Japanese Historian from 1845 Describes Life of George Washington + Foundation of USA

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Video actor and editor: David Kelly
Taken from 'Konyo Zukishi' by Mitsukuri Shōgo (1845)
Sakamaki Shunzo, Japan and the United States 1790 - 1853
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Some images taken from Osanaetoki Bankokubanashi (童絵解万国噺), an 1861 book by writer Kanagaki Robun and artist Utagawa Yoshitora, and other images from the work of Utagawa Yoshitora.

[@wargriffin5]

George Washington fist-fighting a tiger is now officially part of American history.

[@candiduscorvus]

He kicked it apart....

[@carsonianthegreat4672]

He kicked it apart....

[@Slapnuts9627]

He kicked it apart...

[@wargriffin5]

@@Slapnuts9627 Is there an echo in here?

[@jackharvey5613]

@Anzu Wyliei Is there an echo in here?

[@dantecaputo2629]

Samurai Washington is an image I didn’t know I needed in my life.

[@MarcDufresneosorusrex]

LOL xd

[@afdhalulakbar5382]

Lol

[@deejin25]

Pretty cool, great video and text, though it seemed to give him sole credit for lawmaking, which was a result of many people often engaging in lively debate. The Samurai pics were awesome.

[@rsuriyop]

Kinda reminds me of that movie from a while back, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 😂

[@nullvoid564]

the illustrator was just asked to "draw some people" and that's what he did. prior to the Perry Expedition it was pretty unusual for Japanese people to see any foreigners and travel outside japan could get you the death penalty. no photographs of these people would be available so they would draw the persons according to what persons look like there was a samurai from England who arrived in japan in the 17th century

[@Borderose]

Holy shit. They drew Washington with the Tokugawa crest. That's high honor.

[@dr.v645]

I also found that quite interesting.

[@bradjarvis4963]

What part of the video?

[@noahjohnson935]

@@bradjarvis4963 near the 15 minute mark.

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

What is the Tokugawa Crest?

[@dr.v645]

@@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 Short very basic answer: It shows that he is a ruler of the same type as the ones who ruled Japan as shōguns from 1603 to 1867. It also likely has the connotation of showing him as a friend of the Tokugowa clan and a potential political foreign ally. Such as "This is a kindred spirit to our own great rulers and is a great ruler himself". More information: Mon (紋), also monshō (紋章), mondokoro (紋所), and kamon (家紋), are Japanese emblems used to decorate and identify an individual, a family, or (more recently) an institution or business entity. While mon is an encompassing term that may refer to any such device, kamon and mondokoro refer specifically to emblems used to identify a family.[further explanation needed] An authoritative mon reference compiles Japan's 241 general categories of mon based on structural resemblance (a single mon may belong to multiple categories), with 5116 distinct individual mon (it is however well acknowledged that there exist lost or obscure mon that are not in this compilation). The devices are similar to the badges and coats of arms in European heraldic tradition, which likewise are used to identify individuals and families. Mon are often referred to as crests in Western literature, another European heraldic device similar to the mon in function. The specific Mon we are talking about here is the: The Tokugawa clan (徳川氏、德川氏, Tokugawa-shi or Tokugawa-uji) is a Japanese dynasty that was formerly a powerful daimyō family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa (850-880) and were a branch of the Minamoto clan (Seiwa Genji) by the Nitta clan. Members of the clan ruled Japan as shōguns from 1603 to 1867. The Tokugawa's clan crest, known in Japanese as a "mon", the "triple hollyhock" (although commonly, but mistakenly identified as "hollyhock", the "aoi" actually belongs to the birthwort family and translates as "wild ginger"-Asarum), has been a readily recognized icon in Japan, symbolizing in equal parts the Tokugawa clan and the last shogunate. The crest derives from a mythical clan, the Kamo clan, which legendarily descended from Yatagarasu. Matsudaira village was located in Higashikamo District, Aichi Prefecture. Although Emperor Go-Yōzei offered a new crest, Ieyasu continued to use the crest, which was not related to Minamoto clan. In jidaigeki, the crest is often shown to locate the story in the Edo period. And in works set in during the Meiji Restoration movement, the crest is used to show the bearer's allegiance to the shogunate-as opposed to the royalists, whose cause is symbolized by the Imperial throne's chrysanthemum crest. Compare with the red and white rose iconography of English Wars of the Roses, as imagined by Walter Scott earlier in the 19th century, in Anne of Geierstein (1829). [Mostly from wiki articles, for ease of copy-paste]

[@CesarTheKingVA]

I absolutely LOVE the Japanese art depicting the american revolution. It's such a different style, with such different ideas of what things looked like. Also, we need more art of Washington as a Samurai warrior, using a musket as a sword and fighting tigers.

[@1mag1nat1vename]

It's kind of like how the Imperial Chinese couldn't draw lions faithfully. The art that resulted was so original that I don't even mind the inaccuracy.

[@benn454]

And shooting cannons like shotguns.

[@rogerr.8507]

you should look up japanese art about the war with russia or earlier, its the same style but in color. its better.

[@SomethingSeemsOff]

@@benn454 I mean most guns are mini cannons anyway, right?

[@ogivecrush]

Especially tigers apparently drawn by someone who had only ever heard or read a vague description of one.

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

We're learning US history from a dude reading text from a Japanese man describing US history. The internet is amazing

[@laughliketheflowers]

and read by a foreigner from President Washington's most bitter enemy (i believe)!

[@anne.andromeda]

That he previously translated from Dutch sources

[@KenjaTimu]

George Washington was a great man. He's one of the few people in all of human history that wasn't corrupted by power. He could have made himself King. He voluntarily limited himself to 2 terms. He could have been president for life. All the people who want to tear him down are despicable. So they didn't give the vote to women and slaves? Nobody else in the entire world could vote at all. Nobody had voted since Caesar took over Rome. That is a blatant distortion of history for a political agenda. At the time that was the most progressive government on the face of the earth. It still is 250 years later.

[@BrettonFerguson]

"We're learning US history" You know this Japanese guy was wrong. By the time it got translated 4 times and made it to Japan, the information wasn't quite accurate. George Washington was never at the Boston Tea Party, in fact he condemned it. The first English settlement was in Virginia, not Carolina. The second English settlement was 102 colonists in Massachusetts, not seven hundred thousand sent to New York. This is a great channel and the way people viewed each other back then is insightful, but don't "learn US history" from a KZbin video based on a document: The English wrote about Americans, then translated into dutch, carried around the world and translated again into Japanese. The Japanese guy, based on what he read then wrote about this country North America, and 200 years later what he wrote was translated into English and read on KZbin.

