The Entire History of Ancient Japan

[@arthurdurham]

Omg, putting studio produced tv and movie documentaries to shame with this. The production value is excellent

[@GenX-65-80]

What does your God have to do with it?

[@Xx0ME0xX]

@@GenX-65-80 "omg" has nothing to do with religion, it's literally just a saying. Nothing more, nothing less. Replace "omg" with "wow" and it has the exact same meaning, because they are the same thing

[@imoeazy]

True. I like that this youtuber is poetic and straight forward about historical events. No bias, just the simple story of history.

[@earthsoundsuk]

Yes ai voice and editing.

[@arthurdurham]

@@earthsoundsuk No it's not. You can watch their older videos, and they have the same narrators who are less fluid with their narration.

[@lyra1255]

Incredible content as always. Spectacular storytelling.

[@BedtimeStory-u2g]

As a history enthusiast, I'm thoroughly impressed. This video covers so much ground and does so in a way that's both comprehensive and enjoyable. A must-watch for anyone interested in the history of Japan.

[@dougcortes6567]

Me, too. And especially enjoyed the beautiful graphics.

[@imoeazy]

I love that this youtuber is simple, informative and poetic about the story of japan. No bias and personal approach. Just knowledgable historical events💯💯

[@jamesboaz4787]

Its crazy how much ancient history the Japanese put into the Zelda games. The Tri force is an ancient symbol i had no idea.

[@koukidenhikaitu4990]

Seriously, to explain, the three deltas of the Hojo family crest are based on three snake scales.

[@Val.Kyrie.]

@@koukidenhikaitu4990that’s a retcon, he’s actually Link 😁

[@HaitianPiccolo]

Stretch ​@@solodragun

[@euinc.cantrell5791]

Its not too different looking to celtic symbols, specifically the trinity knot. Circles instead of triangles but its similar.

[@moisesmuniz25]

Showgun sh@t.. Las creensias eran.. Demasiaoo...

[@timcent7199]

This documentary is breathtaking, fascinating to the end and produced to the highest quality. Also the narration is flawlessly read.

[@TommyTCGT]

But only goes back a little, not the actual 12 billion years! moc.ylfyeht, written in reverse.

[@YoshiieMinamoto1039]

Foreigners who talk about Japanese history want to persist Tokyo and Kyoto, while don't mention Osaka at all. Osaka is the first capital to be called Japan, and even now Japan's natural leading city, despite a large amount of capital stolen by Tokyo. Edo is just newly artifical city. Those who enumerate about Prince Shotoku, Yukichi Fukuzawa, and Osamu Tezuka don't definitely want to refer to Osaka their hometown. This is plots of Tokyo hype.

[@jclohio3333]

Here Here, we’ll done I agree ☝️

[@rogarizurieta7641]

The only thing is that “Ancient” literally represent Before Common Era or B.C… thus Japan was never “ancient” as the chronicle starts around 700 A.D., it’s like stating “ancient” England (as England is also not “ancient”) It would refer to an entirely different culture. So there is/are: Ancient Rome Ancient China Ancient Egypt but not Ancient Japan or Ancient England

[@eagleclaw7093]

@@rogarizurieta7641 that's because the videos wrong. do your own research and people have been there since long before the common era.

[@sutail1496]

日本人として訂正しておきます。 15:22　卑弥呼のお墓はまだ完全に見つかったわけではなく、箸墓古墳は有力な候補の一つでしかありません。 21:01　日本が”NIHON”という国名になったのは聖徳太子の時代ではなく、701年に制定された大宝公式令で正式に決まりました。

[@seasonsofchange2023]

あとひとつ！ 執権の読み方は shiken ではなく shik-ken です。英語には促音便がないので、表記が難しいでしょうね

[@socks_cat356]

And The Jomon period lasted from 10,000 to 14,000 years ago.

[@sara.cbc92]

According to Nihon shiki, Himiko never existed. Even though clear evidence of her was mentioned in Chinese and Korean history. There's several reasons for the omission of Queen Himiko from Japanese history.

[@JeanCOHEZ]

Très grand pays et très ancien, très religieux, en même temps très à la pointe du progrès moderne et contemporain, très bonne adaptation, très mûri, très expérimenté dans tous les domaines. Merci à votre documentation et vous !

[@岡洋介-g3g]

​@@socks_cat356一万年前という証拠はない。でたらめな仮説は立てないように。

[@fafa8]

The title of "barbarian nation" was given by default by the Chinese to all other nations. Every nation outside of China had a specific "barbarian" term to be referred to that varied according to the location, hence, the Japanese belonged to the category of "eastern barbarians" ("dong-yi" 東夷).

[@jacku8304]

China was than the most develop in this part of the world.

[@brucehur2051]

japan is evil country no asian neighbors like japan !

[@PP-wp2bx]

From the other Asians' perspectives, Chinese were also a barbarian who would constantly try to steal and attack them.

[@PP-wp2bx]

​@@jacku8304 ....says Chinese, but not others

[@jacku8304]

@@PP-wp2bx It can be easily proven. Visit most American or European museums and you find the most advance historic artifacts during that period were mainly from China.

[@scoobydoo5934]

This was such a treat. It’s surprisingly hard to find good and informational content about ancient Japan, so seeing this in my recommendations was a very welcome surprise!

[@TommyTCGT]

It doesn't go back far enough, say 12 billion years.. wriet in reverse.. moc.ylfyeht.

[@JosephGlackin-em8zh]

​@@TommyTCGT1

[@sudhramjutun5694]

​@@TommyTCGTtime is not linear so 12 billion years ago basically would bring you to another timeline. In the circle of line, time too is cyclic and in this grid of space-time, if we had the possibility to really transcend the physical and take small voyages through that tesseract aka grid, we would've become neons ahead of what we are today. Knowing in such details the past, having such strong roots, we would be practically invincible from our own selves since we are our greatest enemy.. envy, lust, greed, jealousy etc etc....

[@oneyeseesin3D]

Yeah drives me nuts. No shortage of info about the Edo period but anything else is slim pickings.

