visiting some famous kyoto spots(ofc depending on the pandemic in your area) would be cool

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Thanks Shojo. This video helped me understand a few questions about Japanese history and the power play between the Emperor and Shogun. Very very interesting!

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A piece of Japanese history, nicely presented. 👍🏯

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This video is awesome and easy to understand Japanese History!! Thank you for summarizing these difficult concepts!!

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Ofcourse he does :)

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Merci, Camarade Shogo. Grâce à vous, vous avez réussi à me faire comprendre, en une seule et unique vidéo, des siècles d’histoire du Japon. Grand merci pour votre pédagogie et votre sens de la synthèse et de l’organisation. Vous me rappelez un de mes très estimés professeurs : Mister Kensaku Nomoto, de qui vient le profond respect que j’éprouve aujourd’hui pour le Japon, les Japonais et leur culture. Bonne continuation. From : West Africa (Senegal 🇸🇳).

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excellent class sensei . cleared up a lot of misunderstanding and learned some history along the way

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Learned a lot once again. Thank you Shogo!

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I watched almost all of your videos, ur channel is so educational and very good for young people. Try to do some research of "Batik" (indonesian and southeast asia traditional clothes), because in some countries believe to wear "batik" in japan, will cause some issues, because "batik" resembles yakuza outfit in japan

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There is an Austronesian substratum in Japanese culture/ language/ genetics so yes, batik styles were common, especially in the Ryukyu Kingdom in the south (modern Okinawa). Their music is also very similar to the Javanese system.

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The anime connection I got a smile from was Rurouni Kenshin.

[@laszloabraham9634]

Another great content. I always wanted to know why the sogun did not defeat the emperor. Thank you.

[@th3mmch]

Great video, very informative

The Japanese system has been more stable than the Chinese imperial system precisely because of the separation of head of state and head(s) of military

[@stefthorman8548]

No, the head of state, and the head of the military are both the shogun, the emperor Is basically just the religious leader, who don't really make decisions, that's why they are safe from disputes, since any misgivings people have, are directed at the shoguns.

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The only real katana I've ever seen was in a museum in Colorado, and it was an Edo period blade. All these years later I now have an understanding what that period was in Japan thanks to this video. Your ability to explain not just the history but the context of the history of Japan and katana is incredible. Thank you for the videos!

[@mayuri4184]

Some semi-relevant snippets: 1. The Japanese state was, in lore, founded on 11 February 660 BCE. The Imperial family is the same one since that time, and as such, has the claim of having the oldest continuous dynasty, even though the Imperial family renounced their divine claim following their defeat during World War II. 2. The names Izanagi and Izanami may have come from the word _izanau_ (or _izanafu_ in historical orthography), meaning to invite. 3. Shintō and Buddhism syncretised (Shinbutsu-shūgō, 神仏習合). During the Meiji era, they attempted to split Shintō and Buddhism (Shinbutsu-bunri, 神仏分離), but that ultimately failed. (The way I see it, it made Shintō more distinct and more Japanese.) If you find yourself asking the question, "Is Japan predominantly Shinto or predominantly Buddhist?" the answer is a resounding, "Yes." Or a resounding,「はい。」 4. The word samurai (侍) originally denoted a civil servant. 5. During the Boshin War, France supported the Shōgunate faction, in opposition (in conpetition) to the UK, who supported the Imperial faction. I'm pretty sure Shogo-san covered some of these already.

[@sylvia.s.s.]

An amazing episode, as always. I would love if you talked about the few Empresses that Japan had and the ongoing discussion about male only succession, which is a modern concept only,

[@ANSELAbitsxb]

I think the problem is due to your incorrect assumption. Japan switched to the prussian imperal model in the late 18th centuary. The only times when there was an empress was if the heir was too young or if there were succession disputes in which case there would be a female empress until the heir came of age or the matter is resolved. Furthermore the offspring of a princess cannot become emperors. So in short there have been placeholder empresses at times but never legitimate rulers. In future don't make statements about things you don't fully understand. The solution for the imperial family is to allow polygyny again.

[@charlesfu3726]

@@ANSELAbitsxb Before the Meiji revolution, the offspring of a princess or empress regnant COULD and in some cases DID become emperors, IF THE FATHER HAPPENED TO BE AN IMPERIAL PRINCE. If they were wedded to non-royals then the kids are not considered royal and therefore not eligible, because royalty is passed down by the father, which is why a princess was always considered royalty even when they married commoners (until the Meiji era if memory serves, or after WWII) but not necessarily their sons. Female emperors are counted as legitimate emperors by all means and not placeholders. In fact, all of the female emperors except one were even given a Chineses-style posthumous name（漢風諡號）, which was the standard practice during the Nara period. The most logical solution to the succession crisis really isn't to revive polygamy, but to re-admit some of the male descendants of those former royals who got demoted to commoner status after WWII, since there is already precedence of re-admitting former royals who were given a family name and made subjects（臣籍降下）into the royal family. Many of the 旧宮家 are still around and have male descendants.

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Although I do know some of the facts you mentioned, it's still pretty interesting, keep it up, Shogo :)

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Japan is so amazing. I feel that my love of history and anime and manga were the seeds of my interest in Japanese history.

