https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu daily 0.75 2019-07-01 https://sengokudaimyo.com/garb daily 0.75 2019-07-07 https://sengokudaimyo.com/food daily 0.75 2019-07-22 https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast daily 0.75 2026-01-16 https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-145 monthly 0.5 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/b4d92a59-78d3-42bc-935c-de27b58ec3f1/Di_Renjie.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 145: Law and Order in the Reign of Temmu A 1921 drawing of the famous Tang official, Di Renjie, aka “Judge Dee”. The Tang dynasty was clearly a model for the government and, it appears, for the ideas of justice—though how well Yamato lived up to that can be debated. Image in public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-144 monthly 0.5 2026-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/59b014a2-f01a-4912-8efc-67015566a4b7/Kofunakoshi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 144: On the Edge The waters at Kofunakoshi all the way out in Tsushima. This is where boats from the continent would anchor while they transhipped goods across to the other side of the island to then make its way to the Dazai and then on to Yamato, proper. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-143 monthly 0.5 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/bf84567a-de32-47f0-abce-cfe9c154012f/52514728323_feed2b1596_o.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 143: Temmu's Monumental Projects Indication of the location of pillar traces found in excavations of the Fujiwara Palace in Kashihara, at the Fujiwara capital site. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1771208304325-XCYAVWD7R407QSRU4UP5/Comparative+Palace+Diagrams.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 143: Temmu's Monumental Projects - Palace comparisons Oharida Palace (603-649) Naniwa Toyosaki Palace (651-686) Kiyomihara Palace (656-694) Fujiwara Palace (694-710) From the Exhibition Room of the Fujiwara Palace Site. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1771208313223-O1L8JO947KPDW5I6FI5Z/Excavation+diagram.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 143: Temmu's Monumental Projects - Excavation of the Palace site From the Exhibition Room of the Fujiwara Palace Site. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1771208321911-PTJA6BFQPR24HBQ053EQ/Fujiwara+Capital+Layout.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 143: Temmu's Monumental Projects - Layout of the city From the Fujiwara capital site. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1771208323641-2QZNBVQIREYCK6Y40462/Fujiwara+Capital+Site+1.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 143: Temmu's Monumental Projects - Fujiwara palace ruins site Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1771208329343-88HM8A7MV6I22FMSIJ1O/Fujiwara+Capital+Site+Mt.+Unebi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 143: Temmu's Monumental Projects - Fujiwara Palace Ruins Site and Mt. Unebi Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1771208331584-E4RORPGX8KRYU2AU2VFF/Fujiwara+Palace+Road+Construction.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 143: Temmu's Monumental Projects - Fujiwara Capital Roads Diagram showing the excavated roads and how they may have been built. From the Exhibition Room of the Fujiwara Palace Site. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1771208335351-HS2U6XX00PERI0BHXW0Q/Kiln+site+diorama.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 143: Temmu's Monumental Projects - Kiln diorama From the Exhibition Room of the Fujiwara Palace Site. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-142 monthly 0.5 2026-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/78f4aa3f-c7b3-471e-b5c7-81473c631b28/4975728302_1db0afb848_o.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 142: The Four Great Temples Yakushiji in Nara. When it was moved from the Asuka region, it was built in relatively the same configuration, and so despite its later construction, it gives a good example of what the temples of the time would have looked like, generally speaking. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-141 monthly 0.5 2026-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/5eba44de-3637-47fc-8dfb-d6a4817946c4/tomo.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 141: Temmu's New Year's Traditions A 6th century haniwa showing the circular “tomo”, an archer’s traditional wrist-guard that would continue to be used for somee time, eventually fading out of fashion in later periods but still used for ceremonial purposes. They were designed to wrap around the wrist holding the bow. Haniwa from the Tokyo National Museum, photo by author, https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/newyears2026 monthly 0.5 2026-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/c618ebd7-7e3f-4d3a-8b08-72b1e11e15c5/Kinojo.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - New Year's Recap 2026 Kinojo - The demon’s castle. Built in the 7th century in the land of Kibi (modern Okayama). While not mentioned in the record, it is the kind of Baekje style fortress that was being erected in Japan following the naval defeat at the Battle of Baekgang River. Photo of the modern reconstruction by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-139-3bxmd monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/828dc294-e1a0-425f-b12f-729ba119c43b/Munmu+of+Silla.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 140: Improving Diplomatic Ties Great King Munmu of Silla, according to a 1908 Korean textbook. Munmu is the king that oversaw the conquest of Baekje and Goguryeo and the expulsion of the Tang from the Peninsula. He is generally considered the founder of Unified Silla. Photo in the public domain courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-139 monthly 0.5 2025-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/9f5f8cff-c7b8-41d7-b080-a485cc148d73/Sunset.JPG Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 139: Observing the Natural World Sunset in the Aso caldera paints the sky the color of flame. The Aso caldera has dark sky regions and includes the Kumamoto Earthquake Memorial Museum, where you can really see the power that such disasters can bring, even today. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-138 monthly 0.5 2025-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/74090058-2909-4efc-8d8c-746b86d4b8a7/Ise_Roof.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 138: Offerings and Covenants Ise Shrine, the primary shrine to the sun goddess, Amaterasu. Worship of Amaterasu appears to have been ascendant during the reigns of Ōama (Temmu Tennō) and his successors, encouraged by the court and recorded in the Chronicles. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-137 monthly 0.5 2025-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/bfda2c5c-7035-40e9-8030-ddf9e9cd8703/Takamat1.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion Depiction from the Takamatsuzuka tumulus of four women—possibly Palace attendants. This is a late 7th or early 8th century tomb with some of the best—and dare I say the only—preserved images of this particular style of clothing from the Asuka period. The originals have deteriorated significantly, but fortunately we have images of the painted sections from around the time when they were first pulled out of the ground. Image in public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/f584e7b9-6760-4db0-9ffd-1213d2620c12/Zhigongtu_full_%28with_annotations%29.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion - Make it stand out Image of a copy of the original, showing ambassadors with notes on each figure. Public domain image via Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/6c0a72d4-e5b3-4de4-93f8-c338827b887a/Wo_%28Kyushu_Japan%29.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion - Make it stand out Image (and updated conceptual drawing) of the “Wo” ambassador in the Liang Zhigongtu. Image from Wikimedia Commons. For another take on this outfit, see the Kyoto Costume Museum’s reconstruction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761923149626-4AJ4OFCCH8KPAW8LQ4FY/BritishMuseum_Haniwa_6thC.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761923149351-1XVND90KMTW1YC262R04/Rekihaku_Haniwa_6thC_Foreigner.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761923150941-39D6TYDN661TDUJ4NM4T/TNM_6thC_Color.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761923151971-D3AGTOO71RXSD6GI5NRA/TNM_6thC_Simple.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761923152883-PM4JC9VZN2NQGMQJ0PZW/TNM_Haniwa6thC_Pants.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761923154331-AB5Q4IG5W4106OKOM6LH/TNM_Haniwa6thC_Seat.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761923155324-4HRMINBGZ3YFXFB3LEZL/TNM_Haniwa6ttC.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761923181041-HCTZFY7V6NVLGY1QAROY/NecklacedHaniwa6thC-TamatsukuriJinja.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761923973937-XJ77ZSXOPT7N8WY06GXM/Tenjyukoku_embroidery.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761923973468-HLDX0T5PKSUQJEGR1DZK/Tenjyukoku_embroidery_detail1.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761923974715-TGFASQITGVG1Y0YHLGZN/Tenjyukoku_embroidery_detail2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761953034771-XE3IKW4KSWTCSKS6BSLI/Takamatsuzuka_Kofun%2C_replica_3D-N2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761924712116-RJ8FBDDMOK77XADSHT7P/Takamatsuzuka_Kofun%2C_replica_3D-N2_1.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761924718513-XDW9NO8YUKVD7GQT7SVQ/Takamatsuzuka_Kofun%2C_replica_3D-N2_2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761924727647-SRBFHJ16W9NDY94VZCDJ/Takamatsuzuka_Kofun%2C_replica_3D-N2_3.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1761924733878-F5DM1YEQ9L6S8F290MZ5/Takamatsuzuka_Kofun%2C_replica_3D-N2_4.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 137: Courtly Fashion https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-136 monthly 0.5 2025-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/20f04508-d8d8-4c71-835d-f3b4b4866120/Emperor_Tenmu.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 136: Kabane and Court Rank An artist’s depiction of Ōama no Ōkimi, aka Temmu Tennō. He continued the work of his brother, Naka no Ōe, and made significant changes to the social and political landscape of Yamato. Image in public domain, from Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-135 monthly 0.5 2025-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/8d90d04c-197c-4ae9-85f7-9c4c58d7cfa2/Dengai-omi-akusha_%28Reiwa_Daijokyu%29.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 135: Year One The Reiwa Daijokyu (大嘗宮), the temporary palace complex erected in the honmaru area of Edo Castle for the Daijousai conducted in the first year of the new reign of emperor Reiwa (Reiwa 1, or 2019 CE). Influence of ancient Japanese architecture can be seen in the structures, though it has no doubt evolved some over the centuries since Temmu. Photo in public domain, by user Abasaa, taken 21 November 2019 and hosted on Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-134 monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/9bfb4b26-f348-495b-8eb3-47dc5cf80662/Asuka+no+miya.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 134: An Image of the Court at Kiyomihara Model of the palace at Kiyomihara and conjectural buildings around it. From the Asuka Historical Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/88b5cb1d-9d87-4b50-bd52-f2ec0c44403f/Asuka+palace+Layouts.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 134: An Image of the Court at Kiyomihara - Make it stand out Layout of the archaeological findings at the Asuka Palace site, corresponding to different periods, believed to be the Okamoto, Itabuki, Later Okamoto, and Kiyomihara palaces. From the Asuka Historical Museum, with English overlay by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/fffda5d8-8e01-4afd-ab03-16b4da6e8a04/Naniwa+Layout-Details.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 134: An Image of the Court at Kiyomihara - Make it stand out Composite Image showing the layout of the Naniwa palace (from the Ōtsu History Museum) and a model from the Ōsaka Museum of History, with explanatory labels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/0ec6869e-12db-45af-b7aa-a7fc45927800/Otsu+Model+-+front.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 134: An Image of the Court at Kiyomihara - Make it stand out Model of the Ōtsu palace, based on archaeological findings, with a depiction of the modern city around it. This appears to be largely just the Dairi, and it is unclear if there was a chōdōin or other structures to the south, or if it was just the living quarters. From the Ōtsu History Museum, photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/264f382d-f5ef-4e7c-85ad-4d46dd19e453/Kiyomihara+Details.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 134: An Image of the Court at Kiyomihara - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1757991498611-LQGO0RPNUGJ5I8YLPH1H/Asuka+full.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 134: An Image of the Court at Kiyomihara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1757991497950-42LILNLLIGMEPLKTBASS/Asuka+no+miya+2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 134: An Image of the Court at Kiyomihara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1757991502610-K2HL4G8KETY7TBJT5BQQ/Asuka+no+miya+3.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 134: An Image of the Court at Kiyomihara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1757991500860-AW89NFXOXO77BNW5IHCK/Asuka+no+miya.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 134: An Image of the Court at Kiyomihara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1757991504453-GO9VZ09KPYNWDYPOLFFR/Asuka+north+to+south.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 134: An Image of the Court at Kiyomihara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1757991772822-70YIHMF82E427J31ZNPN/Norrth+Asuka.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 134: An Image of the Court at Kiyomihara https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-133 monthly 0.5 2025-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/31457d4d-17ff-4cc7-bb2d-19987c8fa87d/Nihon+Shoki.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 133: Reimagining Yamato Copies of the Nihon Shoki, which has continued to influence the concept of Japan down to the modern day. 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Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/f9d6f4c4-7a2e-4dea-b6da-70c25bbd5502/Seta+river.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 132: The Jinshin no Ran, Part 4: The Afumi Campaign - Make it stand out View of the Seta River in Shiga Prefecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/d56211de-19eb-414b-ba27-9eefebcc09a6/Setakarabashi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 132: The Jinshin no Ran, Part 4: The Afumi Campaign - Make it stand out The modern Seta Karabashi (The “Chinese” style bridge over the Seta River). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/cca126da-fa78-4ced-bf8a-37e39c9e79c4/Jinshin+no+Ran+Afumi+Campaign.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 132: The Jinshin no Ran, Part 4: The Afumi Campaign - Make it stand out A very rough map showing many of the locations discussed and the troop movements of the Yoshino and Afumi forces. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-131 monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/2fd8b68e-94fd-48d9-8218-1e3993ac0023/KeikoArcher_2_background+copy.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 131: The Jinshin no Ran, Part 3: Fighting in the Nara Basin Recreation of “hanging” style armor from the Asuka Historical Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1754257009164-9G030N585IHE4YYS1MEP/Jinshin+no+Ran+-+Nara+Part+1.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 131: The Jinshin no Ran, Part 3: Fighting in the Nara Basin - Initial movements From Asuka, Fukei marched north. At Hieda, he heard of other attacks, he sent troops to Iwate, Afusaka, and Tatsuta. From Tatsuta, Takara took Takayasu castle, and then met with Karakuni, but he was defeated and pulled back to Koshikozaka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1754257009215-9YN6JBLSZH6S5QY1HITQ/Jinshin+no+Ran+-+Nara+Part+2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 131: The Jinshin no Ran, Part 3: Fighting in the Nara Basin - Afumi Strikes Back Fukei is defeated by Hatayasu at Narayama. Hatayasu pursues to Hatta, but Fukei makes it to Uda. There he meets Usagi with fresh troops. They reestablish at Kanatsuawi, and then take the fight to Karakuni, who pushed Takara back and is coming through Afusaka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1754257010101-GHW2YIOH5RAS3QMJ398Z/Jinshin+no+Ran+-+Nara+Part+3.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 131: The Jinshin no Ran, Part 3: Fighting in the Nara Basin - The final conflict Having defeated Karakuni, Fukei returns to defend the Middle Road. Usagi, on the Upper Road, defeats an Afumi force at Hashihaka Kofun. He then heads to the middle road to cut off the defeat of Kujira, deputy to Isogimi. With the defeat of Kujira’s forces, there is no more fighting in the Nara Basin. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-130 monthly 0.5 2025-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/753ffa79-f90d-448e-add7-ffa5487a00a9/GatheringCloudsUpdate.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 130: The Jinshin no Ran, Part 2: Gathering Clouds https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-129 monthly 0.5 2025-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/c2ca4d17-8b48-4d1a-ab81-a43a25f4c615/The_River_Bridge_at_Uji_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 129: The Jinshin no Ran, Part 1: Prologue to War Painting of Uji-bashi (Uji-bridge) from the 16th-17th century. This bridge has been rebuilt over the years, but has long been an important crossing point at the the Uji river. Conflicts have occurred here since before the bridge was built, and would continue—it would not only be an important bridge in the 7th century, but it would also be the site of one of the battles during the 12th century Genpei wars between Taira and Minamoto clans. Today, a modern bridge for automobiles can be seen in this spot, but with architectural references to its former past. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-128 monthly 0.5 2025-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/bcc70106-a106-46fa-b435-dca05d044039/Fujiwara_Kamatari_with_Fuhito_and_J%C5%8De_%28Nara_National_Museum%29.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 128: Immigrants, Princes, and High Officials Fujiwara, nee Nakatomi, no Kamatari and his sons: The monk Joe and Fujiwara no Fubito. Here he is shown as a kami in a Muromachi era painting. From the Nara National Museum via Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/e087b593-5e84-470c-98e1-d27c508d90fc/Tenji-Hyakuninisshu_001.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 128: Immigrants, Princes, and High Officials - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-127 monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/769e70d8-58f7-40d1-89fd-da4dc80931d9/Rokoku+Figure.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 127: Time and Direction in Ancient Yamato Close up of the Water clock model at the Asuka HIstorical Museum. Based on Tang drawings and later extant models, we believe that it would have had an official like this. The stick, which shows modern hours, would be connected to a float and rice as the water level rose. The official is holding the stick and pointing to a time, which could have been read by officials stationed there. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1748754739952-OGL8RSDVIT83M13OSYHG/MIzuochi+1.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 127: Time and Direction in Ancient Yamato - Mizuochi Ruins site You can see how it was on a raised bed, with many pillars holding up a building of some kind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1748754749412-6IAWFG60JB6LX35KD7AJ/Mizuochi+3.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 127: Time and Direction in Ancient Yamato - Mizuochi basin The stone basin here, and the covered area leading to it, likely had some water-based function. This may be where the water clock sat so that it could fill up and drain out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1748754749991-0YPBXQ5I3XXEF5NUQN3L/MIzuochi+plaque.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 127: Time and Direction in Ancient Yamato - Mizuochi site placard This shows how some think the site may have looked with the water clock installed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1748754751683-OZ8ZF79SMRGULZ6R01Y5/Rokoku+Explanation.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 127: Time and Direction in Ancient Yamato - Water clock example Placard from the Asuka Historical Museum. It includes an image of a Tang style water clock. The 4 reservoir clock was designed in the early 7th century, and is probably what was brought to Yamato. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1748754751679-5ELIWCTVLJDBWGXNM13B/Rokoku+Reconstruction.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 127: Time and Direction in Ancient Yamato - Water clock model A model of what the water clock may have looked like at the time, including the “official” who indicates the time as the water pushes the measuring stick through his hands. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-126 monthly 0.5 2025-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/0ee2bb88-11d1-4615-b6ae-30351c7d7782/PXL_20221115_060728597.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 126: New Beginnings Model reconstruction of the Otsu Palace Dairi, the private palace built at Otsu, based on the archaeological findings. At the Otsu History Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1747361974284-EXEWX7NMH6ID48C0UO1K/PXL_20221114_063253075%7E2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 126: New Beginnings - Tenji's Stone Quarry This stone appears to have been carved out of an old quarry at what is now Ishiyama temple in modern Otsu, in Shiga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1747361975780-3SP6U7CTPCGEUFTBKLA9/PXL_20221114_073915720.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 126: New Beginnings - Shellmound Monument A monument to the ancient shellmound found in front of Ishiyama temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1747361967889-ME174OMCXZB052EX4MQW/PXL_20221115_060036014.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 126: New Beginnings - Shibi - Temple roofend This shibi, or temple roof-end, was designed to go on the top ridge of a temple roof, where there would be one on either side. This was found at the Yamanokami site in southeastern Otsu city. At the Otsu History Museum, photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1747361967594-RNJSPZCF2CJL10IDFOTJ/PXL_20221114_223511549.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 126: New Beginnings - Lake Biwa View of Lake Biwa, looking north. The Otsu palace site was on the southwestern shore—to the left of the current viewpoint. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-125 monthly 0.5 2025-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/e087b593-5e84-470c-98e1-d27c508d90fc/Tenji-Hyakuninisshu_001.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 125: The Sovereign of Heavenly Wisdom Image representing Tenji Tennō from an Edo era copy of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu. This is a card game based on 100 famous poets. Image from Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-124 monthly 0.5 2025-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/fa9ea457-f9b2-456a-960c-86f99bf25f40/Tang+soldiers.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 124: The Battle of Hakusukinoe (aka the Battle of Baekgang Tang era figurines of soldiers. From the Shaanxi history museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1744772711683-BKLPILCFXUVCJPMZBLK6/Baekje+Castle.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 124: The Battle of Hakusukinoe (aka the Battle of Baekgang - Model of a Korean castle in Japan This shows the Ki no Jō, a Korean style mountain castle built around the 7th century in the area of ancient Kibi—modern Okayama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1744772711521-0RWFXV5P63Y1ZGH7OIKL/Oni+no+Jo+Recreation.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 124: The Battle of Hakusukinoe (aka the Battle of Baekgang - Reconstructed Gate of Kinojō The reconstructed gate of the Kinojō, or Demon’s Castle. The pounded earthworks were done with reconstructed techniques based on the current understanding of castle construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1744772713276-S2D1I9WCABKUUGB5NUN9/Oni+no+jo.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 124: The Battle of Hakusukinoe (aka the Battle of Baekgang - Model of the gate at Ki no jō Model of the gate that was reconstructed at Ki no jō based on archaeological evidence. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-123 monthly 0.5 2025-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/bcc3f1fb-5ad6-413b-b994-99a227a66263/Ship.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 123: Embassy Interrupted Life-sized model of a ship similar to those that some of the ambassadors to the Tang dynasty may have sailed on in the 8th century and earlier, from an exhibition at the Heijo Palace Site in Nara during the 1300 year anniversary celebration. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-122 monthly 0.5 2025-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/2908875f-3b50-4e2e-b495-0e065e825227/Ruins_of_Nalanda_University.jpeg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 122: Journey to the West, Part 3 Ruins of Nalanda University, where Xuanzang spent the bulk of his time in India studying and teaching. Public Domain, obtained from Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/cea8a831-41a2-4818-b95a-74a395b14d40/Shaanxi+Museum+Xuanzang+Map-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 122: Journey to the West, Part 3 - Make it stand out Map of Xuanzang’s journey, showing his departure and return routes. From the Shaanxi History Museum. For an English map, check out this article by the Smithsonian: https://sogdians.si.edu/sidebars/xuanzang/ https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-121 monthly 0.5 2025-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/908eca89-519b-492c-ba74-b24917908c25/Foreign+Riders.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 Two figures on horseback from a 7th century tomb depicting traders upon the dangerous paths of the Silk Road. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/cea8a831-41a2-4818-b95a-74a395b14d40/Shaanxi+Museum+Xuanzang+Map-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 - Make it stand out Map of Xuanzang’s journey, showing his departure and return routes. From the Shaanxi History Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1740792602672-F46Q3RLAQUO01XGTTI23/SogdianBoxSubashi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 - Sarira This funerary container was found at the Subeshi monastery in Kucha. It dates to around the 7th century and demonstrates West Asian, and Sogdian, artistic elements. It is at the Tokyo National Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1740792593484-HF4A8P78CIEA4BW1XA85/Kucha+ruins.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 - Kucha Ruined walls at the site of the ancient capital of Kucha. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1740792599905-YCE6SC97D5OINVUM6G4Y/Subashi+Chedi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 - Subeshi temple stupa The ruined stupa at the Subeshi temple, in ancient Kucha. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1740792606485-Q196J1O6H0152QHDVBI9/Subashi+construction+elements.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 - Subeshi temple details In parts of the ruined structure at Subeshi, one can still make out wooden beams, giving a sense that not everything was built with brick and mud. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1740793200341-56MWKASHTCN8SDG2CQOC/Kizil_Cave_69%2C_King_and_Queen_of_Kucha.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 - Kuchean King and Queen An image from the Kizil Grottoes of the King of Kucha with his Queen. Public domain image from Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1740793199896-6JHUYVCI9CSNDDZPU006/Kumarajiva+Statue+Qizil.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 - Statue of Kumarajiva A statue of the Kuchean monk, Kumarajiva, at the Kizil grotto cave complex. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1740793207953-S82EAW8WH4UN0N3P5XET/Qizil+Grottoe.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 - Kizil Grotto The Kizil Caves can be seen beyond the pond and modern structures. This area is enclosed—a protected oasis in the desert—and many of the images deeper in the caves remain vibrant, even today. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1740793208109-HE852GQS4ZWRN344E007/QizilDonors.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 - Kizil Princes A painting of “princes” in the Kizil grottoes, showing donors and how they were dressed. Many of the Kizil paintings were removed during a German expedition and sent to Berlin, where many remain, though some were lost during WWII. Public domain image found on Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1740794111900-6YAE6DW3W91CNM99LHZL/desert+river.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 - River in the desert This river, from near Bezeklik in Turpan, is an example of how small rivers can exist in the desert, bringing life-giving water to the immediate area. Outside of these spaces, the desert can be harsh. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1740794112284-3EWY7QYKV3CIKLD4XX1N/Toyokuk+Village+Xinjiang.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 - Tuyoq Village A modern Uyghur village in Turpan, this nonetheless shows how life subsists in this area around water sources, which can then be used to water crops and provide for the people. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1740794126421-9JXU758CST8H0HI68OQ8/TianShan+start.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 - Tianshan mountains At the foot of the Tianshan mountains the journey is still daunting. What at first glance could appear to be a path might lead to a dead end. Flash floods are a problem if there is weather deeper in the mountains, and in some corners, water can stay frozen as ice even into the spring and summer months. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1740794116381-W17942I59O23LPROWOFO/Tri-Colored+Kuchean+Figure+Shaanxi+History+Museum.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/b050d00b-50a4-4dbb-9a43-6035907bfda7/Central_Tian_Shan_mountains_CC_2.0_Chen_Zhao.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 121: Journey to the West, Part 2 - Make it stand out Arial view of the central Tianshan Mountains. The “river” in the central foreground is a glacier—a river of ice covered with rock scraped from the sides of the mountains. This is what Xuanzang was facing. Photo by Chen Zhao, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-120 monthly 0.5 2025-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/8b1a21d6-4a74-407e-9bca-c262131aee65/GaochangPainting.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 Niches at the ruins of the city of Gaochang that once held Buddhist images—you can still make out traces of the paint that would have decorated the niche and likely the rest of the walls and other areas at the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/cea8a831-41a2-4818-b95a-74a395b14d40/Shaanxi+Museum+Xuanzang+Map-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 - Make it stand out Map of Xuanzang’s journey, showing his departure and return routes. From the Shaanxi History Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739675104215-3JQBJ7VMH2PRXGU97XA2/HanGreatWall.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 - The "Great" Wall Remnants of the westernmost edge of the “Great Wall” that went back to at least the Han dynasty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739675103893-GUSFUC53LFQAX2UKMU9O/Tang+Beacon+Tower.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 - Beacon tower Remnants of a Tang Watchtower near Yumen pass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739675107721-B4CI27K73YNFGZIIUMBZ/Yumenguan.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 - Yumen Pass Yumen pass (Yumen Guan), the “Jade Gate”. This would have housed the garrison that checked travelers’ documents coming in and out of the empire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739675107732-VKGIDFJE7J6YTUB74AYD/Yumenguan2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 - Yumen Pass Remains of the “Jade Gate”. Xuanzang and Vandak would have seen this off in the distance from the Hulu (now the Shule) river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739676795076-MCIDWB2A89V9PPR1BOFR/AnJiaSogdianCouch2-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 - Funerary Couch of An Jia This scene depicts hunters in typical foreign dress—the caftan style with the round collar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739676796292-46BE9PURSTUEOGGLR86E/AnJiaSogdianCouch-long-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 - Funerary Couch of An Jia Back of a funerary couch for An Jia, a Sogdian living in modern Xian who died in 579 CE. An Jia, though of Bukhara descent, himself came from Guzang, modern Wuwei. The scenes give us insight into the life of the Sogdians living in that region. From the Shaanxi History Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739676796104-NRXULFQDEXX4VN5RYPFY/PearlRoundel-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 - Pearl Roundel Example of the pearl roundel design that spread along the Silk Road and is often associated with Sogdian merchants. From the Shaanxi History Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739676796783-J98YTTNHLYCCL5F5AGLI/PearlRoundel2-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 - Pearl Roundel This scrap of silk still shows the distinct circle and pearls of the pearl roundel design. From the Shaanxi History Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739677697230-LM2X82GLOTYOD3LYLKRD/Karez+map.