[@laughliketheflowers]

@@KenjaTimu Who in their right mind would give the vote to people who do not have a stake in strengthening society, such as slaves, unemployed, unskilled? People who wanted to weaken society by manipulating uneducated and vulnerable people. That is who.

[@natejansen892]

How did I not realize until now, that George Washington was a samurai who became a ronin, and then emperor!?

[@davidthorp01]

See now that you say that, I am absolutely floored and cannot get that out of my head. HE’S SO FREAKING COOL!

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

And then a sage. Do not forget he ended his life as a sage.

[@thegodofalldragons]

Yeah, out of all the presidents we've had, I don't think we've ever topped the original. Though Abe Lincoln seems like he was pretty cool, too.

[@jasonlewis4438]

@@thegodofalldragons The only person who could come close to Samurai George Washington was Vampire Hunter Abraham Lincoln

[@thegodofalldragons]

@@DabroodThompson Oh yeah, he was pretty awesome, too.

[@charlesrosenbauer3135]

6:49 "Some of these westerners have blue eyes, make sure you color this man's eyes blue."

[@jtgd]

Jann Guerrero “you said blue” *turns to stare at you with his piercing pitch black eyes*

[@Borderose]

He looked like he was high on melange.

[@wolfieinu]

@@Borderose The FREEDOM must flow

[@じょじょ-n4b]

Norman Pagan, what about green eyes? 👁 👄 👁

[@じょじょ-n4b]

Norman Pagan Well god damn I wasn’t expecting that.

[@royriley6282]

Ohio is still best defined as 'the name of a place in America.'

[@andressotil4671]

Japanese scholars needed to be reminded of this to prevent them from reading Good morning

[@VchaosTheoryV]

There was a little Diner in California that had a breakfast item called "Ohio", and it was a plain omelet. I laughed so hard because i live in Ohio and it's accurate.

[@caulfield618]

That about sums it up.

[@Kriae]

@@andressotil4671 Ohio = オハイオ ohayou = おはよう

[@natsinthebelfry]

@wargent99 Japanese isn't tonal; it uses a pitch accent system (much like ancient Greek and modern Swedish, for instance). Pitch accents are only assigned to one syllable in a word, whereas tones can be assigned to multiple syllables in a word.

[@pathfindersavant3988]

Not gonna lie, I love all this art of Japanese artists trying to depict stuff happening in the west. Its a very fun and character-filled aesthetic

[@heartofgoldfish]

I need a video game set in this aesthetic

[@rikrob5172]

They must have known what anericans dressed like but their Japanese aesthetics couldn't help dressing him in some hybridized kimono. Washington looks super masculine as well. The writer must have thought he was a true badass.

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

I really like the drawing with the black guys in it

[@emperorpenguin448]

It's the early version of Manga.

[@effigytormented]

@@rikrob5172 Well japanese aesthetics of physicality emphasizes a broader middle and more mature bearing. In the west you usually see the classical greek look, narrow waist and broad shoulders, emphasizing youth and beauty. I mean that's what I've read on the subject anyway, I can't vouchsafe for its truth.

[@TheMan-jw5ro]

"Governed by Laws, not individuals." Kinda hits home.

[@realhxq]

The Man , that would be nice.

[@brianstatz7840]

Indeed! How far we've fallen: "America! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law."

[@nickkablak8920]

I think the individuals he refers to are like monarchs and the laws being the constitution. But I agree with you still

[@Professor_Utonium_]

@Ben Cowin They also had slaves and beat women. Let's stop romanticizing the past so much. We've improved in some ways and yes, we have fallen in others, but to imply that today is worse than the 1700s is a farce of the highest degree.

[@ms_scribbles]

@Ben Cowin Things were shit then, too.

[@sickperfection6956]

I always find the Japanese accounts so interesting. You can tell they really tried their hardest and listened to many stories as possible from the occasional vagueness, minute details being off, and so on. It makes America’s origins feel like a mythical tale rather than just dry history.

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

Indeed.

[@takaakiyamada5451]

In 1613 the Japanese sailed to Acapulco, Mexico, then Spain, and then Rome. After that, it traded with the Netherlands for two and a half centuries. Japanese intellectuals at the time were quite knowledgeable about Western society and history. The books featured in this video were not written by historians. It is one of the books written by the publisher for business purposes.

[@theenderdestruction2362]

like america lives beyond the pond, beyond the mist and sky, in a strange land filled with stranger beast

[@daviddevries8242]

The Japanese knew about the world mostly through the Dutch. "The world is extremely mountainous and severely lacking in cheese, wooden shoes and windmills."

[@Redmenace96]

pure gold.

[@joesomebody3365]

I think the mountainous part is from Japan being Japan: you know, a country that is mostly mountains.

[@sonofaquack6987]

@@joesomebody3365 modern japan can be summed up as- rice, towns, and mountains

[@Benjaminy2k]

It makes sense that he clarifies when he uses the name of a place, given that these words would be unfamiliar with the words. It saves a lot of "what is a philadelphia?"

[@liquidsteel49]

I'm still trying to figure that out.

[@sapa1895]

@@liquidsteel49 Well, technically speaking, Philadelphia is one's love for their siblings.

[@squngy0]

Since he was probably writing in Japanese, that distinction can be critical in some cases. If you write a Kanji, it is impossible to tell if it is a name or something else, except from context, especially if you don't already know what it means and it can muddy the meaning of neighboring words too. Modern Japanese has a couple of ways of making that a little easier, but it can still be difficult.

[@Meofalulu]

@@squngy0 But Philadelphia wouldn't be written in Kanji; it would be written in Katakana. Still, there could be confusion because "で", the preposition that translates to "at" or "in" in this context, can also translate to "with" or "by" when it's used with objects instead of places.

[@PascalSWE]

Its not the best writing if you ask me, why not just say something along the line of "The American province of Ohio" or something similarly self explanatory instead?