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I wanted to know about the Shogun period,tried Wikipedia, but it was so vast & boring.. After only watching this video, I could understand it so easily.. 9 years after reading, only now I totally understood 'Samurai X-Rurouni Kenshin' manga's plot & why/against whom the war was happening...thank you so much for solving this mystery..

[@Jupiter4Alphs]

Shogun like minister of defence? I'm just starting to watch :) Love your video's

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Very very interesting. I do not know anything else about the history of Japan besides what you taught me in this video.

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very clear explanation..easy to understand and not boring..domo arigathanks...

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Excellent video. Thank you for this History lesson. ありがとうございます.

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Shogo , you prepared a whole pdf presentation like in University , I am pretty impressed by your hard work and research , thank you .

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I really like your video and am learning alot from them. Thank you.

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I swear when Shogo say about Izanagi and Izanami, I remember a book of mine which also explains that too although not as detailed as Shogo's explanation and I was in the middle of doing absolutely nothing when I search for the book looking for the exact pages because I buy that book many years ago.. ^^ found the same info about Japan from two different source like this is such a pure joy of mine.. ( BTW the book is actually called "Why? ; Japan Edition, page 23. )

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You answered so many questions I had about your contry's history :) I really began having an interest after playing Shogun 2 (fall of the samurai). Its so interesting to hear about the rise and fall of the Samurai and i especially enjoy your 3 reasons for not killing the emperor back when The Shogunate was strong. Thank you very much :) Kind regards from Denmark

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Such an interesting video…your videos are excellent…keep up the great work

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Thank you for an excellent video!

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Wow!! Thank you so much for this video! Now I can finally understand better the actual role of samurai and how they started. :D The way you present the historical facts is super detailed and easy to understand!

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Would love a video about restaurant etiquette and possibly kaiseki etiquette. Seems like your etiquette videos perform very well.

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I've always wanted to visit Japan. The history, the culture. I've always looked at Japan as the future, for it has so much to teach us.

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It's a very interesting story, I'm going deeper and deeper and deeper into Japanese history for research, to understand the entire world history.

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Shoooguuuuun kayooooo....! -Gin-san Sorry can't help my self..as usual Great video shogo 👍

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I’ll try not show up in my underwear, and get a super bad haircut😂

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Thank you for the video. I've been wondering about this topic for a long time and finally I've got my answers.

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Brilliant video, succinct + well informed. Well explained + extremely broad. Really appreciate this one, amazing!!

[@starlightbreaker561]

I understand that the Shogun also drew their authority from being a branch of the imperial family, hence why they couldn't straight up dispose of them as then they would have undermined their own right to rule?

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I have just seeing Battosai on Netflix - so this is a great video to cover up the conflict

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I was going to argue stuff, but since your theme is quite peaceful and calm I rather not create drama. haha Nice TLDR by the way

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This video is so underrated! It was very interesting

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Wonderful video. Well presented and easy to follow. Thank you for helping to increase our knowledge.

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What an amazing channel! So informative.

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Very informative… Learned so much about Japan’s history in a single video

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Thorough, rich in content, entertaining thank you

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4:57 “I’m pretty sure Naruto fans were very excited with those word.” Me:Oh, I thought you were talking about Shin Megami Tensei.

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It would be interesting a clip about Ainu people :)

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I remember that around 1 and a half ago I first saw this channel, so happy to see its roots:)

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This was a very nice class lesson!

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Very interesting, thank you, Japan is my dream country to visit/work, sadly I always rejected when I am applying at many agencies 😅

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This is a good educational and information video. Thank you and keep it up!

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Thank you so much for this video. What you think doing a vídeo about the tree ancient treasures of Japan?

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Thank you for this video! I was waiting for it and as always it was very informative and fun! I am so glad I discovered your channel and got to see it grow so fast! Wish you and your family all the best :)

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It is amazing how similar it is to European feudalism. Thanks for the class. Congratulations on your work.

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nice video, Shogo-kun :) keep up the good work.

[@herchannel1355]

Wow....you explained it clearly. I read Taiko by eiji yoshikawa and still didng get why there's shogun and there is emperor. Why they had to fight in wars for years. Thank you.

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Nice, very clear explanation thanks

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Fantastic video, thank you!

[@mohdmuzakkirzakaria7209]

Shogun was the descendant of imperial family such as Minamoto clan,Taira clan,Fujiwara clan,Tachibana clan.Minamoto clan one of the Shogun that establish Kamakura shogun, Ashikaga shogun and Tokugawa shogun. This family from one clan that descendant fo Yamato imperial court

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Fascinating lesson on Japanese history

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Big love from Greece, japan is one of the most admired countries here , we love Japanese People and your Great history

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Great video! I like your views on history. I want to see more videos like this.

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I have learned a lot today, thank you. You have earned a subscriber.

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This explanation makes the most sense.

[@SoinAlexander]

This is great! Thank you! I know it's a little late because it already passed but would you be able to talk about the History of Golden Week, most importantly Boy's Day and Girl's Day? It would be really nice to know the background of these holidays

[@Hordil]

Basically the Feudal system in Germany and the Samurai are quite the same.. give them land, give them power and let them provide the armies you want them to lead for you.. great system.

[@ahmedelhenshiri2562]

When he said ( Mongolian invasion) I remembered ghost of Tsushima