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 - Aerial view The tracks on the ground are wells dug along the line of the karez. Underneath, each line of wells is connected, to allow for water to be transported underground for miles without risking it evaporating in the hot sun. From a karez educational site in modern Turpan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739677696009-79FXJCIRF54FQO8M19ZJ/Karez+well.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 - Karez well-head At the top of a karez well there may be something like this to lower down a basket to collect water from below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739677698807-2PLSJH40YXW1EXRZ0UP1/KarezInterior.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 - Karez Interior Inside the Karez, you can see how the walls are dug out and a channel of water flows through them from one wall to the next. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739678286960-AVZNHQCBPABTP6RMY8D1/Gaochang1.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739678288326-Q9SXMX5URYEQC1L5HRWY/Gaochang2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739678289034-KL26BYJFHEKWUBM8OJ81/Gaochang3.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1739678290223-6ML6G8P8AJ0MRGKOKVCZ/Gaochang4.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 120: Journey to the West, Part 1 https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-119 monthly 0.5 2025-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/0785bc15-4154-44ee-a231-b1452c6dbef3/Kucha.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 119: The Question of "Tukara" Modern view of ancient Kucha (or Kuqa). Situated at the base of the mountains near a river fed by meltwater along the northern Silk Road, you can still see many of the thick walls, though decoration and much of the wood has long since eroded away. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/33dc573c-64e6-49bd-8313-01f7a596a5b0/ZhangQian.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 119: The Question of "Tukara" - Make it stand out Representation of Zhang Qian and his yak-hair staff at the Shaanxi History Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/32ef7d58-b2f9-4e90-9883-00331ef40c9f/XianChristianStele.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 119: The Question of "Tukara" - Make it stand out Top of a stele in Xian erected during the Tang dynasty praising a new “Shining” religion, aka Christianity. Here you can see a cross etched into the top of the stele, which tells the history of the religion in the east, including mention of people from “Tukhara”. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/83deb885-ba4f-4ad0-b26a-9802a6bc5e60/Phra+Pathom+Chedi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 119: The Question of "Tukara" - Make it stand out Phra Pathom Chedi, originally built during the Dvaravati period, it has been topped with a modern prang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/8dd8913f-192c-46f0-b062-c7e30d10217f/Pong+Tuk+Dvaravati+site.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 119: The Question of "Tukara" - Make it stand out Base of an ancient temple or stupa at Pong Tuk, near the site where the Pong Tuk lamp was found. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-118 monthly 0.5 2025-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1b92201b-d178-47c6-b46c-24dec36a54b8/Asuka+Palace+excavations.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 118: Stone Work and Treason Photos of ongoing excavations at the Asuka Palace site. This site saw multiple palaces, including the Itabuki and Later Okamoto Palaces, as well as the Kiyomihara Palace. 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The palace takes up much of the center, with Tachibanadera in the lower left corner and Kawaradera just north of that. At the far end is Asukadera. As you can see, the mountains and streams hem in the buildings, so that there isn’t much room for buildings other than the palace and nearby temples. Photo taken at the Asuka Historical Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1736993494333-TDSI4SYTYA53G9LRL6CE/Asuka+palace+water+feature.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 118: Stone Work and Treason - Asuka Palace Remains of a stone lined pond or water feature found at the Asuka palace site, possibly dating back to the Itabuki Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1736993452364-FVCC5COPY1C5CSOVAT4L/Asuka+palace+comparisons.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 118: Stone Work and Treason - Excavations at Asuka These show what was found by excavation at Asuka. The first is the Okamoto and Itabuki Palaces. Then the Later Okamoto Palace. Followed by the Kiyomihara Palace. From information at the Asuka Historical Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1736993451974-14WPKFMORX9ODT0KOS8L/Palace+comparisons.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 118: Stone Work and Treason - Palace comparison This shows the layout of the Oharida Palace, versus what was found in Asuka, and, at the bottom, the later Naniwa Palace, aka the Toyosaki Palace. You can see the difference in scale, here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1736993477749-Z4U0OJO5GXQ5AYJ379IW/Asuka+palace+post+holes+2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 118: Stone Work and Treason - Asuka palace ruins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1736993478079-IXRID904Q912ZP7GUJ29/Asuka+palace+post+holes+3.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 118: Stone Work and Treason - Asuka palace ruins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1736993486627-ACGDVE6MN4R600MWUXA6/Asuka+palace+post+holes.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 118: Stone Work and Treason - Asuka Palace ruins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1736993486192-CX7OJ6CMJJEGWF9RUW08/Asuka+palace+stone+outline.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 118: Stone Work and Treason - Asuka Palace Ruins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1736994676709-DL3NLYT5W3049O313285/Geta+from+Kawara+no+Miya.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 118: Stone Work and Treason - Geta Wooden clog from “Kawara no Miya”, the Kawara Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1736994681311-4JK18HRDE86Q9FJPO0R3/Kawaradera+reconstruction.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 118: Stone Work and Treason - Model of Kawaradera Model showing what Kawaradera may have looked like during its heyday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1736994681574-NNHM1SBMADV94OL107E8/Kawaradera+ruins.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 118: Stone Work and Treason - Kawaradera ruins The stone base shows where Kawaradera used to be, with the modern temple of Gufukuji located in the center of where the ancient temple once stood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1736994686590-H62OEEBSSLJRFT1ZE47S/Yamadadera+wooden+wallst.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 118: Stone Work and Treason - Yamadadera Wall This remarkably well preserved section of a cloister wall from Yamadadera is likely similar to the walls used at other temples, like Kawaradera, and even in parts of the palace, demonstrating the type of construction techniques in use at the time. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-newyear2025 monthly 0.5 2025-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/78796111-9332-405e-8df8-c7b735eae3f3/Fuji.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - New Year's Recap 2025 Mt. Fuji from Miho Matsubara. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/79ff1aa0-cfab-4851-a6ba-a03a3c9c9f9a/Okinaga+and+Soga+royal+lines+Part+2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - New Year's Recap 2025 - Make it stand out Chart showing the various lineages with bold outline around those referenced most heavily this year https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-117 monthly 0.5 2024-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/084503c1-fec8-4a37-9695-6e24f3f9ef37/Abe_no_Hirafu.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 117: The People of the North, Part Two A 19th century depiction of Abe no Hirafu in the far north, in the winter, fighting a bear. In truth, most of the dates we have put his expeditions in the summer time, but of course the snow and cold are what most people picture. To be fair, some of the entries in the Nihon Shoki do not actually give an actual date, so they could have been in the winter, but that seems unlikely. This print is from 1878, by the artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi. It is in the public domain, and found via Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-116 monthly 0.5 2024-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/d732563c-3ac5-473b-8196-1fb83edd0c47/Satsumon.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 116: The People of the North, Part One Examples of Satsumon pottery at the Upopoy National Museum in Shiraoi. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-115 monthly 0.5 2024-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/508d56e1-67e5-49c3-bf6f-849b51182859/Ambassadors.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 115: Red Banquets, Fashion Disasters, and Other Continental Adventures Ambassadors from the Korean peninsula and the Western Regions meet with members of the Tang court. From a 706 mural in the tomb of Li Xian, son of Emperor Gaozong. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-114 monthly 0.5 2024-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/f9efdbf0-3f6c-41fb-8c07-d74d428bd5c5/Kawaradera.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 114: Public Land and Remote Work Photo of Kawaradera ruins, in Asuka. Today, there is a much smaller, modern temple, called Gufukuji, on the site, but you can see the extent of the ancient temple. This was one of the great temples of the Asuka period. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-113 monthly 0.5 2024-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/c04e39a7-4bff-4512-b574-bb46fd4bfea8/EarlyNaniwaPalace.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 113: The White Pheasant A model of the Early Naniwa Palace (likely the Nagara Toyosaki Palace) at the Osaka History Museum, which sits near the Naniwa palace ruins site, which is also near Osaka castle and about 3km due north of Shitennoji temple. This view is from the southern end, just inside the Suzaku gate, looking at the gate for the Chodoin and the Dairi beyond that. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-112 monthly 0.5 2024-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/77c32b30-c145-4dd3-861a-44e7577e4d89/YamadaderaWall.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 112: End of an Era Wooden wall found at the site of Yamadadera, in Asuka. Construction on Yamadadera was started in 641, and monks moved in not long after, but the events of 649 briefly halted construction until it was revived again in the 8th century. Unfortunately the temple burned down in the 12th century, but this section of wall fell down and was recovered by archaeologists and is on display at the Asuka Historical Museum. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-111 monthly 0.5 2024-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/3a5893ae-8fbc-40c1-84d8-60ee332389c3/naniwa_palace_mokkan.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 111: Names, Ranks, and Court Caps A wooden "mokkan" tablet found at the ruins of the Naniwa no Miya site in modern Osaka and displayed at the Osaka History Museum. It includes a Buddhist phrase, "Shukuse". Mokkan were wooden tablets used to jot ancient notes or similar, and were likely used by the officials working at the palace site in Naniwa. 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Inside it is richly decorated in a style similar to that of Goguryeo. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-109 monthly 0.5 2024-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/eacc8c5f-92ff-45cf-adc1-d47aa14f61ac/Kawaradera.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 109: Radical Reforms, Resourceful Rats, and Precarious Princes Model of Kawaradera, the temple where the clergy were gathered to hear how some of the reforms would affect them. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-108 monthly 0.5 2024-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/0377684f-8123-4b85-9eaf-cbe9887e8000/KiNoTsurayuki.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 108: The Great Change Memorial to Ki no Tsurayuki at the site believed to be the governor’s office of ancient Tosa. Ki no Tsurayuki, a famous poet who is credited with compiling the Kokinshu anthology also wrote the Tosa Nikki or Tosa Diary. Though fictionalized and written from the point of view of a woman of Tosa province, it is thought to be based on Tsurayuki’s own travels between the capital and Tosa when he was sent there as a Kokushi, or Provincial Governor. Those Governor positions were one of the things that were created as part of the Taika reforms. Though initially they were very limited in power and scope, that would change over time, especially as the central government began to take a more direct role in the governance of the provinces. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/itoandna monthly 0.5 2024-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/14fedadd-7033-487a-b783-62158202c51c/Mirror.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Ito-koku and Na-koku Example of the large bronze mirrors found in the area of Ito-koku. Is this the same kind of mirror as the Yatakagami held at Ise Shrine? What does it mean for them to have had such a mirror in the 3rd century? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1721155381216-5A08XRPMMJZ1F3TOY7VQ/20240414-DSC_4990.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Ito-koku and Na-koku - Agricultural equipment Various agricultural tools found in the area of the ancient Itokoku. From Itokoku Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1721155381792-FMF3C9VSG1J1289CWT3Y/20240414-DSC_5274.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Ito-koku and Na-koku - Hirabaru Mound The Hirabaru burial mound, where they found a kingly burial with the very large mirrors. Today, it is largely just the mound, and not the other accompanying buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1721157255732-2DMT7Q5B04POD01NXJX7/SealOfNa.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Ito-koku and Na-koku - Seal of the King of Na The seal of the King of Na of Wa, granted by the Han dynasty as recorded by the Houhanshu and rediscovered in the 18th century on Shika Island. It was kept by the Kuroda family, rulers of Fukuoka Han, until the Meiji period, when the family donated it to the Fukuoka City Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1721156907823-4KDLQY4IFCCF68FUH9GI/DianSeal.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Ito-koku and Na-koku - Seal for Dian (Replica) Replica of an extant Han seal to Dian, which also uses the snake backed motif similar to that used in the seal for the King of Na. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1721156902437-UEMCC0SO0A316DIJ6Z5C/Dazaifu+Tenmangu.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Ito-koku and Na-koku - Dazaifu Tenmangu Tenmangu shrine for the spirit of Sugawara Michizane on the site of the old Dazaifu, where he once served. Although the government buildings are no longer there, the area is still known as Dazaifu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1721156905085-GD9XAGCSUYT8I7IBZAWD/Korokan+buildings.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Ito-koku and Na-koku - Kourokan layout Model of what the Kourokan, the foreign guest house in Fukuoka, may have been like based on archaeological investigations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1721156907813-TTAA3M52E1QPNYN53U19/Korokan.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Ito-koku and Na-koku - Kourokan reconstruction At the site of the old Kourokan, they have rebuilt a life-sized model of a part of one of the buildings, demonstrating the construction techniques of the time. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/matsuro-koku monthly 0.5 2024-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/e2ab29a3-0c69-49b9-b4e6-bdffbeb88c80/20240413-DSC_4342.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku Reconstructed Nabatake fields at the Matsuro-kan in Karatsu city. Here they found some of the oldest rice paddies in Japan, and they try to recreate the conditions, including the methods of irrigation, and use it as a teaching opportunity for local schools to come and learn about planting and growing rice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719754939856-XPTYQBFMCZ3ODBUKEUNS/20240413-DSC_4197.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Karatsu Karatsu castle overlooking the bay and the entrance to the Matsuura River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719754942063-YUS0O1XWTUDA505QXY1G/20240413-DSC_4221.