[@sternll2188]

It may be interesting that educated Japanese samurai of the time considered George Washington and Napoleon to be the greatest men in the world. Even before Japan opened its doors , these two men were widely known and respected by the Japanese through Dutch history books. It is likely that compared their contrasting lives to the classical Confucian Mencius' concept of wang dao(王道) and ba dao(覇道), or politics by virtue and politics by force. Japanese did not believe that there was such an idealistic country other than the Zhou, a past Chinese dynasty, but considered the former to be the better governance. For this reason, Washington's portrayal is colored like that of an ancient Chinese monarch. He was nominated for his position by his people, and when he was finished, he passed the position to the next monarch. It was no wonder that Yukichi Fukuzawa thought that Washington's descendants should naturally be treated like monarchs.

[@austinflint8671]

Whats most stunning about this, is that the Japanese Historian 1. Got most of the information right despite only getting it from second hand sources or heading to california 39 years after all of it happened (can you name the president from 40 years ago? Without google?) And 2. Painted Americas revolution in a positive light despite it being a Republic that overthrew its monarch, in a report to the Emperor of Japan.

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

I mean, he got a few things VERY wrong, but not by his fault, but because he was likely going by the version that American settlers were using. You know, that whole lark about America having been complete wilderness where nobody lived before the settlers arrived.

[@austinflint8671]

@@antonioscendrategattico2302 i said most, but it wasnt remotely as safe as it was today. Indian tribes actively raided european settlements and took captives. Your supply chain was the Atlantic. Considering you almost certainly built your own house i'd say untamed wilderness is pretty damn accurate, but thats semantic. It was clearly propoganda to honor the Americans since Japans all about respect.

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

@@austinflint8671 Uuuuh, it was pretty tamed. By the natives. You can read up on the agricultural techniques various peoples of the coast used, they were very different from European ones but still very sophisticated and interesting.

[@ReformedSooner24]

Antonio SCENDRATE GATTICO That was only somewhat wrong. Of course there where the natives but I mean most of their tribes numbered in what, the hundreds? Thousands? And mostly they lived in huts and tents and such, with vast untamed territory around them. The land wasn’t devoid of human life but pretty damn close.

[@blakedavis2447]

Forty years ago was 1980 which means that jimmy carter was still in office though Ronald Reagan was likely voted into office that same year , bam not even hard ask me who was in charge in 1880 and I’d probably have no clue and just guess

[@elijahlovejoy5438]

Thanks voices of the past (the name of a KZbin channel)

[@VoicesofthePast]

Excellent comment 👌

[@elijahlovejoy5438]

Love your stuff, my father is also a fan

[@AlexandruJalea]

@@VoicesofthePast you had it coming!

[@GenaTrius]

Japan on George Washington: "He was a manly burger."

[@forgalzz7]

The manly burger remains an American ideal to this day.

[@agbottan]

"Hum... Hamburger..." (Homer Simpson)

[@nowhereman6019]

And whaddya know, Burger is now a derogatory term for Americans.

[@BlueSatoshi]

@@nowhereman6019 Nah, it's not derogatory. Just harmless banter.

[@nowhereman6019]

@@BlueSatoshi oh no, when Euros or South Americans call Americans Burgers it's definitely an insult.

[@thenoisyninja]

“There he lived in simplicity, after the manner of the sages; apart from the world.” I love this description of his life after the presidency.

[@johnbrown1860]

Fellow burghers, please remember to name your choice of saijokan in six weeks at your designated polling station, the name of a place. Behave like persons of high birth!

[@YSLRD]

Yes. And courageously do it in person.

[@Borderose]

OK. I don't care who you vote for. I love you for this. Made me laugh! Yes. Do your duties! May Washington's manly, tiger-punching spirit watch over us all!

[@patricianoftheplebs6015]

I shall crown myself Shogun

[@red_light_3937]

I give you credit where credit is due; this is pretty cute

[@yastreb.]

@johnbrown1860 Thank you. You made me laugh out loud. And I'm not even American.

[@lioraselby5328]

I wonder if you could find Meiji era accounts of the American Civil War. That would be really interesting.

[@CatnamedMittens]

That would be ideal.

[@deathslayer4600]

This would be absolutely lovely.

[@LoonaticOrbit]

That would be delightful.

[@Atollic]

That would be amazing!

[@BrettonFerguson]

There should be some, there certainly would be accounts of it just before the meiji. Either way it would be interesting. I also think he should do the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath, aka Scottish Declaration of Independence.

[@notar33lbadjur60]

"Become the American the Japanese think you are" - George Washington

[@flynntaggart7216]

I am from the same video as well

[@matrix91234]

Have you seen the ovas called Gunsmith Cats. There is a guy literally called Washington, and its all about guns. I dont think you get more American anime than that

[@Marci124]

The tea throwing bit surely made the Japanese audience feel the seriousness of the situation.

[@normanclatcher]

American Colonists: **disrespected an Indian tea shipment** The British: **sends warships to occupy harbours** The Japanese Historian: *ಠ⁠ ⁠ل͟⁠ ⁠ಠ*

[@timmartin7664]

Indeed. Being of Japanese decent. I thought, that's sacrilege!

[@punbug4721]

Japan on other events: _mostly accurate, somewhat vague_ Japan on the Boston Tea Party: "... 342 boxes of tea..."

[@jakej2680]

The hilarious thing is that the Boston Tea Party had such a lasting effect on US culture that it is probably the biggest single reason we are still to this day a coffee drinking nation.

[@StudioArtFX]

Someone had to deal with all those tigers running around in America.

[@MogofWar]

But there are no tigers in America... ... ...Because George Washington killed them with 'is katana!

[@paradoxequinox4104]

@@MogofWar Not anymore, thanks to ol' Washington.

[@edwardkim8972]

Tigers are not native to Japan either. The Japanese had to fight them in Korea. What were they doing in Korea? Well, that's a whole new story in and of itself.

[@krushnaji4940]

The killing of tiger is symbolise stopping of instability in country or great heroism

[@TintedWhiteGuy]

…. The name of a place

[@tommyhill7645]

For those wondering, "burgher" is a Dutch word for "citizen", this Japanese historian was probably translating a Dutch book.

[@Kyuschi]

Burgher did also exist in other parts of europe, more like a minor nobility title within a city most of the time.

[@dlxmarks]

Fun fact: Washington was a member of Virginia's House of Burgesses representing Frederick County between 1758 and 1765 making him a burgess which has a similar meaning and etymology to burgher.