[@matthewtopping2061]

17:02 If you ask 100 Japanese people about what we call "Shinto", 99 of them will probably argue that it is not a "religion" but a "belief system" or simply "culture".

[@Val.Kyrie.]

It is now. Historically, no. It’s a religion. Similar to the Norse.

[@mdrovell1151]

@@Val.Kyrie. best described as mythology, even back then

[@chryasor9254]

​@@mdrovell1151 why? Its got all the elements of a religion

[@AwardQueue]

Shinto is originally from Chinese Dao.

[@matthewtopping2061]

@@chryasor9254 (1) No actual "worship" takes place in Shinto. There are shrines everywhere, and priests to manage them, but Japanese people don't spend their time venerating different deities. (2) Almost no one in Japan actually believes in the creation myth or the hundred deities of Shinto, most of which are now obscure and forgotten. (3) There are numerous practices tied to Shinto, including but not limited to ammulet-carrying, and praying for a happy marriage or healthy childhood. However, these are cultural in nature, not even spiritual. 90% of Japanese people just don't spend their time thinking about spirituality. Shinto is not a religion.

[@ibrijira4855]

I loved this video. One thing I wanted to point out though, Ninigi-no-Mikoto's father was not Susanoo, it was Ame-no-Oshihomimi who was the son of Amaterasu. Susanoo on the other hand was Amaterasu's younger brother.

[@Bloodburst3]

My dawg you really gonna just post the history of ancient Japan for us for free… huge respect on this, internet wins today!

[@JAlucard77]

IM SO IMPRESSED AT THE UNBELIEVABLE QUALITY OF THIS VIDEO. THE AMAZINGLY WRITTEN STORY AND THE INCREDIBLE WAY IT WAS PRESENTED. THIS WAS OF A QUALITY TO MATCH A PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTARY. IM BLOWN AWAY BY JUST HOW AWESOME YOUR VIDEOS ARE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SUCH A WONDERFULLY CRAFTED VIDEO. YOUR VIDEOS ARE LITERALLY THE ABSOLUTE BEST IVE EVER SEEN FROM A KZbin CREATOR. ❤❤❤❤

[@kickinghorse2405]

I think I just learned more about ancient Japan from this one video than I did during an entire semester class in far East studies. And plenty of reminders. Thanks for posting!

[@anasevi9456]

He actually covered the first millennia CE comprehensively for a grand history video, rather than mostly glossing over it as most other English sources do. In many ways I find Japan's formulative years more interesting than the last 500 years, it started from the mythic rise of the Yamato, and ends in the 900s with a Japan we westerners would find familiar, with rebel Samurai, warrior monks and saucy pillow books.

[@xKinjax]

​@@anasevi9456 same here. I find the Ainu and Emishi fascinating, same for the early Japanese diplomatic missions. I wish there were more in depth videos on this earlier period but everyone mostly focuses on the Sengoku Jidai, Imjin War and the Bakumatsu...

[@bobbiemiles-foremaniii8747]

Universities are becoming obsolete in alot of subjects.

[@Enkaptaton]

I felt that I just learned about much war stuff and nothing else. Ok they had Queens also, but what else? Culture? I learned nothing about it!

[@Fozen5111]

You need to learn more about acient malaysia too

[@fuferito]

Thanks! Always surperlative historical content. I give my modest donation with pleasure.

[@Tata_Cubigator]

Just really love your works on YT. Love your accent and your voice guiding us through the attractive history story. Can you make more videos about Chinese history from different dynasties? And your updates on YT have been a bit slow, can you churn out more videos it’s because I cannot get enough of you voice telling historic stories.😊 love the great work you have done, keep it up bro!

[@KoalaG888]

Thank you, You're the most underrated channel on KZbin. The documentaries you've produced are better than anything available in mainstream media. Especially like the Japanese documentaries.

[@shakiMiki]

What on earth does that mean? He has 700k subscribers.

[@mattjohnson7198]

​@Belette holt fente I think it means that while some channels have multiple millions of subscribers for doing makeup videos or discussing celebrity gossip, this channel gives well delivered, knowledgeable, and aesthetically pleasing documentaries and has about a tenth the number of subscribers that it probably should given the value of its content. At least that's my interpretation.

[@MirzaAhmed89]

@@shakiMiki That's not a lot in KZbin terms.

[@MirzaAhmed89]

@@shakiMiki Also, he means the quality is better than anything on, say, the History Channel.

[@Metal0sopher]

I just wish he would put dates. It's not history without dates. He keeps jumping from one period to another, one ruler to another and no dates. I don't want to constantly stop the video and Google the dates myself. I'm so frustrated with these excellent KZbin historians who are great at story telling, but completely ruin the actual "history". Please, dates, dates, dates, dates.

[@giorgiociaravolol1998]

How is it possible this masterpiece is not on #1 trending? Truly astonishing. Even surpassed the quality level of K&G. Thank you for this absolute gem!

[@theCosmicQueen]

well it's only been on here 5 days, that's why! 395,000 views and nearly 10,000 thumbs up! what are you moaning about! give it time!

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

Have you ever seen a 1+ hour documentary trending. Most people aren't interested in this kind of stuff.

[@babaG819]

Algorithm

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

@@babaG819 has nothing to do with algorithm. This just isn't the kind of stuff most people are interested about. Also, the algorithm makes suggestions based on the stuff you clicked before, be it consciously or accidentally, plus some stuff which gets promoted because they pay youtube to promote it.

[@babaG819]

@@maythesciencebewithyou commenting to boost algorithm

[@unebonnevie]

The music of this documentary is emotional. The narration is amazing! Excellent!

[@hanrockabrand95]

46:10 I love that "cunning plan" of declaring victory in spite of losing. I don't know if this is the first instance of that humorous phenomenon, but it certainly wasn't the last.

[@ruchiporwal3217]

First would be Alexander and Porous.

[@yokaipr6627]

Na

[@Kat-amber-t2z]

It was also popular in Ancient Egypt, apparently.

[@57113]

I watch everything I can find on the history of Japan. This historical account was so well put ❤ together. Your actor/ narrator did an amazing job, well paced, well understood and you bring the audience right into the time and culture of Japan. Koodos to you sir! Thank you.😊 56:38

[@draywilson2386]

I was just ar Todai Ji for the first time last month! It's amazing. The Buddha is massive and the temple grounds are beautiful.