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Ancient Rice Grains Ancient rice grains on display at the Matsurokan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719754948463-HKCAQYSMTBHDYWXJN8R9/20240413-DSC_4242.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Nabatake Yayoi Village Depiction of the Yayoi settlement based on the finds at the Nabatake site. Notice that the rice fields are all found in the swampy land by a natural stream, rather than the expansive fields you see throughout the countryside, today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719754950088-GWVYUL2TVI7MMXDBUKVY/20240413-DSC_4299.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Yayoi wood beams Wood beams like this give us some idea of what a Yayoi house looked like, along with the various post holes and other evidence. It still doesn't tell us everything, though, so there is a lot of inference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719754964384-VXUSMEWYSYE06AJKXDGE/20240413-DSC_4345.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Matsurokan Yayoi Reconstruction On the grounds of the Matsurokan, they have conjectural examples of Yayoi and even Jomon houses, to help people get a better understanding of what life may have been like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719754965341-R2T194ISX31T6BR46ZTT/20240413-DSC_4354.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Karatsu Shrine The main shrine of Karatsu city, enshrining the Sumiyoshi deities as well as Koda Munetsugu. Supposedly Koda Munetsugu first built the shrine in 755, and then it was rebuilt in 1186 and his spirit was worshipped there, as well. It is the shrine of Karatsu castle and the later Karatsu city, domain, and the old prefectural shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719754991053-WTGSHE4KJQPP7E2E8V7V/20240414-DSC_4395.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Karatsu Bay Karatsu's position on the west coast of Kyushu has always been its strength, providing it a link to the continent and lucrative trade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719755133412-4PMPF55NHXS4LVTY9CA5/20240414-DSC_4807.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Nagoya castle model Model of Nagoya castle, a massive structure built in months with labor mobilized from across the archipelago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719755065075-MYOCBZRA6J0LMYC19R97/20240414-DSC_4533.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Karatsu castle keep An image of the castle keep from a reproduction of the Nagoya Castle Picture Screen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719755020767-8KNVYZRMOHE8I9PILV6N/20240414-DSC_4520.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Fortified "camp" Many of the daimyo settled around the castle in fortified "camps" that were quickly erected residences for the lords to be close to the seat of power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719755056263-0XRX8MH1SPZ4DBNPIZJL/20240414-DSC_4527.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Nagoya city The city of Nagoya, which sprung up around the castle, was hastily assembled, and you can see that in drawings of it. Some more permanent buildings were established, but many were made of unpainted wood and thatch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719755006041-78N2FL127FTYJHU9TID5/20240414-DSC_4473.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Reproduction of Hideyoshi's teahouse Hideyoshi is said to have carried out much of his daily business at an unassuming teahouse on the castle grounds. Based on evidence from the various drawings of the town, this is what it may have looked like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719755079850-NT4U4ILNPVFD34PJU75X/20240414-DSC_4714.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Hideyoshi's golden tearoom In contrast to the typical wabi-sabi feel of most teahouses, Hideyoshi had a "portable" tearoom covered in gold that could be transported with him, designed to show off his wealth and power. This is a reproduction at the Saga Prefectural Museum at Nagoya castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719755086242-CNHW9MAX6GBDTKJLVGBC/20240414-DSC_4723.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Japanese warship Japanese naval vessels were made like floating castles for samurai to fight from. They were not the most seaworthy vessels, more suited to coastal waters, but they were used to ferry troops over to the Korean peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719755116246-YXUDSTJ3HWL8OKKP0GR5/20240414-DSC_4773.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Korean Invasion (reproduction) A replica of a Korean scroll depicting the Japanese invasion. The Japanese are often depicted in more Joseon style, though often with two curved swords. They are typically shown without the iconic armor as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719785042751-HLQLOAYI2F9ERY80QP3X/20240414-DSC_4823.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Nagoya castle ruins After Hideyoshi's death and the withdrawal of troops from the peninsula, the regents abandoned Nagoya castle for Osaka. Later, Ieyasu would order the castle to be "ruined", taking out strategic stones so that it could not be adequately defended, to indicate Japan had no further ambitions on the continent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719754980982-CRBZM3DQO3J8ALKB6CO5/20240414-DSC_4388.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Karatsu Castle Karatsu castle was built with some of the materials taken from Nagoya castle, and Karatsu became the center of trade and government administration in the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719785168619-U603ELPKI7FS4Q735QTG/20240414-DSC_4954.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Niji Matsubara A grove of trees was planted along the shore of Karatsu Bay to form a windbreak and protect the farms behind it. The picturesque pine grove is now over 300 years old, and still a popular tourist destination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719785168758-60VQO2FWOJJU8LE4Y093/20240414-DSC_4944.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Niji Matsubara Inside Niji Matsubara, the pine trees grow thick and close together. You can see the impact of the wind and weather. The grove is still managed, today, and quite popular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1719785234172-HNOLDC4X7T95T82AZ4D5/20240415-DSC_5400.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Matsuro-koku - Kunchi floats The Karatsu Kunchi festival is one of the highlights on the city calendar, and considered an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/iki-koku monthly 0.5 2024-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/3ff05037-c9fa-48b5-9c24-fc4f218d3dae/20240412-DSC_3811.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku Sakura (cherry) blossoms still blooming at Iki Shrine. Iki Shrine is a newcomer, having been built in 1948, but the site includes a memorial to the Mongol invasions, including a giant stone anchor likely from the Mongol ships, or at least ships of that era, as well as a plaque detailing the assistance provided by Yamato to their ally, Baekje, on the Korean peninsula. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427347636-B49E1RPEP9H3U4WMVFI8/20240411-DSC_3155.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Harunotsuji Site A view of the reconstructed interpretation at the Harunotsuji site from the observation deck of the Iki-koku museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427348490-GMVPVXB34HPVQK16XPNN/20240411-DSC_3159.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Face-shaped object This is considered a particular treasure of Iki. We don't know what it was for--whether it was an object used in rituals, a toy for someone's child, or simply considered decorative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427352739-W0IYTSW2TEDJKR8GL7UB/20240411-DSC_3162.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Yayoi fishing culture A small diorama at the Iki-koku Museum demonstrating what it might have looked like on the shore, where the people harvested food from the sea and brought that, and various trade goods, up the rivers to sites like Harunotsuji. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427353599-OEZJBE6TPGJIOAG2D39Y/20240411-DSC_3165.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Reconstructed boat Here is what an early boat may have looked like, based on later haniwa models as well as various pieces we have found in the archipelago and the peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427357841-5KPH3O95AHBTXK5ZWYGK/20240411-DSC_3169.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Yayoi docks An example of the "docks" built at Harunotsuji. The stones found conform to similar structures found on the mainland, suggesting that this idea was likely imported from there at some point.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427358874-MNQXAIG28NEBZT03GXE3/20240411-DSC_3174.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Daily Life The Iki-koku museum makes life at Harunotsuji more approachable through its detailed and often humorous depictions, that nonetheless help get feel for what life might have been like those many years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427364099-0456YT7K3DWE016RF07W/20240411-DSC_3181.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Yayoi construction While the specific architectural details are often unclear, the location and size of post holes and the occasional beam with holes and other carvings for interlocking with others, along with later architecture and depictions, have helped drive interpretations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427384429-2T42J1B8TYCAVQXZDMYR/20240412-DSC_3768.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Harunotsuji buildings Various reconstructed buildings at Harunotsuji, including one left in a state of construction so that the public can see how they interpreted the actual construction techniques of the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427376845-5CUD3LHNU33THDJYAHE4/20240412-DSC_3734.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Harunotsuji Buildings An example of some of the different building structures and shapes found at Harunotsuji, based largely on their postholes and other such evidence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427365134-JRFFLVO84GRL6AN1CIQE/20240411-DSC_3183.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Yayoi village entrance An interpretation of the two post-holes found along the perimeter. There are some pieces that could be considered abstract bird shapes that some believe may have sat on top of the posts. This is a common theory as to why shrine gates are called "torii", which translates to something like "bird perch", and mimics some things seen on the peninsula. Still, without finding a clearly intact one, it will remain largely conjecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427381808-X3SXSVONU97R3WDDRH7U/20240412-DSC_3740.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Harunotsuji Gate Reconstruction of what they think the gate would have looked like at Harunotsuji. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427368319-NZ1155JB971Y92TM1BT3/20240411-DSC_3203.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Yayoi Agriculture A look at the types of rice paddies found at Harunotsuji. These are similar to other sites as well. Rice agriculture is thought to have been one of the main reasons that the Yayoi period saw such a dramatic spike in population. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427377430-59JT4WYUPB7Q79DADZQ7/20240412-DSC_3737.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Harunotsuji Granary Early raised buildings are thought to have possibly been meant as granaries, to store the harvested rice. A detached ladder could give access when necessary, and wooden boards were added at the legs to prevent mice and other wild animals from climbing up the posts to get in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427371825-2EQL20N76C2K8K876RWU/20240412-DSC_3723.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Ikikoku Museum The Ikikoku Museum, viewed from the Harunotsuji site, is built to blend into the landscape. You can see Harunotsuji from it, but only the observation tower really rises up above the rest of the surrounding area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718427371315-3Q0MT6HYNPRH4RE33S0B/20240411-DSC_3250.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Ikikoku Museum Storeroom The Ikikoku Museum is also a working archaeological research center, and you can see archaeologists at work in the lab and get a glance at all of the items that are not on display. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718433625962-DR2E92HJDW59UV00333W/20240412-DSC_3618.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Kakegi Kofun (Later 6th Century) A round kofun with a stone chamber and a horizontal entryway from the late 6th century. The interior is lit, and you can see inside if you so choose. There are three chambers, and it appears there were later burials in the 7th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718433625916-EPXOIAV7GB9JLA5DF8JG/20240412-DSC_3637.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Yurihata Kofun Group A group of kofun located on a slope in the center of Iki. There are round and keyhole shaped kofun around the same area. Towards the bottom of the slope is a keyhole shaped tomb designated as No. 18. You can take a look inside the entry chamber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718433634284-UR61V16FEHNZUZ94BWJM/20240412-DSC_3643.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Oni-no-Iwaya Kofun, Late 6th C A round, late 6th C kofun with a stone burial chamber and a horizontal entry chamber, which seems to have seen later burials in the 7th century. The name means the "Demon's Stone House", and for a long time it was believed to be the home of an oni, or demon, that would terrorize the local area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718433639537-84OB1ZQYN9YDT779ZVGU/20240412-DSC_3646.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Oni-no-Iwaya Kofun Chamber A view into the Oni-no-Iwaya kofun. Though the entrance is blocked, a light was installed so that you could see to the back. The stacked stones in the back appear to have been added later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718433638736-5NGUFH2ZO8H5QJ3JMGYF/PXL_20240411_065709939.PANO.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Soroku Kofun, Late 6th C At 91 m long and over 10 m high, this is the largest kofun on the island, and in all of Nagasaki prefecture. It is a type of round-keyhole shaped tomb, with a stone chamber and a horizontal entryway that comes from the side of the rear mound. There are traces of red paint inside the chamber, and paving stones, and they found many elite grave goods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718433648221-O9WZPVL0WKTJ16U7XGCL/PXL_20240411_065751758.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Entrance to Soroku Kofun The entrance is blocked, but you can still see inside the rear, round chamber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718433650813-Z7R8VXU72DARZ98EADYK/PXL_20240412_005012771.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Sasazuka Kofun, mid to late 6th C A round kofun, the shape is not easily seen, today, as it is covered in trees and otherwise blends in, other than the open entrance along the slope. Like others, it is a stone burial chamber and horizontal entryway, and likely had secondary burials in the 7th century. In this case you can go inside, though it has not been rigged with any lighting, so you will need to bring your own. It is also out of the way in an area where the roads are not as well maintained, and does not have any designated parking nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718437151407-ZYDE76GJOYOX1VUUHG11/20240412-DSC_3649.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Iki Kokubunji Site A small image sits on the site of where the Iki Kokubunji was originally erected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718437171053-1A3S1EYIKVFDYWMW2YDU/PXL_20240412_072231908.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Mongol Ship Anchor A stone anchor thought to belong to one of the Mongol ships from the 13th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718437151392-V4KZB7GZ4PQ34ZXR1SO0/20240412-DSC_3775.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Ankokuji Temple built in the 14th century to memorialize those killed in the Mongol Invasions and later civil wars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718437158840-O0XXHWHNIX9QZ2ESC7F6/20240412-DSC_3787.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Ankokuji cedar The largest cedar tree on Iki, found at Ankokuji, and thought to be over 1,000 years old--even older than the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718437141144-RQI4Q6IFER36WYD66R0P/20240412-DSC_3406.