[@folklore19]

"The people have not yet put up a monument to this great man, or even a tombstone." I like this slightly miffed tone here. Like the writer's subtext is, "What the hell, America. Build him a damn monument already."

[@guyofminimalimportance7]

I imagine in his culture, the thought of going so long without building a monument to an important leader seemed foreign and bizarre.

[@anthonybeervor2265]

But the Americans did put up a rather ostentatious monument to Washington just a few years after this.

[@folklore19]

@@anthonybeervor2265 Guess they took this guy's words to heart!

[@mengwang5767]

3:55 FYI, the five words on the top of the picture"國父話聖東" means "founding father Washington". So that is how the Japanese imaged Washington would look like

[@jmitterii2]

In American phonetics kuni chichi wa sei higashi. Had to look that up. It literal translate it: Father of the country Story Saint East

[@kickthebucket792]

@@jmitterii2 old-style right to left reading, so it would be more like "Eastern Saint, Storied Father of the Nation"

[@Borderose]

He looks so fucking cool! Hahah!

[@damon899]

@@jmitterii2 Not really, what you wrote is the reading of the single characters one by one, it would be kind of like saying 'father' is pronounced 'Ef-Ay-Tee-Eitch-Ee-Are'. It's supposed to be read 'kokufu Washinton' (there's a furigana reading on the side that confirms this), and it literally translates to 'Father of the country Washington'. The three characters used to write 'Washington' in Japanese are just phonetic, meaning they're used for how they sound, not for what they mean. So yes, 'wa' does mean 'story, 'sei' (which is read 'shin' here) does mean 'saint' and 'higashi' (which is read 'ton' here) does mean 'east', but the way they're used here doesn't carry any meaning, just the sound 'Washinton' (which is pretty close to the proper pronunciation of 'Washington', a rare thing in Japanese transcriptions of English words XD).

[@damon899]

​@@kickthebucket792 You're correct in saying that older Japanese is read right to left, but it's not the case here. The writing in the original (at 3:55) is vertical, not horizontal, and in a single line, no there's no left or right to be considered. It's top to bottom, 國 is the first kanji and 東 is the last. The one who wrote it horizontally is the OP, and following 2020 conventions it's left-to-right 國父話聖東. =P

[@CChissel]

I read Fukuzawa Yukichi’s biography, and when he visited America, he asked where the family of George Washington was, and some guy replied something to the effect of “Oh, I don’t know, heard they moved to _________.” And he was shocked that the family wasn’t held up high on a pedestal, like they would have been in Japan. Interesting learning about the cultural differences and what shocks people of said cultures. By the way, I extremely hate auto correct when it butchers foreign words and keeps changing it, not even to an English word, but some gibberish! Fuck!

[@tenko5541]

There's a video on this channel of that encounter.

[@armalali2764]

@@tenko5541 I think it might be in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6ezqXarftijjdU

[@codyvandal2860]

@Roger Dodger do you have a source for this?

[@slevemcdichael5274]

@Roger Dodger yeah that’s bullshit

[@whitedapoet]

Autocorrect 😁

[@lensy6]

America loves its burghers

[@Caesar_Saladin]

He probably refers to them as "Burgers" because they got their information from Dutch accounts. Burger is Dutch for citizen.

[@lensy6]

@@Caesar_Saladin he calls them burghers because thats an english word meaning exactly as described

[@klyanadkmorr]

George Washington the WHOPPER - The manliest of burgers, plus back then Dutch & English were even more closer as they are based from the same anglosaxon roots but Brit & US increasingly adopted more latin and global words into usage. Watch KZbin channels on languages and their histories -really good Langfocus - kzbin.info/door/NhX3WQEkraW3VHPyup8jkQ

[@baldingpatriot]

@@klyanadkmorr George Washington was the Burgher King

[@benn454]

@@lensy6 Also comes from German.

[@grumpysmurf127]

be the America that Japan thought we were

[@Luka1180]

@Glinkling Smearnops ew

[@zm1786]

@@Luka1180 >japanese people talk about how great americans were Random guy >let's be like that again You : 😡

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

We *were* that America. We havent been perfect, but until recently, we consistently moved closer and closer to the ideals of the founding fathers, principly that "All men are created equal" and that "we are born with inalienable rights". Which was a revolutionary idea at the time. Now the main stream culture and modern Democrat party is pushing for the same identitarianism we fought a war to end and MLK preached against, as well as fighting to replace our rights with economic equity. That's what we mean when we say "Make America Great Again". Get back to looking at people as individuals instead of just their unchangeable physical characteristics, and make universal liberty our ultimate goal.

[@roxsauce7862]

@@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 who asked?

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

@Glinkling Smearnops "Again"? I do not think it means what you think it means.

[@beatlesfoxman9617]

Japanese historian: *doesn't realize that 13 colonies were actually under British rule* Also the historian: THEY DESTROYED THE TEA!

[@grrrexky]

Bastards

[@zsedcftglkjh]

@@grrrexky Coffee's where it's at, boi!

[@redornament3248]

Well they did refer to the British as the English, which isn't far off

[@nutyyyy]

@@redornament3248 That was normal at the time. English and British were interchangeable.

[@rikrob5172]

They also seemed to think the 13 colonies had control of the entire continent. Had they known this, they might have colonized the west coast. Japanese soldiers might have been better at fighting the Indians too. This could indicate that Europeans withheld a lot of information from the Japanese about the colonial world to stifle competition from the east.

[@alexdemoya2119]

George Washington's Bizarre Adventure

[@valorix3385]

GeoGeo

[@projectkepleren]

@@valorix3385 i. George Washington. Has a destiny!

[@stagbeetle1050]

I, George Washington, have a dream

[@atticusleeds3957]

I wonder what the Japanese have to say about the 23rd president of the US

[@shikashi18]

I'd watch that, wonder what his stand would look like.

[@Taiyama2]

Asian George Washington isn't real. He can't hurt you.

[@jtgd]

He’s just a burger. They’re harmless

[@Atollic]

Tell that to McDonald's. It kills millions

[@bigj3508]

Asian George Washington: 👹

[@thuzan117]

you beat me to it.

[@francecruz5157]

I'm not British

[@SuperGman117]

Washington is my favorite *Highest Official* in US history.

[@Shadamyfan-rs8xc]

Same, mate

[@josephb.4640]

He's not wrong. Washington is recognized as a 6-star-rank general, having his own league that is impossible to ascend to.