[@DShawnPaytonOffiicial]

Massive respect to the narrator, David Kelly. Heard him on the "History of the Universe" channel first.

[@aisl6190]

Thank you. You've done more in one hour to explain/narrate the history of Japan for me, the country, culture and history than 10 years of ineffectual, half hearted study has done! Also, plenty of jumping off points for further study. Really, an excellent piece

[@drdan312]

This documentary is a gold treasure in KZbin. I can't believe I found something like this. It's so well made and interesting, I can't wait to see more content from this channel!

[@chocolatefrenzieya]

The Mongols really were the Borg.

[@paulfri1569]

Red China is following it's Principles today..

[@deadpirateroberts9937]

Can you explain in more detail?

[@ImSpun13]

Underrated comment.

[@gerickson9552]

TRUTH

[@gerickson9552]

@@deadpirateroberts9937 Start Trek Next Generation

[@derekwoodford9955]

Voices of the Past channel as got to be one of the most underrated... I find these videos fascinating and extremely well done. Very immersive! Great work!

[@jaybuffie9624]

Watched the whole video, and it's amazing! Expertly done with artisanal quality. The typical quality of KZbin content is below this production. Very impressive!

[@emilyonizuka4698]

Apparently there's no actual archeological evidence of servants being buried with Himiko. The idea that there were came from Chinese documents that saw the burial mounds that looked just like the ones used in China where they did do this so they probably assumed it was the same. But archeologists who have searched the ones in Japan have found no evidence of this being done in Japan. However, Himiko's mound has never been found so it's possible that it was done just this once since she was so important, or the Chinese documents just made an assumption. This is what I learned in university anyway.

[@idee7896]

Totally sure worth you. There’s a lack of evidence.

[@JaredPrince-ne9iz]

@@idee7896 China was the original superpower. They traded with the Ancient Persia (Iran) who sold to the Ancient Romans....that was the Silk Road. Most Europeans countries only really rocked up in the 15th century......and it literally became the centre of the world...thats until 1850 England wanted everything as usual (1st Opium War) and a few decades Japan and America also wanted a piece of China (2nd Opium War) Hence the "Century of Humiliation"

[@JaredPrince-ne9iz]

The Ming Dynasty's Destructive Appetite For Silver | Empires of Silver kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGekm5aNqr6Zi6c&pp=iAQB

[@JaredPrince-ne9iz]

Ancient China and Rome: 1000 Years of Contact kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYCWpJikhJl9kJI

[@Thrainite]

@@JaredPrince-ne9iz "Eh". Everyone is the center of their own little universe. But it wasn't England that ruined China. They were mere opportunists. It was China that ruined China. Afterall, their isolationism and backwardness did not do them any favors from fending off the wolves that started to overtake the world. Not taking action is still taking an action. They allowed themselves to grow weak and be crushed by adhering to the same oppressive and unimaginative system while not capitalizing on any form of innovation for centuries. If you are not able to defend yourself, it is partially your own fault when something or someone arises to challenge the mastery of your domain. It isn't as if England was the first Empire to exist. Others partook before them, and shall do so after. They merely waxed and waned as China has for millennium. Ergo, you should view history as part of an environmental system. It was the laws of nature between competing entities. Don't blame a wolf for eating a sick deer.

[@Never_Know_Best]

Never stop being a history weeb, man

[@HumanNatureOdyssey]

This piece was incredibly put together, as always. Thank you for creating it!

[@Artur_M.]

Damn, I resisted the temptation to spend my Sunday afternoon playing video games, in favour of reading a book I'm supposed to return to the library soon. But then Kings and Generals uploaded a video about Circassians and now you dropped this fascinating and awesome documentary. I guess that's a nice problem to have.

[@jacavanheesch4593]

i watched both of these as well dont worry. tho im sick and not supposed to do anything so i have a excuse

[@gbautista100]

Literally just finished the Kings and Generals video

[@anakawilliams6357]

I too also enjoy kings n genrals

[@traitorfang1416]

haha just watched that myself and now jumped onto this. Grerat minds think alike.

[@OneSocaJumbie]

I just got my PS5, played Returnal all of yesterday, was to get back to it today but spent lunch watching this lovely piece of history, so I'm with you in that boat haha (and the Circassian piece was epic but ultimately so so so sad)

[@nlocnil3602]

Discovered this channel a few months ago and i cannot stress enough how much i love it. Being able to dial into the past from my bed and see the world way before us is such a treasure

[@ねるさん-c1k]

Please also consider the active maritime trade during the Jomon period, 13,000 years ago, before the sea level rose, involving regions like Polynesia, Sundaland, Okinawa, and the Ogasawara Islands. There are megalithic ruins common to these regions in Japan as well, and the Kinzang megalithic group retains records of astronomical observations. It is interesting that place names like Asuka in Japan, Alaska, Azteca, and Nazca share the common sound of "Asuka." Due to the Akahoya eruption that occurred off the southern coast of Kyushu in Japan 7,300 years ago, the Jomon people who could no longer live in western Japan evacuated to eastern Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and China, and many clans returned. This event is very important for Japanese history, so please don't forget it! It was once believed that foreigners came to Japan, but now it is understood that many of those who came were returning Jomon people. Later, they migrated to regions like Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India, bringing back civil engineering and sericulture techniques, Zoroastrianism, ancient polytheistic Judaism, early Christianity, and various traditions and stories. In Japanese mythology, there is a story about Izanagi and the Land of Yomi that is similar to the Greek myth of Orpheus. At Suwa Shrine in Nagano Prefecture, there is a ritual called "御頭祭 Ontosai," similar to the biblical story of Isaac, and Prince Shotoku is also said to have been born in a stable. There are records of Persians serving as officials during the Nara period, but it might be that clans who had married and had descendants in Persia were referred to as Persians because their appearance had changed.