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Shomogu Gate Gate at Shomogu Shrine said to have been built through donations by Kato Kiyomasa in the 16th century during preparations for the invasion of Korea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718437136261-3JZOZWYU75OKFOSORWIP/20240412-DSC_3383.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Shomogu Torii The current torii of Shomogu Shrine. This is an old shrine in Katsumoto, that appears in Edo period depictions of the Joseon envoy missions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718437136135-U9EVRR369F4W3TJ1X6IG/20240412-DSC_3387.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Inari Shrine at Shomogu Iki island has a lot of red brick shrines that appear to be the local version of the Inari shrines. Inari shrines are usually known by their many red torii gates, often donated by local groups and individuals, and Inari's connection to foxes, so these are sometimes called fox shrines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718437141005-NUV2CFLETSW3MN4J90TB/20240412-DSC_3388.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Shomogu Wall Shomogu shrine once sat on the very edge of the shore, though now the land has been slightly extended to make room for a park and the modern docks. Still, it sits largely exposed to any weather that comes in off the sea, and around it are old stone walls, such as this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718437158889-9R3CQNE18PX5J1XDYK1K/20240412-DSC_3856.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Katsumoto Castle Ruins Here you can see where the stones at the corner have been removed from the castle, so that it could not be used as a defensive structure. Any structure built on top would likely collapse over time, as the corners are where stones were particularly made to lock together to distribute the weight above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718437164996-0T5HJ4OTF2SR3MXYZNC8/20240413-DSC_3962.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - Toi Residence The stone wall is all that remains of the Toi residence. The Toi family, who made their fortune as whale hunters, among other things, were the most powerful family in Katsumoto and often in charge of feeding and looking after foreign missions coming through the island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1718437144933-8D3K0ZPANCPIAWIMOBJF/20240412-DSC_3569.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Iki-koku - LAMP Iki An old building, over 100 years old, used as a ryokan, it captures the flavor of the streets of Katsumoto. Friendly staff and great for those who want a traditional experience but be warned--there are no elevators, so if you are on the top floor you are carrying your luggage all the way up! https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/tsushima monthly 0.5 2024-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/e2edf935-ce84-481b-9944-d7f90dc855a9/20240410-DSC_2686.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima A view looking out into Sobuaso Bay from Mt. Eboshi. It emphasizes the mountainous terrain and the main bays, islands, and inlets that both made this a poor island for farming and yet a tremendous home for pirates, smugglers, and others who made their living from the sea. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053262965-YIPXOLP5XODN6OGHJAJ4/20240409-DSC_2114.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Yamaneko Welcome Committee Plush yamaneko, and other Tsushima critters, welcome visitors at the single luggage carousel in the Tsushima airport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053262349-YM8J7PJ32PGQ06M1KXDL/20240409-DSC_2122.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Torii Red torii at a small shrine near the trailhead for the Niso Kofungun walk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053270418-98KMU95YM9VWR438OB0V/20240409-DSC_2131.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Niso Kofun #4 Kofun #4 is one of the first you find following along the shore. It isn't as obvious as some of the others, but its location would have been prominent and visible to those at sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053270489-26MKNNRYN4YYMSBE83UT/20240409-DSC_2146.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Niso Kofun #5 This one has a very distinctive "round-keyhole" shape, though it is much less regular and smaller than the ones in Nara, almost as though it was a copy of the idea. Halfway up, there is a secondary burial of some kind. I have to wonder how much contact they had with Yamato or if they were simply mimicking what they understood to be Yamato fashion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053273587-RMA6FWSNG3W05S5KP49J/20240409-DSC_2152.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Stone coffin The stone coffins on Tsushima are largely created from slabs of local stone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053274242-BJERK1L8LLM1C4A1A5JC/20240409-DSC_2163.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Niso Kofun #3 Of the five kofun in the group, this was the only one with an obvious "chamber". It is perhaps a round, mounded kofun. The others, even larger, don't seem to show this same kind of structure, from what we could tell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053315149-AL45CQR3BOFCDY447F9H/20240410-DSC_2807.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Bronze mirror Bronze mirror, indicative of the trade in high end elite goods that have long passed through the island. From the Tsushima Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053298809-8UKJQ06ODQ33MFTANG1F/20240410-DSC_2518.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Kofunakoshi The inlet on the western side of Kofunakoshi, the small boat portage. Here there was a short enough distance between one side of Tsushima and the other that boats would stop and unload people and cargo and have it carried over to another boat on the other side. This is believed to be where the 9th century Tang dynasty missions did that very thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053299786-3EJNCAOOH6ODEZPR34Q6/20240410-DSC_2576.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Bairinji Temple Claiming to be the oldest temple (or at least oldest Buddhist worship site) in Japan, the buildings are relatively new but it claims a history back to 538 CE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053301811-STDVE1JW5WHKITS8RA91/20240410-DSC_2624.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Watazumi Shrine Watazumi Shrine, in Tsushima. This is a shrine to the god of the ocean and to Toyotama hime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053300701-2QVZGIQYGR9YD1G2MIU7/20240410-DSC_2601.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Three Pillar Torii At Watazumi Shrine there is a three pillared torii. An unusual, but not unique, shape found at some shrines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053302630-LAIWUJTK9P29OZ5WUWZ0/20240410-DSC_2629.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Torii of Watazumi Shrine Fitting, for a shrine to a sea god, the torii of the shrine extend out into the bay. It was these torii that were repaired with help from fans of "Ghosts of Tsushima". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053319785-JAJL0CGESOKMNBG9NTFT/20240410-DSC_2857.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Wako Pirates Illustration of wako ("Japanese" pirates) from a Ming dynasty scroll. "Wa" pirates became such a trope that just about any pirate group that wasn't clearly known to groups on the mainland became "wako" (or wokou). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053303387-WOB76HGN0NGBQD28Q0WQ/20240410-DSC_2652.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Aso Bay A look at one of the many inlets around Aso Bay. This large bay, roughly in the middle of Tsushima, has numerous inlets where people still make their living off the sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053317048-LWNKEZD6D52FWMDUGJD2/20240410-DSC_2817.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Chinese coins Coins from the continent, from the 12th to 14th centuries. Acquiring goods from the continent--however they were procured--has long been a part of Tsushima's history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053338045-PV48890BE3CPE5YG87CM/20240410-DSC_2931.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Kaneishi Castle The reconstructed yagura of the main gate of Kaneishi castle, built up from the fortified manor of the Sou clan. Today, only the castle gardens and stone walls remain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053311636-A7HF4SBX6P75XB1W616C/20240410-DSC_2729.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Banshoin The gates to Banshoin temple. This temple is specifically mentioned in accounts of the Joseon dynasty missions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053327022-XZ3UETVU94JVKSC1PXBO/20240410-DSC_2878.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Faked Joseon Seal (Replica) A replica of the faked Joseon seal made by the Sou clan. Photo by author at the Tsushima museum. Original in the Kyushu National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053331158-GWBSZI1V88V7LQCEFT45/20240410-DSC_2882.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Fake Missive from King Seongjo A replica of the fake document from King Seongjo. The Sou clan would rewrite or outright fake documents in their attempt to control the narrative between Korea and Japan. Photo by author. Original in the Kyushu National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053334292-GLXMA28VHX1S79IPT9E0/20240410-DSC_2885.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Court Layout Document demonstrating the layout of the Ohiroma, the great audience room, at Edo Castle during the Yanagawa incident, when charges were levied against the Sou for faking documents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053293322-DCJXL4WMU588MEJQHPFH/20240410-DSC_2453.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Kokubunji Gate The gates of Kokubunji, built in 1807. The 1811 Joseon mission would have passed here as they were put up in quarters built on the site of the temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053276851-EXAVBH16CXQMV5WCEDLD/20240409-DSC_2212.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Izuhara river The river running through Izuhara seems to have not changed much since the Edo period. Since Izuhara is on the shore, the flow of the river closer to the bay seems to be affected by the tides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053281110-J9U6CHGP8XV3PYNBM9N6/20240409-DSC_2230.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Izuhara stone walls Some of the old stone walls are still there in Izuhara. Larger stones are often indicative of a wealthier estate that could afford them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053285455-71NXFHQJ7IM1BILVCS8O/20240409-DSC_2243.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Edo Period Firebreak Stone walls like this remain across the town, originally erected to stop fires from easily spreading from building to building. Today you can still see them, despite the modern buildings that have sprung up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053290861-2Z86NDJ7PXTPG4YX2UGI/20240410-DSC_2343.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Izuhara Stone Walls In some places the walls are not just intact, but included into the modern construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053340321-FQV0BH0B4WPTJBXOE1LB/20240411-DSC_2980.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Izuhara Nakamura Many of the old walls and structures, including the old gates, can still be found in the Nakamura district, which is where many of the samurai lived during the Edo period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1717053288599-FASJ8H35OKRVT0903I67/20240410-DSC_2287.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Tsushima - Sunrise Early morning glow as the sun begins to rise over the bay at Izuhara. Across the water is the ferry terminal, where boats regularly take people to Hakata or Iki. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/geumgwangaya monthly 0.5 2024-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/b6624ed9-f2e2-4381-810d-c930d3e46ddd/20240406-DSC_1529.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya The tomb attributed to King Suro of Gaya. The tomb itself has been rebuilt at least once over the centuries. It is unclear how close it was to the original—many of the tomb mounds have since eroded and subsided and are barely or no longer visible as they once were. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102108056-SYXME4QYP0HLNMTLKYA9/20240405-DSC_0845.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Gimhae National Museum The national museum here is clearly focused on the history of Gaya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102110013-Y70QP1K37MV0Z4TMQS5R/20240405-DSC_1124.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Ceramic Building A ceramic example of a building, helping us to know what they may have looked like based on more than just the empty post-holes in the ground. This is considered a particular treasure of the museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102111837-S4ZN343JFHBBT9A0UT9B/20240405-DSC_1293.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Barding and Horse Equipment Example of the barding and horse equipment found in the tombs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102115450-6CMNTMMZMT1GQ55BWOQY/20240405-DSC_1303.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Reconstructed Armor Reproduction of solid iron armor, known in Japan as "tanko", made up of various iron plates bound together by leather or rivets, found on both sides of the straits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102117370-W338339X9KNB9UV2FGED/20240405-DSC_1313.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Iron armor Solid iron armor from the Gaya tombs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102122052-84FCDK634JYRE5P0RUVS/20240405-DSC_1317.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Iron armor, detail Decorative iron guards around the neck on the solid iron armor from the Gaya tombs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102123376-VRTZPXDC03WRA9JFQASP/20240405-DSC_1320.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Iron armor (rear) Rear view of solid iron armor from the Gaya tombs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102128594-6RT843O6WAV2ZX4PY5N5/20240405-DSC_1343.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Sword pommel Pommel of an iron sword, similar to some of those found on the archipelago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102131633-36A6WY86536MWQ04YIL2/20240405-DSC_1373.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Wooden boat piece Wooden remnant of an ancient boat that appears to be similar to ceramic examples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102133119-AVKJG6WLZQY0M0QO4ZXF/20240405-DSC_1377.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Ceramic Boat Ceramic boat found in the Gaya graves, similar to haniwa examples on the archipelago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102135644-X4OIO4DX75RCTF9OOHLZ/20240406-DSC_1529.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Tomb of King Suro Supposedly the tomb of the legendary King Suro, from the first century. However, it is unlikely that a tomb from that period would remain as prominent and the reconstruction of the tomb mound may have been based on others, like the royal tombs in Silla. The location was based on a passage in the Samguk Yusa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102137155-IZFZM4IPCHPXXXU47WUH/20240407-DSC_1587.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Gimhae Shell Mound This hill is actually a shellmound, made up of centuries worth of shells, bones, and broken ceramic piled up in a giant mound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102140861-43KJNY7D5AS88N1D4P6I/20240407-DSC_1591.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Shellmound, interior A look at the interior of the Gimhae shellmound. This is what a cross-section of it would have looked like during excavation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102142484-A3POZ9FEVOLZK1E9G1MH/20240407-DSC_1631.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Raised Wooden Building Conjectural example of what a raised wooden structure at the village might have looked like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102146878-UTI92IYEC6NQM9BA6ANY/20240407-DSC_1632.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Gaya Pit Building Conjectural example of the kind of pit building at a Gaya village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102147762-TGALNCY9PRWENQETOLMH/20240407-DSC_1634.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Ground-level Building A conjectural example of a ground-level building, neither dug into the ground, nor raised up on posts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102156542-JNHMT3CV1Y4L3TU3QIIZ/20240407-DSC_1671.