[@felisszerjin9073]

The man just wanted to live at his homestead for God’s sake

[@PatrickPease]

People dont appreciate how much home means, especially to a man who was never there (and deeply in debt for it)

[@davidthorp01]

Patrick Pease Aye, I know the feeling well.

[@jameskarg3240]

The tragic part is thats the least talked about aspect of washington. All he ever wanted was to go home

[@ReformedSooner24]

That he did, but he continued to step forward as his duty required. The man was a God send probably in the most literal of terms.

[@JM-vq5jz]

The men best suited for power usually are the ones who don't want it I have heard

[@Enriiiiiii]

A meeting was held in philadelphia, the name of a place. *Rogal Dorn:* That is correct.

[@snowblind9551]

Once upon a time, I was me.

[@CheemsofRegret]

George Washington fought in a war called "The American Revolution", because America was going through a revolution.

[@ReformedSooner24]

Didn’t expect the TTS reference lmao that’s great

[@ReformedSooner24]

I suggest we build a castle here and call it...castle

[@rileybright-canton6888]

@@ReformedSooner24 I think it's becoming more mainstream.

[@asajjy]

"Manly Burger" You have earned this like You did not dishonor

[@davidthorp01]

I’m an American Historian, Kentucky born, and I have to say, his work was not wholly inaccurate for the period’s perspectives and lent itself strongly to a decent generality. I love the sort of geniality that Washington is painted with, and the respect given to his sense of philosophy, leadership, and public service. While western accounts are far less flowery and much more oriented to detail, I find this to be an enjoyable foreign account. One, I might add, that I wouldn’t mind letting students listen to, as it makes for a interesting perspective from an international sense that had reached as far as Japan (one of the most conservative states of the Old world). And while he was far from thorough, his account isn’t half bad, and while limited, I imagine so were his sources. I also couldn’t help but laugh at the terminology, Burhuger was it? I’m unfamiliar with Japanese, but it’s just kindof funny to consider he was called this before the dawn of Meme, and I’m sure that if this account gained more notoriety that the memes alone would probably make my entire profession roar with laughter. I’m going to share this with my Japanese historian friends, they’ll get a kick out of it!

[@MrGksarathy]

Burgher, basically a Dutch/German term for a prosperous city dweller who isn't aristocratic.

[@caesarmatty]

@@MrGksarathy I think the OP thought the author was calling Washington a "hamburger".

[@NewGuy-w9m]

As an American citizen, Pennsylvanian born, I must say, this is actually a good example of how our cultures view others and how we change their storys to fit with ours.

[@aaronkirk9511]

I appreciate the use of a Revolutionary era flag. It looks like the Hopkinson or Washington flag instead of the usual Betty Ross one. Nice touch

[@fortusvictus8297]

likely based on colors from ships that passed thru Japan in the early 1800s, in all their weathered and whipstitched states.

[@andyman301]

"The national debt was no longer regarded as unpayable" *Laughs in modern US debt*

[@rick149ou]

*Laughs in FED* *Laughs in Rothschild*

[@labrynianrebel]

"I gave you guys a second shot, but you couldn't stop spending could you?" -Andrew Jackson

[@BlueSatoshi]

According to Wikipedia, the dollar maintained an average value of 85¢ from 1774 until the establishment of the Federal Reserve in 1913. Then it slowly drops like a rock.

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

I mean Ansrew Jackson paid off that debt, to the chagrin of the Second National Bank of the USA...

[@mrgabest]

@@BlueSatoshi The dollar was linked to the value of gold (or silver) until Nixon unilaterally ended the Bretton Woods arrangement in 1971. It was called the Nixon shock, and it made all of the currency in the entire world fiat currency.

[@MogofWar]

11:08 - 11:16 Narrator: "Peace had been secured, but no system of government had been established, and there was no unanimity of public opinion." Articles of Confederation: "AM I A JOKE TO YOU?!!" Everyone: "Yes!"

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

The fact they have to hold a Constitutional Convention WHILae the AoC is in effect, WHILE ignoring Rhode Island's veto (as mandated in the AoC concerning constitutional amendments) is very telling there is no "unanimity of opinion"...

[@swampdonkey1567]

Tbf.......its technically maybe still in effect.....de jur.

[@deadasparagus]

Now I want art of George Washington in samurai armor

[@novaterra973]

Burgher? Interesting that he describes Washington that way, considering that he was a rural planter, and Southern planters would have been offended if you called them a city-dweller. The arts are quite interesting, a curious mixture of Western elements and traditional Japanese elements like bow and clothing. All things considered, remarkably accurate descriptions, even if some details are omitted or summarized too briefly.

[@Tadders]

What details were omitted? Gotta harp on that slavery :p

[@novaterra973]

@@Tadders The rest of ARW after Saratoga, for example. Considering the date mentioned (1780), maybe he confused Saratoga with Yorktown.

[@Tadders]

@@novaterra973 ARW?

[@novaterra973]

@@Tadders American Revolutionary War. Or the American War of Independence, whichever you feel fits better.

[@digitalbrentable]

I think he meant the term in the French sense (Bourgeois) - middle class, which was a novel idea, especially for the feudal mindset of the Japanese. Not a peasant, not a merchant, not a warrior, but sort of all at once, but not in a rigid way.

[@rogermon3s141]

I am now interested in the Dutch sources the writer used

[@ori6990]

probably wouldn't be that interesting, dutch sources were normal, in fact alot of them are used in schools today.

[@BlueSatoshi]

@@ori6990 You'd think they'd update their textbooks a bit after 200 years.

[@ori6990]

@@BlueSatoshi what? Dutch sources were the almost the most reliable you can get, what do you think they would travel back in time? theres only so many sources for textbooks

[@Growmetheus]

“Psh yeah right! America? That oughta be colombia its all the same.”

[@anarchyandempires5452]

@@Growmetheus funny thing is the US did almost become colombia, there was a great move twards changing the name of the nation in the 1800s but thanks to congressional laziness another nation took the name before a name change was even in the table.

[@TimeToMine830]

“The national debt was no longer regarded as unpayable” about that...

[@bananawatermelon8552]

still isnt unpayable to be fair here

[@ReynaSingh]

This really makes you wonder how American history is taught around the world.

[@WDeranged]

Speaking for my own country of England it wasn't taught at all. Not even mentioned.

[@r3m0rs34]

In Canada it wasn't taught at all either.