[@sdfsdfsdfsdf-m1e]

I love Japanese culture so much! It is so fascinating how everything evolved there and came into the modern day. I will hopefully visit it one day✌

[@matthewtopping2061]

Please leave your woowoo conspiracy crap out of historical discussion. The first half of your comment is conjecture: There may have been maritime trade during that period, but it's prehistory. There are no megalithic ruins in Japan. You're looking for patterns where none exist.

[@Kat-amber-t2z]

You may be right, but please remember that humans are the same all over. So of course there can be parallels in our myths and religions. Some are likely because they spread, but it's also possible for two groups to invent similar myths for similar reasons or in similar circumstances, like how so many cultures have Flood myths because they were so often located in flood plains. As for a famous figure being born in a stable, is it really so implausible that someone traveling while pregnant could go into labor at an inconvenient place where proper accommodations can't be made that it would have to be the same event? It seems reasonable enough that it could happen at least twice, even if one time was to someone famous and wealthy. Wealth alone can't determine where a woman will go into labor, nor can it make buildings pop into existence instantly so she has a nice place to have her child. I'm not sure if the Jomon people really ranged THAT far afield and then came back- I'm unaware of Zoroastrian or Judaic influences on Japan, for example, or if sericulture really came from that far away. The Asuka thing is interesting, the migration of people to North America while that land bridge was up means there could really be a link there. But please remember to that evidence is important. We can speculate on whatever we like, but ideally it should also make sense with the available evidence too.

[@SodapopSunrise]

Yeah. Sure. There were Persians in one of the most racist countries in the world lol. Ooookay.

[@alexandermejicano6074]

Watching this while it thunders & rains.. what a vibe . Always been fascinated by Japan it’s culture & history.

[@anameillneverremember]

I thoroughly enjoy watching your 'Entire History of...' videos, finding them incredibly fascinating and engaging. The format you employ is easy to follow, maintaining a great pace throughout. Your voice is well-suited for this type of content. While I understand that you'll probably never see my comment , I would personally love to see future installments exploring the captivating histories of Rome or Ireland. Both of these places have long intrigued me, and I believe your insightful approach would make for an exceptional exploration of their stories.

[@TristanL3]

Informative, interesting and the narrator didn’t put me to sleep! Thanks for the great video! Japan has always been an interesting culture to me so to find a this kinda format video that gives a good amount of knowledge is refreshing.

[@monkmentality]

Thanks for this video! really appreciate your hard work that you gave into this masterpiece.

[@kei.suzuki]

Amaterasu is not the son of Izanagi and Izanami. Izanami died when she gave birth to the god of fire. Later, Izanagi went to the land of the dead and met Izanami, but Izanami was angry at being seen as a corpse, and they quarreled. Later, when he purified himself in the river, Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo were born. In other words, Izanagi gave birth alone.

[@kei.suzuki]

Whether or not there is continuity between the ancient Japanese state of the 3rd century described in the Sanguozhi and the Yamato regime established thereafter is the biggest problem in Japanese ancient history and Japanese archaeology, and there is still no established theory. If there was continuity, Hashihaka-kofun, the oldest key-shaped burial mound, would be the most likely site for the tomb of the queen.

[@stevenjustice2988]

Yeah sure

[@katsujinkin60]

Excellent! What more can I say? If History was taught like this in schools, it would be the most popular subject bar none. Please keep up the good work! Many Thanks. Be well and prosper!

[@MrBarnettcm]

Nah

[@datman3416]

I mean it typically is taught this way but when we are young we could care less about this stuff

[@CHEESYHEAD684]

Btw, Hojo Tokimune is from the Hojo clan not the Tokimune house. Unlike western names, Korean and Japanese surnames are said first and then their personal name afterwards. You honor your clan and family before yourself, so his formal name is Hojo Tokimune, but when referring to Tokimune himself or if a casual friend calls his name you say Tokimune. Takeda Shingen's son was still named Takeda Katsuyori.

[@sara.cbc92]

The placement of surname is a Chinese tradition that was imitated by the Koreans and Japanese. Infact, Koreans had no surnames like most uncivilized Tungus tribes at the time. They adopted Han Chinese surnames like Lee, Hwang, Jung Yuen etc.

[@solgarling-squire7531]

Clearly, the writing staff were not aware of the Japanese language or they would have caught that and the other pronunciation flaws. Japanese has no emphasis on syllables (with a very few and rare exceptions), but those were given to placenames and personal names.

[@michaelfritts6249]

​@@solgarling-squire7531I know it's a small peeve.. but still not sure how a non-existent "y" appeared in the word Karaoke.. Not using phonetics.. "Carry oh key" wrong "Care OK" closer Not stressing syllables is unfamiliar.. but we could at least change the spelling to fit if changing the pronunciation.. Muenchen Munich Minor rant over.. 😉 Be Well!! 😃

[@akira1205]

@@michaelfritts6249 It's not "Care" either. It's Kah Ra O Keh

[@michaelfritts6249]

@@akira1205 I do not speak Japanese and I know it wasn't perfect.. "closer" I should have used "car okay" If I had used phonetics, most folks would scroll past without trying to actually sound it out. Some may even use an online dictionary. Some might read it if "carry" and now a bit closer with "car okay". The purpose is my minor attempt to remove the "eeeee" in the middle. Care-eee-oaky.. oaky as in "hints of oak". If somebody reads your phonetic spelling and laughs at my attempt and now pronounces it without that damn "eeee" in the middle, that is a win!! 😉 Be Well!! 😀

[@jossypoo]

History major here! I studied Empire, and rhe ways that empires perform Othering to maintain legitimacy. Studied many Empires, but came to love japanese history the most. Wrote many extensive papers about Ainu peoples interaction with Yamato and/or Yayoi peoples. Thanks for performing this in such a beautiful prose. It's generally information I knew, but presented in such a beautiful way that it still taught me perspective and richness to a history I feel I know as my own.

[@WAdelstein]

Realizing the sensitivity of intellectual property can your papers be found on line?

[@brianmessemer2973]

That's right. Even if the viewer already knew the facts or the information, it was the stunningly beautiful and compelling presentation of that information in a single narrative that really impacted me deeply. What a moving work!

