Japanese History: The Muromachi Period (1336-1573), Pt. 2 (Incessant Infighting and the Onin War)

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Thank you so much! It’s a constant battle with my work schedule, but I definitely intend to keep the series going. Your support and kind words are very, very much keeping me motivated!

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[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

Thanks as always for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed your con 😊

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Yooo. He's back. I haven't seen anything new on here since I found this channel until today. I just got done watching it and I have mixed feelings about this period. While I find it fascinating that warrior-rule and decentralization lead to economic and cultural booms, I have to say, I have a bit of secondhand nostalgia for the more elegant and aristocratic parts of the Heian period in particular. I love the subtlety of The Tale of Genji, and the deep emotion of Heian period waka poetry. Not to mention that it was in the Heian period that the warriors really emerged as an actual force. Also, your video on the war in the north is particularly helpful as, not only do I love the history of Tohoku in the Heian Period, but also I'm going to be translating, and making a video on, the story of the Former Nine Years War from the Konjaku Monogatari Shu sometime in the near future and I'll be rewatching your video on it multiple times. Thanks for the good work. Looking forward to more content in the future.

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I also have a particular fondness for the late Heian period, so I totally understand your sentiment. Good luck with your translation, that sounds like a very cool project!

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Thank you for this EXCELLENT content. Do you have any recommendation for any sources in English on how the way of warfare developed from the Onin War until the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate?

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

Thank you! I’m afraid I do not, though. As I live in Japan, I do 99% of my history reading in Japanese. (I probably ought to read more English stuff too, though, as I’m sure there are a lot of great books out there.)

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I recommend: “Samurai Weapons & Fighting Techniques 1200-1877” by Thomas Conlan

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[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

いつもご視聴いただきありがとうございます！Thanks for always being one of the first to watch! I'm glad you liked the 応仁の乱 explanation, I was worried that no matter how I explained it it would be confusing, but it sounds like it worked out alright 😁

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[@saymyname2417]

This is so great! As important as the political events are, I absolutely cherished the second part dealing with the cultural aspects of the Muromachi period. I wish there was a long video or series of everything culture for each era. Welcome back and thank you very much!

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

I will definitely try to continue to shine a spotlight on social and cultural stuff going forward! It was a fun part of the video for me to make as well. Glad you enjoyed it!

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I do hope to tackle it eventually! Although you're making me nervous about it already... Haha

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I’ll probably keep scaring you occasionally from here on, but I’ll do my best to keep going! 😂

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[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

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[@tokyotochicago]

Again, what a fantastic channel and great content. I have no idea how long it takes you to find all the art relevant to each subject but it adds a ton to the video and helps ease us into what are often pretty complex political history facts. I feel like I've heard so much about the Ashikaga family and was never sure what they did or they were, this period was always very blurry but this video really dispelled that.

[@BuyuudenJapaneseHistory]

I’m super glad to hear you enjoyed the video! Collecting the images is indeed one of the most time-consuming aspects of the editing process (I have sometimes spent entire afternoons in pursuit of a single image 😅) but it makes it feel worthwhile to know you appreciate them!

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Welcome back, certainly can't blame you for taking a while when you're this thorough. Keep up the great work!

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I’ve been on the fence over whether to make a Patreon for so long… I think it would keep me on track better, but I think it would drive up my stress to put out videos more consistently too 😅 Anyway, I really appreciate the sentiment and the support! Thank you!

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