[@DeathDude18121]

I don't know why you think anyone would care about American history outside of the US. Even in Canada they teach Canadian specific history and gloss over America.

[@tiggytheimpaler5483]

Some schools here touch on Mexico, Canada, England, the Antiquities etc. I'm surprised no other countries regularily discuss other nations histories, even as a bit of trivia

[@andrewpitts-nordera1841]

In Italy they mention it about to the extent that in America they talk about things like bolivar, Italian unification, or the Chinese revolution.

[@GrayFox4189680]

If I had not played Paradox games, i would've thought you said "Burger" instead of "Burgher".

[@jtgd]

Exactly

[@ModernBattleClips]

Fr

[@Valnotersc]

How to teach people old terminology, history and geography? Let them play Paradox games.

[@legitjarl8311]

The captions even say burger

[@Troglodytarum]

Paradox and total war games are responsible for most of my random history knowledge.

[@f.powell8724]

“A monument has not been erected for him” Just wait, America’s going to out do Egypt at its own game.

[@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec]

Rhamses the second: was that a challenge I hear!?

[@crappyaccount]

It took me a second before I realized this was a Rushmore reference Yes I am american

[@jaysontadlock1871]

Uh, it's more a reference to the Washington monument which is an Egyptian style obelisk, nothing to do with Mt Rushmoore

[@kazeryu4834]

Its strange hearing a foreign account of your own history, yet also hearing that history portrayed in a positive light fills me with more pride than a patriotic textbook ever did

[@ingvalder9946]

Am I the only one who got a little teary eyed at all this bro-preciation? America and Japan have a complicated history to the say the least, but the special relationship we've maintained all these decades, over the world's largest ocean, is truly something special. Domo arigatou nippon! Thank you for honoring our President.

[@WorthlessWinner]

The manliest of burgers

[@RonJohn63]

Burghers. Note the "h".

[@youtubesurfer134]

@@RonJohn63 so if they're not talking about the kind of burgers that you eat then what does he mean.

[@RonJohn63]

@@youtubesurfer134 burghers, not burgers.

[@alric4106]

Lexington. To Americans, the first shots of the revolution and beginning of the fight for independence. To Japan, .......the name of a place.

[@jalpat2272]

and namesake of first american carrier that japanesse navy sunk.

[@chriscormac231]

ironically the first shot that started the volleys happened in a barfight nearby

[@Artur_M.]

I find it rather peculiar that the author didn't specify if Trenton, Princeton and Saratoga were names of places. Seriously though, amazing source! Makes me wonder what was the first thing written in Japan for example about the Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or the French Revolution and Napoleon.

[@coast2coast00]

well 2 of those have town in their name...

[@shorewall]

I'd love to hear the Japanese accounts of Napoleon. :D

[@westybestie]

Ohio sounds a lot like "Ohayo" (Good morning) in Japanese.

[@MrEvanfriend]

Context. He says AT Trenton, AT Princeton, AT Saratoga. The word "at" in this context makes it very clear that it's a place.

[@valentinmitterbauer4196]

"And the big land that had a method of formation of government i yet have to fully understand got partitioned three times in three by three neighbouring countries. It came to my attention that one of those countries has a flag that closely resembled the one from the commonwealth, which spread huge confusion when i studied the illustrated maps first."

[@JoneThePwn]

I have ancestors on both sides who were on the Mayflower and ancestors who fought in the revolutionary war. It makes me so happy to know that even Japanese people (my wife being Japanese) back in those days knew about Washington. Part of what endeared the people to him so much was the fact that he wasn't pompous. He didn't take himself too seriously and was incredibly humble. He was motivated by a sense of duty and service to others and refused to be made a king. He didn't even want to be president initially. He was a true leader. He led to benefit those who followed him, not himself. There are so many wonderful primary sources about Washington and I wish leaders of our day could be as humble as he was. This was an excellent video and I have loved the consistently excellent content for the past year since I became a sub.

[@ahronthegreat]

What? the revolutionary soldier were the descendants of the mayflower

[@johnpatterson8697]

11:42 Washington was named the Shogun for a term of 4 years

[@theconstitarian]

It is interesting that Hamilton is the only other founding father mentioned in the Washington biography. Are there Japanese sources on him from this time?

[@100aegir]

Franklin (As in Benjamin Franklin) was mentioned briefly early on as the civil official that along with Washington stood up against the British but yeah, while brief even Hamilton got more attention to what role he played. Curious what sources they had for the other founding fathers since they seem to mention this being period filled with great men, implying they are aware of the other founding fathers at least.

[@jimbob3332]

@@100aegir They were big fans of the musical

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

Must be because how Hamilton's views was in some ways more in line with Japanese sensibilities like centralized rule...

[@zephyrprime]

Franklin was mentioned once

[@theconstitarian]

@@zephyrprime Yes, in the "Foundation of the USA" part. That is why I specified "in the Washington biography." The video covered two different topics.

[@CatholicDragoon]

Note that he mixes up Saratoga for Yorktown.

[@stuka80]

i thought he got it right at first, but youre right

[@kndrdfndindngoudng]

No, he mentioned that Saratoga was when the French came to aid, and after that the Americans won.

[@ironwolfF1]

Ah no, Saratoga was a "preview of coming attractions" as it was a disastrous defeat of British arms in the northern portion of the 13 colonies...it essentially ended all major offensive actions by the British north of the Delaware, AND denied Cornwallis the reinforcements he badly needed. After Saratoga, the focus of the Rev-War was in the south, concluding with Yorktown.

[@dereksenior2580]

He got it right actually the victory at Saratoga was a huge turning point in the war and Yorktown was like the victory that broke the British will to fight

[@baxterrhodes7542]

Hearing this you can see why they might have had a good opinion of him. From their perspective. He was a low born man who through, discipline and rigorous training. Taught himself a myriad of skills and raised himself to the position of a noble. He was fierce in combat, but wise. He had a sense of honor and was unwilling to surrender in a tough situation. Rather doing all he could to win. Further yet, in a time where discipline was scarce. He stayed true to his discipline and enforced it. These are all very japanese ideals. A lone ronin who has proven himself in combat, and raised himself up by his discipline and honor. He combats a superior foe without fear and is ferocious in his doing, but kept his cool and did not act brashly. All in the end to become leader of his country. While initially wishing for nothing more than to be a solitary hermit, dedicated to nothing more than himself and his studies. Showing that he had no lust for power, but was a heaven sent hero, bringing peace to the people. Being a hero in chaos, but a wise ruler on peace. Though the historical truth might be different. What they got was indeed something that would impress the Japanese.