[@MattDaugherty-jd7my]

Great facts I love watching this video

[@dandylion3783]

Takahiro Nakahashi 中桥 孝博 was a professor at the Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University 九州大学大学院比較社会文化研究科. Recent DNA analysis by Dr. Nakahashi shows that the Yayoi people had a distinct genetic trait of people in lower current area of the Liaohe river 辽河, or Jiangnan 江南 near the Yangtze River delta 扬子江流域. Jiangnan 江南 is the region corresponding to Wu 呉 and Yue 越 in ancient times. Currently, there are a lot of researchers who suggest that the majority of the the Yayoi people were thought to be Wu people as well as Yue people who migrated from the Jiangnan region, some of whom stayed in the Korean peninsula, but others moved to ancient Japan over time. Subsequently, various ethnic groups from different regions of Asia, including Southeast Asia, migrated to the Japanese archipelago. It is said that there were immigrants even from Persia (present-day Iran). Thus, the range of meaning covered by the term "Yayoi people" depends upon their ethnicity, their native places, or their descents. In conclusion, there were diverse "Yayoi people" those days.

[@thritler]

Man this is great. I have just started learning about Japans history as well. Thank you!

[@Shervin86]

This is the best presentation in any documentary I've seen. Did not lose focus once; the narration and music are both fantastic and pull you into the story. Speaking of which, can anyone tell me what is the music 14:00 onwards? Thanks again for uploading such quality content.

[@williestreiff9314]

Japans resistance to the Mongolian invasion is amazing to me, not not many ancient countries have those bragging rights, I salute you

[@WigWamSupernova]

Imagine seeing a seemingly invincible attacking enemy military be wiped out by a storm at the eleventh hour. I would find it hard to believe that to be anything other than divine intervention at that point. Excellent documentary!

[@miketacos9034]

Seeing the connection between the Fall of Baekje to Kikuchi Takefusa being of Korean descent was astounding. It's these kind of connections that you can only get from these in-depth videos.

[@부엉이형-r8t]

일본인의 대부분은 BC 10 부터 AD 7세기 까지 이주한 한반도 인의 후손임

[@mimorisenpai8540]

​@@부엉이형-r8t they aren't

[@んんあぁぁぁぁぁあぁぁ]

@@부엉이형-r8t 한국은 우주의 기원이었다.

[@saaccitt]

@@부엉이형-r8t そりゃおめでたいな🎉そして大きな差が開いたな🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Neal_only1]

@@mimorisenpai8540 all asian races is originated from Mongolia down from Siberia

[@akimetal5061]

Unfortunately, there is a big mistake in the story. The Nagaoka-kyo palace was not built in today's Nagaoka city in Niigata prefecture. Instead, Nagaoka-kyo palace was built in Nagaoka-kyo city in Kyoto prefecture, the location is between Nara (Heijyo-kyo) and Kyoto (Heian-kyo).

[@mudemmeonick]

This is a poor video foreigners take as truth. It's full of errors sadly.

[@PlaylistProleteriat]

​@@mudemmeonickthem make a better one rather than criticize without detailed counterpoints

[@allendracabal0819]

Good catch. I didn't watch the video carefully. Is Nagaoka only shown on the map, or is it mentioned in the narration as well? If it's only on the map, maybe the creators can add an annotation without having to upload a new video. Although, in my opinion, that is a pretty serious mistake. If it were me, I would fix it properly and re-upload.

[@slugeater1938]

@@PlaylistProleteriat "Hurr durrr make one yourself" im sure he could if you gave him a yt account with 1m subs and enough money to hire the animators, voice over, editors etc

[@rhoddryice5412]

“The Entire History of Ancient Japan” For a heartbeat I thought you’d started a new channel.

[@DngrDan]

As an amateur writer and somebody that loves world-building, these videos are awesome. I feel like the only way to make your fictional cultures believable is to look at history but reading through books and using Google can be a slog. The way these are presented is just perfect for me.

[@storysearch9432]

As a man who loves this and scp summary videos, yes

[@Yeebo__]

Thanks for this! I love learning about cultures and their history.

[@bethmarriott9292]

Perfect for me to listen to as I do mindless spreadsheet work thank you

[@Dionaea_floridensis]

LET'S GOOOO!! I've been hoping you'd make one about Japan :D

[@tzxc]

This is pure gold. BIG thank you to the whole team behind this project!

[@walensteinaufbergen]

To sum up so much history into such a neat and concise package, without sacrificing too much detail and character is really quite amazing. But I found a small error at 30:50, 36:30 and 37:30. Nagaoka-kyō was in the Kinai region (like almost all of the imperial capitals) and has little to do with Nagaoka city in modern-day Niigata Prefecture.

[@brianmessemer2973]

Yes exactly, the Nagaoka that exists now would have been in Echigo province (Niigata prefecture), on the wild northern borders of the time and not a place where Yamato had established themselves.

[@indiangum4691]

He also gives credit to bodhisena for koto music lol if that's what he brought to Japan then why doesn't it exist in Tamil culture 😂

[@realityisenough]

it fell out of usage over the ensuing 1500 years@@indiangum4691

[@GranvilleEzparza]

日本の歴史をここまで深く詳しく調べ上げ、また物語を差し込むことで飽きずに見ていられる素晴らしい作品ですね。 自国の歴史にいかに無知であったか痛感しました。大変勉強になります。 閑話となりますが東北のお年寄りの方はいまだに西の人と比較する際、自らのことを蝦夷と名乗ったりします。 私も東西ネタの冗談として「俺は蝦夷だ」なんて言ったりします。

[@christopherlemos5566]

Who here’s been watching Shogun?

[@shrekspaghet]

Here for more content 🙋‍♀️

[@Vampster19CockedD20]

Nope... Blue eye samurai on Netflix.

[@Carlezuss]

I just started it and it’s so good

[@NOTTIBOPPINtwitch]

Watch the first shogun it’s super old

[@deltonmcclary7341]

Um yes, so artistic, the visuals, the action, the story!! 😍

[@catjustine10]

Wish this was available years ago when i was still at University. Our group was assigned a brief summary about Japanese Mythology and when we were studying Japan's History and Literature, there wasn't many reliabile resources i could find within local libraries and i don't know much about their languages either. Thank you so much for this, its definitely something we all need to learn and understand 💜

[@BanjoSick]

Yeah, now that there is Chat GPT as well, which translates and summarizes stuff for you. Just great times to be alive, even though basically unnecessary for us to exist.