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Watchtower Conjectural reconstruction of an ancient watchtower. Sometimes the post-holes are so large that it is assumed that they must have been much larger, and probably for something more like a tower than a regular building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102161139-G1DHQ0HXOTDUT0847DIG/20240407-DSC_1705.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Daesong-dong Tomb Ridge A diorama of the Daeseong-dong ridge where many of the Gaya royal tombs have been found. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102160742-1CYZ3UPN48KYW6O84U23/20240407-DSC_1722.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Ancient burial Example of the workers prepping an ancient grave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102167513-W3OGQZ48ZHY6267QDUNT/20240407-DSC_1745.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Lamellar armor Reconstruction of a lamellar armor, known as "keiko" on the archipelago, found in the Gaya tombs. It is often associated with mounted cavalry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102170895-7EAHSCSC13S4S3A2119M/20240407-DSC_1784.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Bunsanseong Fortress Bunsanseong fortress, seen from the city. It is not uncommon for fortresses on the peninsula to utilize the natural contours and features of a mountain, hill, or ridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102177658-HN84XGLVH7C4LFNAEXH3/20240407-DSC_1801.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Daeseong-dong tomb The site of tombs on Daeseong-dong ridge no longer have mounds, but the rectangular burial chambers are marked off with low shrubs to see where they are. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102177319-6RASFQYKKDELO2FCESA0/20240407-DSC_1805.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Stone burial Stone detritus from a stone chamber burial at Daeseong-dong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102181473-XLH2EUDUAY8N36LEVH9I/20240407-DSC_1815.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Double Burial Example of a burial chamber that intersects another, older burial. You can see how there are multiple layers. It is unclear why this happened. Did they not know about the previous tomb? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102185286-J4KB5IGJJ718QKJZVRYJ/20240407-DSC_1831.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - Confucian school Part of the Confucian school (or hanggyo) in Gimhae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1716102189171-U3GE9CK8MHF8730G5W8W/20240407-DSC_1854.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Gishiwajinden Tour: Geumgwan Gaya - North Gate of Gimhae The restored northern city gate of Gimhae. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-107 monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/ca408a98-8116-4d12-abc5-35570445f917/Japanese+Island.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 107: Winds Across the Straits Photo of Madara Island, south of Iki, one of the many islands that ships might have seen following the route from the Korean Peninsula to Yamato and vice versa. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-106 monthly 0.5 2024-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/d7d7169f-1065-4d4b-ae93-44773895c6a5/Isshi+Incident.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 106: Game of Thrones - Asuka Style An Edo era depiction of the Isshi Incident of 645. The participants are anachronistically painted in the court robes of the late Heian era rather than an earlier age. From the “Tōnomine Engi Emaki”. A copy of the first scroll can be found at the Nara Women’s University website: https://www.nara-wu.ac.jp/aic/gdb/mahoroba/y06/shahon/TounomineEngiEmaki.html, with depictions of various parts of this story. Image in the public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-105 monthly 0.5 2024-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/9cf200f0-ee29-47b6-bbff-12a5506c6897/Kyod%C5%8D_risshi_no_motoi%2C_Kamitsukeno_no_Katana.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 105: Onsen and Uprisings - Make it stand out An anachronistic image of Kamitsukenu no Kimi no Katana by Kobayashi Kiyochika, published in 1886. Image in public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-104 monthly 0.5 2024-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/5a5402d7-2bfb-47ac-8df5-0668938da57a/horseback.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 104: A Bloody Start to Golden Age - Make it stand out Image of courtiers out on horseback dressed in the style of the Western Regions but with traditional ethnic Han headgear. From a Tang dynasty era tomb mural in modern Xian (ancient Chang’an). Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-nara-part2 monthly 0.5 2024-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/4932572d-2942-4394-ba12-ed486afe9073/52506316060_6456d2fc29_o.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Make it stand out Two saru-ishi, or monkey stones, sit at the tomb of Kibi Hime, in Asuka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391469037-IO0QUGRTNAFU1WIBKVVS/LivingWithHistory-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Ikatsuchi Gion Castle Ruins Not every earthwork is a kofun (though many are). Here is a part of the old Ikazuchi-Gion Castle, a small fortification north of the ruins of Ikazuchi castle. It is unclear when the castle was built (but not Asuka Period). Also a great example of how people live right next to these old ruins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391470219-ZAJZAKSTQ9Z150N734LN/Modern+Asuka-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Asuka today Much of Asuka today is this: various rice fields and small clusters of houses at the base of various hills—where it is less conducive to farming. A far cry from the days of the ancient capital. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391464373-1JXW4KUUNF2ILB515KU6/Asuka_Late7thC-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - 7th century Asuka An example of Asuka in the late 7th century, looking south, from Ishigami no Miya to Asukadera and the royal palace beyond. From the Nara Historical Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391470819-E8BXC9R67WYCGKMSB040/Okayama+Castle-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Entrance to Okayama Castle ruins Here on Okayama, there are earthworks for the old Okayama castle ruins. Similar to Ikazuchi castle, it is unclear when it was built. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391471376-6HQLFAL40RVTTZJOTVSH/Old+Streets-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Old houses Walking through Asuka there are buildings from many different periods, with their own charm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391464790-2PFTYLRU9Y4NVL843WOC/Genbu-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Genbu (玄武) The black turtle of the north, one of four directional animals. This is a reproduction from the Kitora Kofun at the Asuka History Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391475868-ZY0GNXMFCKCDJARSWNZL/Takamatsuzuka-image-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Courtiers Asuka era painting of courtiers in clothing reminiscent of Goguryeo garb found in Takamatsuzuka kofun. Reproduction at the Asuka History Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391476125-7XJSV5RZ7WDTHN4OU5LB/Takamatsuzuka-Mound-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Takamatsuzuka Takamatsuzuka kofun from the outside. Without seeing the inside, it is a relatively unassuming tomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391477036-UUVJ0HEHNYTMRN0G2LJJ/Yamadadera_Gallery-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Yamadadera Gallery Wall The preserved gallery wall of Yamadadera. It had collapsed into the ground and apparently been covered up and (mostly) protected from the elements, allowing archaeologists to put it back together again (with some assistance). From the Asuka History Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391477806-1NVCKKLMWSIHYGL7FA0T/Yamadadera_Image-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Yamadaera depiction A depiction of Yamadadera from the Asuka History Museum, showing how it may have looked back in its heyday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391477985-FF6PW7O9T3ALJB69N2KO/Yamadadera_Today-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Yamadera ruins The Yamadadera site, today. There are earthworks demonstrating where the various buildings sat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391463186-IVJ8J82ST0DHKN12JGFR/Asuka+Historical+Artifacts+Exhibition+Room-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Asuka Exhibition Room of Archaeological Artifacts A small, one-room museum in an old Meiji era schoolhouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391469864-BB9JQWU16C7BQYXGSZ2I/Model+of+Kengoshizuka+Kofun+%28Saimei-Kougyoku%29-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Model octagonal kofun A model of the octagonal kofun of Saimei (aka Kōgyoku) Tennō. This appears to have gained some popularity in the Asuka period before they ditched kofun entirely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391474849-JR760DA5X35B7Q3X9AXG/Soga+Memorial-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Soga memorial Memorial to the Soga family outside Asukadera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391462269-8XDMN519FV1037PK09CY/Asuka+Daibutsu-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Asuka Daibutsu The “giant” Buddha image of Asukadera in its modern hall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391463378-D6ATATTTAB2RT9IGYQSQ/Asuka+Palace+Sites-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Asuka palace diagrams A diagram from the Asuka History Museum showing the layouts of several of the later 7th century palaces based on archaeological findings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391469220-2E6TYLCCK6KL4ZPFBGDV/Mizuochi+Plaque-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Mizuochi site Plaque outside the Mizuochi site demonstrating what is known and conjecture about how the “falling water” location may have housed an ancient water clock mentioned in the Nihon Shoki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391471700-1WD4FEGJSQGQXKU45MUF/Ongoing+Excavations-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Palace excavations An archaeological dig that was being conducted in the area of the old Asuka palaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391473707-GE6YNYB20UL8O2ASIQ09/Palace+Posthole+Markers-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Palace postholes A few areas have been preserved with the postholes shown, which give an idea of the size of the building, though often all we have are the holes, perhaps with the base stones that the pillars would have sat upon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391473990-GBU6X4A7U6OTOMLE8JHD/PalaceSiteMap-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Asuka palace sites A map demonstrating the various palace sites in Asuka, showing how the palace moved, but not nearly as far as in previous periods. From the Asuka HIstory Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391465489-KTZOBECKBNGQYUEPTI25/Ishibutai+Kofun-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Ishibutai kofun Possibly the kofun of Soga no Umako. It was a large, square shaped kofun with a horizontal entrance to a stone burial chamber. Much of the upper dirt has been removed, exposing the structure of the stone chamber, making it quite spectacular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391466520-X1RAJ1D2XX9KRE3JM4A3/Kameishi+recreation-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Kameishi (replica) A replica of the Kame-ishi at the Asuka History Museum. This may have been a border marker between two temples, Kawaradera and Tachibanadera. Or it may have simply been a decorative element, perhaps in a garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391466160-OIPLU2ZU8MAD2JL8SVB0/Kameishi+in+Situ-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Kameishi Here is the actual kameishi, now nestled between modern houses. It is said that when people aren’t watching it occasionally changes directions, and if it faces the wrong way, disaster will soon follow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391467078-NU0RIATHNFPX2BBKXPQY/Kawaradera+Model-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Kawaradera A model of Kawaradera as it may have looked when it was first built. From the Asuka History Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391467444-A3R6EV1Z2FPA8Y4ZA08F/Kawaradera+ruins-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Kawaradera ruins The ruins of Kawaradera. You can see the size in comparison to the smaller Gufuku-ji that now sits there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391475060-P3O8MDK35DLBPQJO5K9J/Tachibanadera-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Tachibanadera Said to be situated on the birthplace of Shotoku Taishi himself, Tachibanadera may have started life as a nunnery. Today it is a Tendai temple https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391476829-NDU44OBTM6L9YFYWPLVX/Temmu+Kofun-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Noguchi no Ō no Haka The tomb of Temmu Tennō and his wife and successor, JItō Tennō. There are some orchards along the lower slopes, but the upper part of the tomb is fenced off. This is an octagonal shaped kofun—not that you could tell in its modern, overgrown shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391472529-R1JFJM27P1GHEPXZA6JH/Oni+no+Manaita-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Oni no Manaita The “demon’s cutting board”. The bottom of a stone burial chamber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391472877-T01N5GVUURQV4DPTSM5N/Oni+no+Setchin-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Oni no Setchin The “demon’s toilet”. Actually the top of a stone burial chamber that was uncovered and then somehow fell down the adjacent hillside, landing upside down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391468270-WU3P5UKWB61RK5R7NMZO/Kinmei+no+Misasagi-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - Umeyama kofun A large, keyhole shaped kofun said to be the burial place of Kimmei Tennō. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1709391468062-Y8NL0XCISCSW02XK6UV9/KibiHIme+no+Misasagi-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 2 - The grave of Kibi Hime A small, round kofun outside of Umeyama Kofun is said to be that of Kibi Hime. Whether or not this is actually her tomb is perhaps in question. Today, you can see various saruishi statues that were discovered and moved here in later periods. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-103 monthly 0.5 2024-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/663fd320-b82a-451a-94fc-f54f9d572afb/Empress_Suiko_2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 103: The Queen is Dead... An 18th century artist’s interpretation of Kashikiya Hime, aka Suiko Tennō. Original by Tosa Mitsuyoshi in 1726, in the collection of Eifukuji temple. Public domain image found at Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/466dcfe6-ce4e-404b-83f1-cd6a76ab54ee/Okinaga+and+Soga+royal+lines.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 103: The Queen is Dead... - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/6023107e-4477-4c72-9bb6-6f156bafe201/Yamada_Takatsuka_Kofun%2C_zenkei.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 103: The Queen is Dead... - Make it stand out Yamada Takatsuka kofun, traditionally believed to be the resting place of Kashikiya Hime and her son, Prince Takeda. Image public domain from Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/d827581c-9a1e-41c6-8d25-719d1034052b/Prince_Shotoku_and_sons.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 103: The Queen is Dead... - Make it stand out Copy of an 8th century image of Prince Shōtoku Taishi surrounded by his younger brother, Prince Eguri, on the left, and his son, Prince Yamashiro, on the right. Image public domain, from the treasury of Hōryūji via Wikimedia Commons https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-102 monthly 0.5 2024-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/2ea45c81-ebfc-49aa-a9fc-bd225ba5a59d/EaveEnd.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 102: Temples and Tribute Example of a 7th century shibi, one of the classic ridgeline ends on the top of Buddhist temples from this period. They are often gilded, and easily seen from a distance. These large shapes, somewhat like feathered tail of a bird, would have been found on the buildings of the 46+ temples being built during this period. Photo by author, taken at the Asuka Historical Museum. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-101 monthly 0.5 2024-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/cb60369c-5c33-4a20-b23a-8d11afa12d4f/Kawabe-no-omi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 101: Ponds, Peaches, and Thunder-gods Kawabe no Omi facing off against the thunder tree in Aki, as interpreted by Utagawa Kuniyoshi circa 1840, from a collection of prints depicting a biography of Prince Shotoku Taishi. Image detail from the British Museum, where the original is shared by the The Trustees of the British Museum under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/2abc6d63-9ff4-4963-a7fd-bc660708b5e2/%E7%8B%AD%E5%B1%B1%E6%B1%A0%E3%82%92%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E8%A1%97%E4%B8%A6%E3%81%BF.