[@TheZestyCar]

What a great video that was.

[@loetzcollector466]

5:29 "Benjerman Franklen fires a cannon with his bare hands while John Adams artillery spots for targets." Most people in the rest of the world aren't familiar with this story, but it really happened, trust me people. It's just that we Americans don't like to brag.😂

[@YSLRD]

Actually, it's sort of our second nature. 😊So brag on.

[@lunky6048]

I mean that's the second amendment.

[@reks724]

Never thought hearing the story about our country from the eyes of a different culture would give me so much pride 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@labrynianrebel]

"For which we must await the appearance of newer books" GOT fans: "First time?"

[@David-se5ph]

I’m dead

[@krushnaji4940]

I am waiting until now

[@Alex-fv2qs]

What an amazing coincidence, I [insert name here], THE NAME OF A WESTERNER, also went to school in [insert name here], A NAME OF A PLACE

[@Tadders]

I don't get it

[@Alex-fv2qs]

@@Tadders The author uses a lot of phrases like He was born in X, the name of a place He went to school in XY, the name of a place

[@peterwindhorst5775]

It is how Japanese historians write their histories - you should read their histories of Oda Nobunaga.

[@nutyyyy]

@@Alex-fv2qs He's just clarifying what the word is. If its translated into Japanese it would be doubly confusing.

[@comradecommissar1945]

@@nutyyyy Do they not name places after people in japan?

[@Darkred28]

That awkward moment where a Japanese historian does more justice towards George Washington than most Americans do today.

[@OnMePro2000]

Darkred28 that’s sad

[@Professor_Utonium_]

A humbling moment for me, for sure. I owe it to myself to brush up on the topic again

[@alexzander7386]

????? Like yeah i get that the japanese were probably more faithful to the original story due to little to no bias, but we idolize George. He is the founding father, the man we owe our lives to. Not to sound rude but are you american, or foreign?

[@Darkred28]

@@alexzander7386 People are starting to dislike George in case you haven't noticed. Some have even suggested we should have a "dialogue" about whether we should revere him or not.

[@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec]

Alexzander Hate to break it to you but there are people who say we should *HATE* the founding father for owning slaves

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

I appreciate this channel so much, in few short months that I've discovered it quickly became one of my favorites right up there with fall of Civilizations podcast. Then again since childhood I've always had a soft spot for folks who's accent is as similar as it is calm to yours. You've got one hell of a voice, keep up the great work! 👍✌👌

[@Lrodny]

You always have such amazing artifacts that you implement in these videos and I’m blown away by the old primary and secondary sources you guys uncover. Great work :)

[@Lrodny]

Even when they aren’t accurate it makes you see how another culture understood a distant novel concept. Astounding.

[@phosphoros60]

I like the constant "name of a place", because in Japanese - I think, based on my knowledge of Chinese - foreign names are transcribed by using similar sounding syllables that might carry their own connotations, so e.g. Philadelphia might be transcribed as fi-ra-de-ru-fi-a which might mean something like "the verdant rosebushes" or something, so it's necessary for the author to point out "btw, this is a place name, they weren't actually convening near some verdant rosebushes..."

[@differous01]

"Combining the three professions of war, agriculture and commerce" [5:20] War = lion, agriculture = ox, commerce = man, plus the 4th [12:55], law = eagle; the virtues/ cherubim/ living creatures on which Ezekiel's and St.John's New Jerusalem were founded. Japan had no lions, but they make a similar association between tiger and warrior in the image at 5:27.

[@MarcDufresneosorusrex]

😮

[@josephb.4640]

Wait, that's actually an insane connection. HOW?

[@differous01]

@@josephb.4640 "HOW?" How what? 'How do disparate societies converge on similar principles?' or 'How do the cherubim connect with stated virtues?' or 'How do you explain anything to someone/an AI who can't even frame their own question?'

[@josephb.4640]

@@differous01 - I'm just expressing my astonishment at this really cool connection.

[@justinleecw]

Who wants a Washington anime?

[@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec]

I do. And preferably from Ufotable.

[@dr_weil]

@@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec how about an anime with famous presidents like Washington, Jackson, Jefferson and they are reborn as waifus And animated by Ufotable

[@KhanhNguyen-mh5ec]

@@dr_weil Really? What is it?

[@LucusGonzalez]

No pls no​@@dr_weil

[@SgtHappyHands]

I found it UTTERLY fascinating to hear this history from a Japanese perspective. This is the most enriching experience I've had in a fair while. What I found most interesting is how much emphasis the historian placed on individuals. Or rather, how he described them like legendary heroes rather than men. We don't really teach our history that way in the US. Nor do I think in the European countries. Certainly we give high regard to important figures. But they never reach a legendary status, I wouldn't say. And we also place much more emphasis on the common man in our stories. Unnamed and faceless, but often the protagonist of the story that is history.

[@u.s.citizen9933]

Those pictures are great. Like standard old Japanese art, but with different outfits. My favorite is Washington with the musket, lol so great

[@fourleafclover2885]

Brings tears to my eyes to hear a Japanese scholar write this about Washington, who was indeed a great man.

[@charlesdavis7087]

"Washington was a burger." Beautifully done. Thanks! To all you for this magical doc.

[@berkleypearl2363]

I love how they used popular fashions of the mid 1800’s in artistic representations of earlier time periods of western history. To be honest it makes sense. While there certainly was change over time in regards to eastern fashion, garments maintained pretty similar silhouettes for a long time. It’s really neat

[@dbuyandelger]

Step 1: Dump tea in the ocean Step 2: ... Step 3: Angry Brits

[@LuisAldamiz]

You can't blame the Japanese, it's very much part of US national mythology.

[@austinflint8671]

Step 4: Civil war?

[@bananawatermelon8552]

@@austinflint8671 REVOLUTION!!!