[@Thor-Orion]

@@BanjoSickChat GPT is garbage.

[@strawbeare]

@@BanjoSickchat gpt isn’t always reliable

[@melvinjefferson2812]

The world was genetically maped in the 90s by all the nations and the major universities in America the man's y chromosome tells who whare and when you were created by and was tracked back in time the first white mutation was the Japanese DNA don't lie people do

[@melvinjefferson2812]

Notice the painted the faces white those were Hebrews from America the serpent people naggas Anunnaki danasovians dananoi druids Germans Greeks danavas educate yourself

[@jank9074]

I LOVE JOMON POTTERY which vessels are the oldest in the world! And Dogū are also well designed. There are still some ancient tombs in Japan where excavation is prohibited. It's a mystery. And, actually, the latest research shows that rice cultivation began in the Jomon period.

[@LeonBerrange]

Excellent, spellbinding documentary. So well written and narrated, with top notch visuals too. Five plus stars.

[@yurienaito6019]

Thank you for making this video. I'm Japanese but most of my life I've been living outside of Japan so I've learned a lot from you!

[@nickkorkodylas5005]

SHAMEFUR DISPRAY! You have brought dishonor to your famiry! Commit sudoku immediately!

[@ge7sur3nka34]

Even most Japanese living in Japan don't know about this kind of history. Most of the time they only learn about the legend of Ninigi and these myths. People like Ainu, Ryukyuan tribes, austronesian speaking Hayato, Kumaso tribes are not acknoledged in Japan. Only recently ainu gained their recognition as a minzoku, a separate tribe different from yamato people. Many ryukyuan languages are endagered as result of yamato-zation

[@kn2549]

@@ge7sur3nka34 Thats because teaching the context of the “Kojiki” has been banned in Japanese education by the US since 1945. Mythological gods and figures such as Amaterasu and Ninigi is not included as formal history. The ancient tribes such as the Hayato and Kumaso are included as well since their first documentation were from the “Kojiki”. Its ironic how many foreigners, especially westerners, point their fingers at Japan for “rewriting history”, when in fact thats what the US did to Japan right after ww2. Officially acknowledging a group of people as separate “minzoku” had been looked upon as taboo since Japan always categorized people by the ruling governments they were subjugated by, not by ethnicity or culture. This started to change after the influence of modern western politics recent years.

[@Tz3952ii]

@@ge7sur3nka34 What??? Most Japanese people just barely knew the story but just the name like Amaterasu because they don't even teach Amaterasu or any of those myth at school over there. Only certain elders who is into Shinto and mythology or some weebs know😂 Also, in case you didn't know Ainu is a mix of Toryak who came to Hokkaido from north and mixed into the original inhabitant Jomon Japanese people. Both people in Okinawa and Hokkaido have the most Japanese Jomon genes in them than any other part of Japan.

[@ge7sur3nka34]

@@Tz3952ii what? almost very Japanese i have met literally know about these legends lol, and i am living in Japan

[@gomiko8979]

Thank you so much for this. This was such a beautiful watch. What a well made documentary. This deserves a spot on streaming services.

[@oldaccount6152]

So beautiful, love how many times mythology touched reality, Japan truly is a land of magic

[@TimeTraveller010]

Perhaps you should travel to China or South Korea, the magic started there and then moved to Japan through South Korea..

[@grandcanyon-d4d]

​@@TimeTraveller010there was no south or north back then

[@hayabusa1329]

All came from China 😊

[@oldaccount6152]

@@hayabusa1329 no 😂. Don't compare China to Japan even 🙄

[@hayabusa1329]

@@oldaccount6152 why? Japanese culture originated from there

[@fulviopontarollo2952]

It’s weird, I spent the weekend randomly possessed by an urge to look up various articles and websites about the formation and unification of the lands of modern-day Japan, and to get such a video at the end of the journey feels like a reward from the heavens

[@la_sarito]

Beautifully told, I am enjoying it thoroughly. Beautiful images, tip-top documentary!

[@AnjiEnnui]

This is amazing and a more indepth look into "history of japan i guess" , what a wonderful combination of videos to show people.

[@beverlykandraceffinger3764]

Thank you so very much for this film...a breathtaking example of storytelling, of an incredibly interesting history. So beautiful.

[@vichtenchoo5956]

I apologize for my input, but everyone is a "natural language learner". Everyone is extremely intelligent, you just need the right mindset to achieve your learning goals. I was born and raised in the intellectual wasteland of Alabama, where education is poor, unless you're rich, of course. Rich people are rare in Alabama, btw. However, despite my poor position in the educated world, I still persevered, gaining a love for the Sciences, the Social Studies, Maths, and Linguistics. It really is about the state of your mind.

[@PatricKlein86]

Sorry my man, your statement is false. Some people are genetically smarter than others. Some people are just slower than others, and no matter what they do, despite their willpower and positive state of mind they will never master quantum mechanics. And that’s ok.

[@space__idklmao]

Just one small detail: “Nagaoka” shown in the map is the modern city of Nagaoka, not the period’s Nagaoka-kyo, which was in a completely different place

[@hoodiecat6421]

The drama in this was captivating. I loved the bits of supernatural fortune telling as well, and then the battles against the Mongols was just a stunning blockbuster conclusion. The only thing that can make this any more thrilling is the knowledge that it all really happened.

[@bravosierra2447]

I understand sometimes our species have an unquenchable appetite for exploration, but I cannot understand why that would extend to crawling into the tightest of places. Another fascinating video. I love your voice & the background music really adds to the suspense.

[@johnnyrocket1685]

That’s an easy one; It reminds us of when we were in the womb. A more a difficult one I propose: Why do some people like eating their own forced and drinking their own urine? Where did that come from? That has never been an okay behavior at any point in human history. So why have so many people done it in the past, and why do they keep eating and drinking it to this day?

[@siewlichoo3587]

Thoroughly enjoyed your video. Great story-telling, words so well written.