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 101: Ponds, Peaches, and Thunder-gods - Make it stand out Sayamaike (Sayama Pond) in Ōsaka. Photo attributed to HD crops, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-newyear2024 monthly 0.5 2024-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/331b12d3-5ca1-4d12-a8cd-833093d3773d/AsukaSunset.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - New Year's Recap 2024 Sunset over the hills west of Asuka. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-100 monthly 0.5 2023-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/c44f7fa6-2270-493d-8d9a-ea1e99d9b3ad/Gigaku_Mask_of_the_Karura_Type%2C_Nara_period%2C_Kimbell_Art_Museum.jfif Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 100: Sacred Tetris and Other Tidbits Gigaku mask from the Nara period, from the Kimbell Art Museum. Photo in the public domain, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-99 monthly 0.5 2023-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/6bf3c6cf-9f9b-4ac3-b6af-0363396bc432/Shotoku+Taishi+Legend+Detail.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 99: The Prince of the Upper Palace 14th century painting of various episodes in the life of Shotoku Taishi. The fantastical story is illustrated in contremporary clothing and armor, not necessarily the clothing of the Asuka or even Nara period. Photo by author, taken at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/70f8d3b6-b053-4480-894f-ba178e2fdb02/Horyuji-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 99: The Prince of the Upper Palace - Make it stand out The main image hall and pagoda of Hōryūji, the temple built on the site of Shōtoku Taishi’s Ikaruga Palace. Back in its day, the temple would have likely been painted bright red, white, and green. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/96aa09eb-5f0b-4a7b-8f3a-a358a093cee9/Tenjyukoku_embroidery.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 99: The Prince of the Upper Palace - Make it stand out Tenjūkoku mandala, housed in Chūgūji. It shows the Pure Land where Shōtoku Taishi went when he passed away. It is unclear which Pure Land, however (there are various ones described in different sutras). https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-98 monthly 0.5 2023-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/89ac6ae3-1c71-4bc2-9c30-d847c4408b62/ShotokuStatue.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 98: The Legend of Shotoku Taishi 14th century image of Shotoku Taishi at age 16, praying for the recovery of his father, Tachibana no Tohoyi, from illness. Photo by author, taken at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/70f8d3b6-b053-4480-894f-ba178e2fdb02/Horyuji-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 98: The Legend of Shotoku Taishi - Make it stand out The main image hall and pagoda of Hōryūji, the temple built on the site of Shōtoku Taishi’s Ikaruga Palace. Back in its day, the temple would have likely been painted bright red, white, and green. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/b1247e38-f088-47ef-9e1f-a42556cb870b/Maitreya_Koryuji.jfif Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 98: The Legend of Shotoku Taishi - Make it stand out One of the two Miroku, or Maitreya, statues at Kōryūji, in modern Kyōto. A National Treasure, thought to be the statue given by Shōtoku Taishi to Hata no Kawakatsu. Public domain photo from Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/96aa09eb-5f0b-4a7b-8f3a-a358a093cee9/Tenjyukoku_embroidery.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 98: The Legend of Shotoku Taishi - Make it stand out Tenjūkoku mandala, housed in Chūgūji. It shows the Pure Land where Shōtoku Taishi went when he passed away. It is unclear which Pure Land, however (there are various ones described in different sutras). https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-97 monthly 0.5 2023-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1ea2065d-7496-41c5-949d-78188cca84b2/Asuka+Daibutsu-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 97: Asukadera and Shitennōji Face and right hand of the Asuka Daibutsu at the current Asukadera. The face and right hand are thought to possibly be original, dating to the early 7th century, while the body appears to have been repaired—possibly having been recast in the form of the original after a fire in 1196. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/ea64f5e1-3c59-4ca0-8778-81f26a598179/AsukaDeraUploads-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 97: Asukadera and Shitennōji - Make it stand out Painting of Asukadera as it may have looked in the Asuka period, as found on a dedicatory board at the modern Asukadera. It shows the layout of the pagoda and halls and the lecture hall in the rear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/3d83922f-00f7-45a8-a218-6b0d1af54fe6/AsukaDeraUploads-4.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 97: Asukadera and Shitennōji - Make it stand out Model of Asukadera from the later Asuka period. Photo by author, taken at the Asuka Historical Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/3866ed42-657d-4ec6-b10d-455f0bbf9e2e/Shitennoji.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 97: Asukadera and Shitennōji - Make it stand out Colorized photo of Shitennōji from before the typhoon that destroyed the main pagoda, requiring it to be rebuilt. This view is looking from the northeast corner, behind the image hall and out towards the central gate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/497b05cd-4527-4b25-9228-dba67ad01817/Asuka+Daibutsu+3.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 97: Asukadera and Shitennōji - Make it stand out The Asuka Daibutsu, photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-96 monthly 0.5 2023-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/52e297f5-bab7-42a8-92ae-82d3feada588/Sui+Dynasty+Figures+-+Indianapolis+Museum+of+Art.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 96: From the Land Where the Sun Rises Figurine of a court official from the Sui Dynasty. This is the kind of dress that envoys like Pei Shiqing wore, and it would eventually influence the court dress of Japan. Photo by author. Figurine from the Indianapolis Museum of Art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/55f90648-e045-4a3e-8a43-54c1f38cdf21/Rabbit+in+Moon+-+N.Zhou+-+FreerSackler.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 96: From the Land Where the Sun Rises - Make it stand out Image of what appears to be a rabbit with a mortar and pestle, representing the moon—an image also found in Japan event today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/c9a71756-92cf-4960-80dd-08f92a10a277/Three+Legged+Bird+-+N.Zhou+-+FreerSackler.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 96: From the Land Where the Sun Rises - Make it stand out The three legged bird in the sun, often used in Japan to represent the Yatagarasu that guided Jimmu. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-95 monthly 0.5 2023-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/76efc4b1-b274-4bfa-bd40-e9774d5952e4/SuikoPalace.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 95: Cap Ranks and the 17 Article Constitution Site of one of the palaces found in Asuka, possibly the site of Kashikiya Hime’s palace, which would have been the center of the court activity. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-94 monthly 0.5 2024-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/5fdb59bc-5291-4827-88c9-e357e55e99a7/Statue_of_Kanroku.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 94: Magpies, Buddhism, and the Baekje Summer Reading Program Wooden statue of a Buddhist priest, said to be Kanroku,aka Kwalleuk, the priest who came over to Yamato with books of Buddhist and Confucian thought, philosophy, and science. The image was likely made in the 10th century and was made for the Hōryūji, a temple said to be founded by Shōtoku Taishi on or near his palace. Hōryūji lays claim to the oldest extant wooden building in the world, built in the 7th century, and was heavily connected to Shotoku Taishi. Image in the public domain, per Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-93 monthly 0.5 2023-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/c949aaf6-4232-4710-9e30-394bfe7afe56/kaname-ishi-Kashima.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 93: Time to Shake Things Up The Kaname-Ishi of Kashima Shrine. The divot in the top is said to be the place where Takemikazuchi struck the earth with his staff to subdue the catfish that dwells under the earth and causes earthquakes when it thrashes about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/41a07330-2346-4785-ae97-3564c19f8df2/kaname-ishi-katori.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 93: Time to Shake Things Up - Make it stand out The Kaname Ishi of Katori shrine. This one is prominent but didn’t have a noticeable divot. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-92 monthly 0.5 2023-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/0829cc3e-7e3c-49c4-978f-47f1fb66b016/Haniwaboar-detail.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 92: Death or Taxes, aka Don’t Piss Off Umako Clay boar, trussed up and headed to the dinner table, most likely. Originally from the 5th century, but relevant to our current narrative. Photo by author, taken at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-91 monthly 0.5 2023-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/11508b4c-4b88-4331-a3bb-0ae11dc74862/Asuka+Warrior.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 91: Things Kick Off Reconstruction of the armor and weapons of an Asuka era warrior. The bow and arrow were a primary weapon, and we find the more elite warriors appear to be in a kind of lamellar armor similar to the continent. Photo by author, taken at the Asuka Historical Museum, in Asuka, Japan https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-90 monthly 0.5 2023-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/280f7799-63d1-4a39-99e8-ea226e661662/Ishibutai.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 90: Setting the Stage - Make it stand out Ishibutai kofun, thought to be the eventual resting place of Soga no Umako. The kofun, in the Asuka region, demonstrates the large boulders that were used to create the kind of stone chamber that would house the actual coffin and any grave goods. For some reason, this kofun has lost the earthen mound piled up around it, exposing the inner “skeleton” of the kofun itself. Unfortunately, that also means that the kofun has been easily accessible, and we have no clear grave goods. The kofun is massive in size, and the stones would have required immense labor to put in place, but it seems to be of a square nature, which would go along with the idea that it was the tomb of a powerful individual, but not necessarily a member of the royal family. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/c39b0eed-0923-43f1-99d1-c8dcb44ecc14/received_938947790516905.jpeg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 90: Setting the Stage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-89 monthly 0.5 2023-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/27f10bcc-acec-4b94-814d-782e5b13f3d2/Umbrella+piece.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 89: Baekje and Yamato on the Rocks - Make it stand out A golden animal head umbrella finial, found on Okinoshima island, and dated to the 6th century. These kinds of things were coming across the straits, and there was clearly a robust trade network, even if every mission wasn’t mentioned in the Chronicles somewhere. Photo by author, at the Munakata Taisha Shinpokan; the museum of their holy treasures, including those found on the islands at the other connected shrines. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-88 monthly 0.5 2023-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/c7f3dddf-3b20-41e5-9c7a-b62fbc0784e3/Mononobe_no_Moriya.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 88: Let’s Give This Buddhism Thing Another Try - Make it stand out Drawing by Kikuchi Yosai (1788-1878) of Mononobe no Yuge no Moriya, here shown with a mino, or straw raincoat, over his court finery. While the depiction is somewhat fanciful, it hearkens to the story in the Nihon Shoki from this reign of Moriya’s confrontation with Soga no Umako. Image is in the public domain, found on Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-87 monthly 0.5 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/d49bf815-29d7-451c-b994-7063d30dcd52/Mt._Haruna_in_fall.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Make it stand out Image of Mt. Haruna’s conical dome in the fall. Public domain photo downloaded from Wikimedia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685547668373-COH9RLWUZBDVZVCB94F6/HaniwaCollection.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Haniwa collection A collection of Haniwa at the Tokyo National Museum, showing various different types of haniwa figures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685547685169-9LDLYLXCFQMRD62ML6T3/KofunPerson.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Haniwa warrior Here we have a haniwa figure of someone who appears to be a warrior or a hunter. Along with regular clothing, he has on arm protectors, a short sword, and accoutrements for archery. Tokyo National Museum - Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685547684712-METEKWA8XYOLDCNDADZR/Kofun+belt+and+accessories.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Belt and accessories Here we see the patterned belt and various accessories. In particular we see a wrist guard hanging from the belt, used to protect the wrist when using a bow. Tokyo National Museum - Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685548312037-D5LN7MR608PFJ2KCKZ0D/Armored+Warrior+Tanko.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Warrior in "Tanko" Here we see a warrior in classic “tanko” style armor. Tokyo National Museum - Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685548318918-VLLOW5N7V5AZ87HMDLSU/Kofun+Person+2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Kofun person Another example of the figures found at various tombs. Tokyo National Museum - Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685548316640-80K1MOSF4JN5GCM8D2PU/Haniwa+on+a+chair.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Figure sitting in a chair Here we see someone sitting in a chair of some kind. Tokyo National Museum - photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685548322757-1OY08JDMS1422SXX6YFD/Musician+playing+a+zither.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Musician Here we have someone playing music on what looks to be a zither, like the wagon. Tokyo National Museum - photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685548315872-Y6HVDUUT95Y47VEP29ES/Haniwa+horse.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Kofun era horse Here we have a haniwa figure of a horse, all dressed up in its finery. Tokyo National Museum - photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685548318728-IU8BU27FLWJGIXVV7K16/Horse+bit+and+stirrups.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Kofun bit and stirrups Here we see a kofun era bit and pair of stirrups. Notice these stirrups are not dissimilar from western stirrups, compared to the later abumi, which were more like curved platforms. Tokyo National Museum - photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685548312282-3UE08XYM88HQEO0PKVT5/Early+stirrups.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Kofun era stirrups Another style of stirrup, this one more “pot” shaped, covering the whole of the front of the foot, giving greater purchase, but still covering all sides of the foot. Tokyo National Museum - photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685548323687-SV01PT6PCXFZU219WVTB/Reconstructed+belt.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Belt (reconstruction) This is a reconstruction of a 6th century belt, quite similar to what was found on the continent. This would have likely been for an elite, with plenty of places to hang pouches and other tools. Tokyo National Museum - photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685576200435-7E02Y3C9ILN1DYEA9X33/Tanko+Armor.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Solid "tanko" armor This relatively solid style, or “tanko” armor was an earlier form, and is more rigid than the lamellar. It is often suggested that the lamellar came in with horse riding culture. Tokyo National Museum - photo by author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685576563021-HE48WZPTJNO2CWBJ4E0F/Armored+Warrior+Tanko.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Warrior in "tanko" style armor Here we have a warrior in what appears to be the solid “tanko” style of armor, including the rivets or ties holding it together. Tokyo National Museum - photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685576191789-T4GK3OHZG6R4EAXH7W4U/Keiko+armor.