[@rd-wj3sh]

@@bananawatermelon8552 Yeah your Freemasonic and bankers revolution. Whenever people betray their own race. freemasonry sits behind it, as does a greedy banker representative of a notorious tribe, the Pharisaic descendants of the murderers of Christ, living in all the filth of usury and increase. 1750s revolt at the equalities bill in UK in regards to those I refer to. The people come out covered in Pork in protest, and the thing is forced to be revealed. They are showing their hand 100 years later after their gains from the first revolution the civil war of the 1640s to 53 when they execute the King with their tool Cromwell and are allowed back in to a nation they are banned from forever since King Edward Longshanks forbid them to ever set in the country again.. 2. 1760s Pitt the elder speech to the Lords " " There is a set of men, my Lords, in the city of London, who are known to live in riot and luxury upon the plunder of the ignorant, the innocent, the helpless; upon that part of the community, which stands most in need of, and best deserves the care and protection of the legislature. To me, my Lords, whether they be the miserable jobers of Change Alley, or the lofty Asiatic plunderers of Leadenhall Street, they are all equally detestable. I care but little whether a man walks on foot, or is drawn by six horses; if his luxury be supported by the plunder of the country, I despise and detest him. My Lords, while I had the honour of serving his Majesty, I never ventured to look at the treasury but at a distance; it is a business I am unfit for and to which I could never have submitted. The little I know of it has not served to raise my opinion of what is vulgarly called the 'Monied interest'; I mean, that bloodsucker, that muck-worn, (muck-worn or muck-worm?) that calls itself the 'friend of government'; that pretends to serve this or that administration, and may be purchased, on the same terms, by any administration;advances money to government and takes care of it's own emoluments. Under this description, I include the whole race of commissaries, jobbers, contractors, clothiers, and remitters. Yet, I do not deny, that even with these creatures, some management may be necessary; and, I hope, my Lords, that nothing I have said will be understood to extend to the honest industrious tradesmen, who holds the middle rank, and has given repeated proofs, that he prefers law and liberty to gold. Much less would I be thought to reflect upon the fair merchant, whose liberal commerce is the prime source of national wealth. I esteem his occupation, and respect his character. Now the people and the aristocracy are against them, and they realise the future is bleak for what they have consolidated. Phase 3 Washington is already running around declaring he will never become a slave by the late 1760s They liked their LIBERTY AND EQUALITY AND FRATERNITY these boys. But we know who sat behind them. We know who financed the revolution too. It is that ancestor of William Bullett. His origins are to be found in Poland, and he again like those that sat behind masonry at that time, were part of the tribe I refer to. Haym Salomon. The tribe could never allow Englishmen to out do them in commerce. The gains were way too large to be brought back, and how would their Messianic prophecies be fulfilled. Divided and conquered for them.

[@whatsup89100]

i dont want to hear any ones opinions unless they are a Japanese person from the 1800s.

[@Armageddon2077]

I wish there was a Japanese language version of this channel or captions in Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji - so that I could share this my Japanese friends who don't know English

[@mnikhk]

Share the name of the author they might find original japanese version of his book

[@LouisHansell]

A few years after this Japanese historian records this, Admiral Perry arrives in Tokyo harbor. This changes Japanese history profoundly.

[@gardibro761]

Knock Knock Its the United States. "Open the country, stop having it be closed."

[@j-type2112]

There is a Perry festival in Japan every year. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKu6foikr6iEabM

[@icel8828]

“We must sever relations with England. Forever” Well that did not go as planned

[@Norrikan]

_"That age produced many heroes […]"_ - That particular turn of phrase is something I'd normally associate with the Sengoku Jidai or the Three Kingdoms, but it works surprisingly well in this context as well.

[@BlokHeadAnim]

These Japanese descriptions of things in the Western world are so awesome. Their centuries of isolation makes it so cool, it's like an alien reporting about the world back to its homeworld, completely disconnected but deeply intrigued.

[@gamerdru101]

Its an invaluable thing, to hear your own history from the memory of someone else. This is their impression of us. May we live up to it.

[@jakej2680]

At first I thought "the name of a place" was a bit weird and then I realized that I had thought Kobe was a Japanese breed of cow until I was 20. Our languages are so exotic to each other that we need to be told what is a place name and what isn't.

[@thegamingchance_ttv]

This is actually fascinating, to learn how other nations describe the events of my country. The way they describe the events and see what's important in conjunction with the American pov is a really good insight

[@Maxaldojo]

Excellent! I am researching for historical fiction from the time and this is perfect timing. Thank you.

[@icemaun5379]

This is actually a non fiction work. These were real events in regards to the founding of the USA.

[@paulapridy6804]

I am always appreciative of your delivery as well as your content

[@BARUCHIAN99]

This is good despite some of the inaccuracies on the dates mentioned here.

[@adkkilt]

I was moved to tears when the historian spoke of our president's greatness and humility near the end. I was also surprised how informative he spoke of the American Revolution and the French & Indian War.

[@indianinja420]

"Washington was a very manly burger" - some 1845 Japanese historian

[@donniemjr75]

this account from a Japanese perspective is fascinating! tyvm for producing it!

[@HistoryBoy]

What a fabulous video. Your narration, especially made this one, as I can tell that you put a lot of time into it, especially when pronouncing the names of places, as if you were not quite sure how to say them. Thanks for this quality content.

[@kayzeaza]

Thanks for telling my story Japan!

[@n0denz]

It's so strange how Washington is described like the hero of an epic - complete with him withdrawing to live in nature as if he were a Buddhist monk seeking enlightenment.

[@sparta2705]

To the Japanese of the day, that's probably how he would be regarded

[@seanwalters1977]

Awesome account! I love hearing the different perspectives and absolutely love the idea of Samurai Washington lol. Had to laugh at 5:57 "He entered school at Williamsburg... the name of a place" lol

[@KensN2History]

Have always searched youtube for first hand written historical accounts which interest me . Why did it take me so long to find this channel

[@alyosha5109]

This channel is genius. Excellent. Thank you for all your hard, important work! You're carrying the flame :)

[@BiblicallyAccurateToaster]

The Japanese artistic depictions are incredible & should be treasured

[@benjamingray2071]

i mean from an outside old day perspective the japanese did get the general gist of how things went it was by no means a perfect perspective but from a country literally learning second hand from the dutch due to their complete isolation

[@johnkilcer]

Always loved seeing artwork depicting foreign events in their own styles. Very neat stuff

[@harrisonbloom816]

This video is awesome!!! Honestly for a text so old and secondhand, the info is pretty good. I mean, it it’s vague and simplistic, and never even mentions Native Americans, but it gets the general narrative across pretty well