[@ksm-7184]

Thank you Thomas, Manuel and Voice of the Past for this amazing and inspiring piece of work. I truly appreciate this and I’m sure this video will garner more views. It’s with such channels like yours, such wonderful collaboration like yours, such high quality content like yours, will this channel continue to grow in confidence. Blessings!

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Rainbow 🌈🌈✨🌈🌈

[@clay2889]

Very high quality documentary. Japan is so fascinating

[@joniczka]

Gob smacking treat! Saturated with information and storytelling beautiful work! 🎉

[@JulianSki]

incredible video and history! i hope you make more videos like these for other countries

[@乾燥途中の干し柿]

We learned in school that modern Japanese are a mixture of Jomon and Yayoi people. Even in modern Japan, there are differences in facial appearance between Eastern and Western Japanese. Eastern Japanese are said to be strongly influenced by Jomon DNA and have hairier, more distinct eyes and nose than Western Japanese.

[@Poifull_v]

九州南部も縄文は濃いですね。 「沖縄含む九州南部」と「北日本」の縄文が同じ系統で、鹿児島南方の鬼界カルデラ破局噴火が縄文文化を滅ぼし、生き残りが北へ、噴火が落ち着いてからは沖縄の生き残りが再び九州へ上陸。北縄文の一部グループにオホーツク沿岸からやってきた古代シベリア人が結びついて「アイヌ」が誕生、という所まで海外の歴史系動画がまとめてくれたらいいんですけどね。 数十万再生以上の海外歴史系動画でここの古代日本史に触れてるものは2006年からずっとKZbin見てますが、皆無ですね。

[@TheLunargypsy]

My DNA says 48% Japanese and 2% southern Japanese islands. I would love to learn more about this and what it means if anyone can help My mother was still learning English when I was a kid and working on becoming a US citizen so sadly I have very little knowledge of Japanese history so I am very grateful for this channel.

[@sara.cbc92]

Japanese have a certain look that I recognize instantly. 90% of them look completely different from Koreans who have extreme Evenki/Jurchen looks.

[@nikhilpachauri5761]

beautifully told story , loved the way this documentary has been created .. Keep up the good work guys ..

[@JS-te2vj]

30:51 this map comes up repeatedly, and is wrong. Nagaoka-kyo, the precursor to Heian-kyo (modern day Kyoto), has nothing to do with Nagaoka City in Niigata today. Nagaokakyo City is very close to Kyoto. The Nagaoka you've put on the map, is Nagaoka City in Niigata - absolutely unrelated to the early Japanese capitals.

[@VoicesofthePast]

Great spot - thanks.

[@JS-te2vj]

​@@VoicesofthePast My pleasure. Not even all Japanese are familiar with this. I still think, as a Japanese, that this is a very well represented, well researched video. It was tremendously fun to watch!

[@ajithsidhu7183]

​@@VoicesofthePast please do pre Islamic arabia and punjab

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

Hōjō Sōun (北条 早雲) once stated: "Do not think you need to have as fine swords and clothing as your neighbour. As long as they are not disreputable, they will do. And if you borrow and so lose your independence, you will be despised"

[@FinnishDragon]

Hojo Soun was the founder of the late Hojo clan during the Sengoku Jidai era (1467-1615). His original name was Ise Shinkuro and his late Hojo clan was to become one of the most powerful clan of that era. However, he wasn´t related to Hojo Tokimune who was the member of the original Hojo clan.

[@yoboss842]

I love this channel I sure hope this channel is blessed with more subscribes.

[@GlidingZephyr]

I maintain a private playlist of historical videos from various channels, and this one will be the twenty-third addition. Exceptionally well done.

[@Rubiastraify]

This was amazing! Thanks for all of your hard work!

[@purpleclover8177]

I found this on a sick day. I swear this was so good it made me physically feel better, I can't like this enough! Thank you!!!

[@jklappenbach]

Your presentations are works of art.

[@PeterRavnRasmussen]

Nice, understated use of "Senbonzakura" as background music in the section on the shōgun (1184). Good, solid narration, even when struggling with the pronunciation of Japanese names.

[@robinshorten8083]

I am going to hurt you real bad, peeeter You're going to pay BIGTIME😮

[@Tralfazz74]

Stories are best remembered through oral tradition. Thank you for carrying it on.

[@sara.cbc92]

Koreans try extremely hard to claim Japanese people, history, culture and achievements. Recently, they claimed Shohei Ohtani was a descendant of Koreans because of his tall stature and athletic ability. The audacity to claim the success of another nationality? No shame.

[@subarunatsuki1902]

This is the most beautiful documentary on Ancient Japan. Keep it up 👍

[@settratheimperishable7800]

This is something that I have always wondered. History classes and public consumable history media focuses on Europe and America which has left me with my knowledge of Asian history (specifically Japanese history) very sparse. Thank you for much for the enlightenment.

[@YogiMcCaw]

Whenever I am browsing youtube and looking for a good doc, if hear David Kelly's voice, I know I'm in for a riveting hour or more of some serious history. Keep up the great work, guys!

[@ammiller3911]

I cannot get enough of this channel! I loved this rich history of Japan. Thanks!

[@Jake-yf3gv]

Subbed within 30 seconds. This is exactly the type of KZbin channel i want more of. Thank you!

[@dandylion3783]

koreans, in blind acceptance, believe that all the ppl from overseas called "torai-jin 渡来人" in japanese were the ancestors of koreans. however, thats not actually the case. during the spring and autumn warring states period 春秋战国时期, tens of thousands of ppl fled from chinese mainland to the korean peninsula, and then, to the japanese archipelago (in the jomon period). even after that, so many chinese ppl who became depressed by appalling tyranny of qin dynasty 秦, escaped from the chinese mainland, and moved to either the korean peninsula or ancient japan. these refugees, or migrants, from china brought agricultural skills, together with various farming tools, weaving techniques, or various metal wares to both kingdoms in the korean peninsula and japan (in the early yayoi period). subsequently, silkworm culture, silk fabric, or iron-making technique were introduced to ancient japan by other "torai-jin" from china. these migration from china had continued even after the period of the northern and southern dynasties 南北朝时期 (around 5th-6th ce）

[@NoChinaforever17]

North Korean and Japanese people have same DNA. 99% of Japanese came from ancient Baekje. We Koreans and Japanese are completely different from Chinese.

[@artaxerxes473]

North Chinese, japanese, and korean, pretty​ much share a common ancestor @@NoChinaforever17

[@NoChinaforever17]

@@artaxerxes473 No, Koreans and Japanese are the same race with the closest dna match in the world. Chinese are same as Vietnamese.

[@artaxerxes473]

@@NoChinaforever17 are you aware of difference between North Chinese and South Chinese? South Chinese are more closer to vietnamese and North Chinese are literally the "yayoi" (The ancestors of more than 90% of Japanese) who brought rice cultivation, I mean korean peninsula is known for being not very fertile, so obviously couldn't be them the rice growers, in fact mongoloid face feature itself developed in the regions of siberia, mongolia and North china, and rice cultivation is more common in Middle-South china due to subtropical weather and yangtze-yellow river. Majority of people with mongoloid face feature came from north china, Which includes not only Korea and Japan but also Vietnam, tibet, Myanmar, Thailand, etc. But all these countries have their own unique history and such a long time ago there was no country called china, it was tribes who practice hunter-gathering and moving here and there all across east asia

[@NoChinaforever17]

@@artaxerxes473 then why Koreans have better looking faces and whiter skin than Chinese lol. Chinese are ancestors of Vietnamese that's all. `

[@dandylion3783]

funnily enough, so many koreans always flock to the video clips concerning japanese history, and claim groundlessly that "oh, this originated from korea!" "that was derived from paekche 百济." some koreans go so far as to persist in saying that "japanese were originally korean!" they are willing to assert that japanese emperor had once confessed that he was a descendant of paekche people. in reality, it was totally different though. due to notorious "korean nationalist historiography" advocated by shin chae-ho 申采浩, most of the koreans blindly believe that anything cultural, anything valuable, or anything useful extant in present-day japan must have been introduced from ancient korea.

[@anoon-]

Then ask those Koreans who they descended from

[@sara.cbc92]

@@anoon- Yamaeks. They were the predecessor of Koreans.

[@arc2348]

It is commonly referred to as those who came to Japan from China and the Korean Peninsula. However, in reality, the majority of cases crossed from the Korean Peninsula. This theory is supported by the fact that Yayoi's tombs, such as Jiseok Tomb and Jugu Tomb, are not found in China but only on the Korean Peninsula; that various archaeological relics, such as axes and agricultural equipment, are found only on the Korean Peninsula; and that the remains of Yayoi people found in northern Kyushu and the DNA similarity of modern Koreans. Additionally, it was possible to cross the Japanese archipelago from the Korean Peninsula due to navigation technology at the time, but it was almost impossible to cross directly from the Chinese continent to the Japanese archipelago. Currently, Japanese textbooks teach that Yayoi people came from the Korean Peninsula as evidence of archaeological relics and mausoleums. However, some Japanese scholars, not historians, argued that around 2007, they found that most of the rice was rice varieties that came from the Korean Peninsula, but among them, there were very few rice varieties that came from the Yangtze River region of China. Of course, it is not clear whether the rice varieties of the Yangtze River crossed from the Yayoi period, or whether rice from the Yangtze River region crossed due to Baekje's trade or Song Dynasty's trade, and the number is very small, so it is not enough to reverse the premise of the existing theory. After Mitsuru Sakitani, the first 崎 to be related to the Yangtze River civilization, scholars named Toshio 宝賀寿男 and 典 Yasumoto argued that the theory originated in the Yangtze River and that they crossed the Shandong Peninsula to Japan. However, Toshio Lee is not a proper historian, and Mitsuru Sakitani is a medical scientist who is far from archaeology or history. Hideen Yamamoto is also a psychologist. Hideyuki Sekine, a professor at Gachon University, argues that Japanese academia has a stance that denies that the origin of the Japanese is "ancient Koreans," and scholars who argue for various branches of the Japanese origin also tend to underestimate the status of the coming people or view the Korean Peninsula culture only as propagating to the Japanese archipelago. Mitsuru Sakitani (崎), Toshio Hoga (宝賀寿男), and Hideen Yamamoto (典), who are not historians, also believe that the coming people did not pass the Korean Peninsula, but rather crossed directly from Siberia, Manchuria, and the southern part of the Chinese continent through the Shandong Peninsula, which he saw as an argument to avoid direct relations with Koreans somehow. He said that the current Japanese academic community seems to have a belief that blood ties should not be recognized, even though they know that there is a clear cultural continuity between Korea and Japan. Professor Sekine also criticized the Japanese academic community for denying the relationship with the Korean Peninsula in order to fill the vacancy of imperialism and militarism after the defeat, citing the theory of Ilseondongjo (鮮 of Japan) and claiming, "The Japanese thought Joseon was an ancestral country, and Japan was a colony (of Joseon)." However, some netizens who are presumed to be Taiwanese or Chinese Japanese have appeared to delete the contents related to the Korean Peninsula of the Yayoi period in the Japanese version of Wikipedia since 2007, and a small number of net right-wingers also tried to assert that the Yayoi people came directly from the Yangtze River region, mentioning the rice mentioned above. However, the tombs of the Yayoi period are not found in China's Yangtze River region but in large quantities on the Korean Peninsula, and O1b2 is rarely found in China's Yangtze River region. If O1B2 migrated from southern China, there should be at least some population of O1B2 in southern China. For this reason, the theory that Yayoi originated in Yangtze River has been criticized. The theory that Yayoi originated in the Yangtze River is now a criticized hypothesis, but I wonder why this video adopted such a hypothesis

[@caredudz]

What a beautifully read history. Thank you to all who put this documentary together!

[@fredericchopin4821]

Thank you for your beautiful and superb videos. I look forward to whenever you guys upload. Cheers! 💕

[@ausbin_arts]

Gorgeous, gorgeous video. Thank you guys so much for making this (FOR FREE) for everyone else to enjoy

[@yishaicohen6823]

Absolutely fascinating. beautifully made video thank you !