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Lamellar armor Often called “keiko” style armor, this is an example of the lamellar armor found in the archipelago and the peninsula in the 6th century. Tokyo National Museum - photo by author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685576569592-5UP8GIM5KB577UMXW4QJ/Warrior+in+lamellar.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Warrior in lamellar armor Here we see a haniwa of a warrior in what appears to be the lamellar, or “keiko”, style of armor. Tokyo National Museum - photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1685576914158-XALDR7F3RKZWP99Z3MLE/Peninsular+Lamellar.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 87: The Dual Eruptions of Mount Haruna - Peninsular lamellar (reconstruction) A reconstruction of the kind of lamellar armor found on the peninsula in the Goguryeo region. There are many similarities with armors found in the archipelago at this time. Seoul National Museum - photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-86 monthly 0.5 2023-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/a4dcd116-aeb2-4f46-a805-e5f8697854fd/Sadogashima_ISS064-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 86: All the Other Stuff - Make it stand out Sado Island, off the coast of Niigata prefecture, what was once the land of Koshi. Public domain photo by NASA taken from the ISS in 2021, downloaded from Wikimedia. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-85 monthly 0.5 2023-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/d333a995-7856-4889-9962-4dbb16d9cbd1/Asuka+Sun.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 85: The Buddha Comes to Japan - Make it stand out Sun setting over the hills that form part of the valley around Asuka. In the 6th century this was the territory of the Soga family, and the location of some of the earliest known Buddhist temples in Japan. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-84 monthly 0.5 2023-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/09986f84-c4de-4715-b906-add9de88dea3/Kucha+Stupa-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out Ruins of a stupa at the Ancient city of Subashi, once a thriving city in the land of Kucha, home of Kumarajiva, on the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert in the Tarim Basin. Kucha was a major stop on the Silk Road. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/09426aa0-a619-4905-9155-19b8d579a4b8/AnuradapuraStupa-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out Ruwanweli Maha Saya, aka Mahathupa, or “Great Stupa” in Anuradapura, Sri Lanka. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/7b0d0c56-b29c-4777-b93d-19e9ca242a0f/IndiaMadhyaPradesh-2C-Freer+Sackler-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out The historical Buddha represented as a wheel wrapped with a garland, from Madhya Pradesh, in Central India, 2nd Century CE. In the Freer-Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1681608255040-8O5GCSLKSARBYF1JVEGP/Gandhara+Stupa+2-3C+-+British+Museum-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Gandhara Stupa An image of people worshiping at a stupa. You can see the form is fairly standard for the time. 2-3 Century CE, from the British Museum in London, UK. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1681608235783-Q0EEMCI1RW335VMW7SBE/Gandhara+2-3C+Enlightenment+and+Subduing+Mara+-+British+Museum-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - The Buddha's Enlightenment Images indicating the story of the Buddha’s enlightenment, and the suppression of the demon, Mara, who tried to disrupt him. 2-3 Century CE, at the British Museum, London, UK. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1681608358146-C110KRNUFN50AC2JAD64/Gandhara2-3C-SeoulNM-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Image of the Buddha This image of the Buddha shows many of the western features common in Gandharan art. The hair is more naturalistic than later depictions, and the loose folds of his robe recall some of the Greek and Roman influence in the region’s art. 2-3 Century CE, from the Seoul National Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1681608310372-SCIJ9SD4OOSVI3U5ULOX/Gandhara200-DeathofBuddha-Ashmolean-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Death of the Buddha Here we see the Buddha lying down, entering nirvana, while those of his followers still here in this existence lament their loss. Notice the facial features of the Buddha, including his mustache, which was prominent in a lot of early art. Also the clothing and depictions of his followers. From ca. 200, at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1681608547282-4TPGOWAFBCHPZ14LU22A/GandharaBoddhisatva+-+PAMuseum+Jaipur-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Boddhisatva An image of a Boddhisatva—one who has attained buddhahood but delayed nirvana so that they could stay in this existence and help others. From the Prince Albert Museum in Jaipur, India. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1681608417466-9USMT593YO4MCHPI3NVJ/Gandhara-BuddhaHead-3C-FreerSackler-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Head of the Buddha From about the 3rd century. Once again, see the features, which were common to the Gandharan style, and which made an impact on early Buddhist images along the Silk Road and all the way to East Asia. In each place he would be depicted with features that were familiar to the people there, while retaining certain distinctive marks, such as the chignon, or ushnisha, at the top of his head. From the Freer-Sackler Gallery in Washington, DC. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1681608438254-7RPZJGGC99WKGRMKXHFI/GandharaBuddhistScene+2C+NDNational-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Scene from the Buddha's Life Many reliefs are scenes like this. Much as a church in the west might put scenes from the Bible in a stained glass window, scenes from the Buddha’s life or teachings are often found, usually with depictions of people in local dress and architecture around him. From the New Delhi National Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1681608481483-0A4GTT3A5FW9MX5W8HE8/Gandhara-Kushan-Boddhisatva-2-3C-TNM-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Seated Boddhisatva Here is an example of a Boddhisatva, with many of the features of the Buddha, but also with indications of their status as beings who stayed in the world to help others. From the Tokyo National Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1681608597293-MFW58XZ3PQ3NIT8L90EQ/GandharaKushan-L2-3C-FreerSackler-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - The Buddha's Enlightenment Another scene of Buddha’s enlightenment, with the leaves of the tree above him, and soldiers below and around him—the forces of Mara. His right hand is down, towards the earth, and this gesture is commonly used to reference subduing Mara. Specific gestures and poses became common ways to depict different scenes such that an entire lexicon of how to depict the Buddha was developed. 2-3 Century, Freer-Sackler Gallery. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1681608599294-2P7PQ687A01XB3DC2S9F/KushanGandhara2-3C-TNM-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Seated Buddha The seated Buddha, holding the fingers of his left hand in his right, forming a common mudra, or hand posture. Here we see a very prominent mustache on the Buddha, common to this period (2-3C) and region. Where we don’t see one, it was probably painted on—most of these would have been elaborately painted in their day, but now only the stone itself remains. From the Tokyo National Museum, photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1681608645381-JXWFK1C13J38W57UUF4E/KushanGandharan100-300+-+Buddha%27s+death+-+VandA-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Buddha's Disciples In this scene, the Buddha’s disciples lament their loss at the foot of his deathbed. While most are wailing or comforting each other, we also see one in meditation, not giving in to the feelings of loss. Ca. 100-300, from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/710e7e9e-ea5a-4528-b5fe-1d59bc1fede9/Kucha+Ruins-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out Ruins at the ancient Kuchean city of Subashi, looking towards part of the Tianshan mountain range. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/aea803d2-90d2-45ec-afe5-79c8afb5e210/Kucha+walls-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out Ancient city walls at Subashi. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/73590584-e9d2-4e8d-ad24-122d2e276ddb/BuddhaAnd2Followers+-+Qizil-Kucha+-+4-5C+-+Met-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out The Buddha and disciples from the Qizil cave grotto paintings, 4th-5th Century, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Photo by Author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/39e66372-2d0e-4716-a72b-74e2e5a58f41/Buddha+Image+Miran+3-4C+New+Delhi+National+Museum-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out Image of the Buddha and disciples from a fresco in Miran, along the southern edge of the Tarim Basin. 3rd-4th Century, currently in the New Delhi National Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/4190a922-8054-4a8c-bc2b-e69488530d8c/Great+Wall-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out Western edge of the Han era “Great Wall” in Dunhuang, near Yumenguan, the Jade Gate. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/48c359bd-c142-464c-924f-30ee454b2767/Yumenguan-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out Yumenguan (玉門關) - this is actually a fortress built to house the soldiers who monitored people traveling from the Tarim Basin towards the Gansu region, and vice versa. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/131f0d19-7f22-42d9-9c53-a169187f39c0/Mogao+Caves-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out Just a few of the Mogao caves that have not been built up in the way that others have, giving an impression of what people would have seen as they approached. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/e00e3b04-026d-4a3c-8735-7643086e330a/Dunhuang+Painting-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out Example of some of the paintings at Dunhuang. These have been exposed to the outside, and thus exposed to the elements over time, but there are many even more impressive paintings inside. Photo by author https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/26cfb622-819e-4532-a8e8-04afc574eb5b/Sakyamuni-N.Wei-ShanxiMuseum-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out Buddhist image of Shakyamuni from the Northern Wei dynasty. H has an ancient Buddhist swastika on his chest, a common symbol at this time, well before it was appropriated by the Nazis in the 20th century. From the Shanxi Museum of History. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/7907c2bf-a63c-4c61-b746-88095d0fb486/N.WEi-499-BeijingCapitalMuseum-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out Image of the Buddha from the Northern Wei dynasty in 499 CE. From the Beijing Capital City Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/6b5ee2b9-981b-47c4-ad39-079ad7fa52a2/Eastern+Han+Watchtower-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out Example of a Han dynasty watchtower from a funerary arrangement. There seem to be obvious similarities between these and the later pagoda towers, although many of the latter were not necessarily made for actual human use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/c9713f3b-d598-4cb2-81af-b53b2cca499b/Songyue6C-CC-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 84: The Middle Way Through the Middle Kingdom - Make it stand out Songyue pagoda, 523 CE. Photo by Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-83 monthly 0.5 2023-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/23d455fd-13f9-4006-9911-7d74068a3bb2/Asukadera+Buddha.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 83: Shakyamuni, aka the Historical Buddha - Make it stand out Image of the Buddha at Asukadera, one of the earliest temples in Japan (though the original is no longer extant). Buddhism would bring major changes to the archipelago. Photo by author https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-82 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/2270a030-b0d0-4c9d-8b89-b69b246aa608/Gaya+Armor.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 82: The Fate of Nimna - Make it stand out 6th century iron armor from Haman, South Korea, the area associated with the Ara kingdom of the Kara (or Gaya) confederacy. This style of armor goes back to at least the 4th century and can be found in the archipelago as well as on the peninsula. Armor at the Seoul National Museum, photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-81 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/e0e58257-5dfb-4861-af9c-eb7f759bee48/Emperor_Kinmei.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 81: The Politics of the Early Yamato Court - Make it stand out Artist’s speculative image of Kinmei Tennō in the 19th century. Image in the public domain. File from Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-nara-part1 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/4a271c31-009b-4d2a-9ff9-fdd28d335bc9/OmiwaToriiDistance.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 1 - Make it stand out Torii gate for Ōmiwa shrine in Sakurai. The modern gates tower over the surrounding buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1676564247732-PJYN9M89AKWKPHHB8644/Omiwa2ndToriiName.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 1 - Ōmiwa Shrine entrance The entrance to the main Ōmiwa shrine grounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1676564011411-87052MXCOXJR84RKIWO0/Omiwa+Torii.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 1 - Ōmiwa shrine torii A view of the giant torii of Ōmiwa shrine, looking down the Omote-sando https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1676563703224-BUGJI2I430E5UO0N9PAO/HebiNoSugi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 1 - Hebi no Sugi A sacred cedar connected to stories of the spirit of Mt. Miwa appearing as a snake. Snakes were common forms of kami in early stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1676563983296-X5JTLALA5MPSWF2Y8476/Omiwa+Haiden.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1676563950274-UUTFJOMV6FZ469TPV9H1/Mt.Miwa2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1676564456518-CW2XC2O8ZA6FREY6LX22/TennoSha+Shrine.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1676564571283-XCF35AWYB06L2YWL0Z28/TennoSha+Sign.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1676565273239-TXME99UQ7JMWY9HHWVSS/YamabenoMichiMap.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1676565399169-OHVSM7CYBKGD4K48IYLY/Hashihaka1.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1676565462027-SZWJ8LQ7PMEOQNSB5QDC/Hashihaka3.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Traveling Through the Ancient Nara Basin, Part 1 https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-80 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/4f3cc808-91ff-4f9c-842a-909d32798e1e/Hinokuma-no-Iorino-no-Miya.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 80: The Asuka Period - Make it stand out Marker indicating the spot tradition holds was the site of Senka Tenno’s palace at Ihorino in Hinokuma. Photo by Takanuka, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-79 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1110e20e-7da6-4359-8544-793d9bfd082c/AnkanBowl.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 79: Ankan's Glass Bowl - Make it stand out Glass bowl from central Asia, said to be from the tomb of Ankan Tennō. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1673799132240-18QQW9DW0JTHUSA74EK0/GlassFragment_Okinoshima.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 79: Ankan's Glass Bowl - Sassanid glass bowl fragment found on Okinoshima island Glass fragment found on Okinoshima island, forming part of a Sassanid glass bowl. From the National Museum of Japanese History in Sakura. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1673799121320-HDTTI07I7F0QWHTK6X5X/Niizawa+glass+2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 79: Ankan's Glass Bowl - Glass plate and bowl Glass plate and bowl, with origins in Central Asia (likely Sassanid Persia), excavated from Niizawa Senzuka Kofun and on display at the Tokyo National Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1673799132268-F9459OF5R0AMG2PO4RGV/SassanianGlass_BritishMuseum.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 79: Ankan's Glass Bowl - Sassanid Glass Bowl From the British Museum. Photo by Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1673799134631-MGQXHB414627W2NU0SZX/Tabriz_Museum_Sasanid_Glass_1.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 79: Ankan's Glass Bowl - Sassanid Glass Bolws From the Tabriz Museum. Photo by Alborz Fallah at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-newyear2023 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/c749775e-0b6c-46a0-9be0-e082f44eb6c5/DSC_7588.JPG Chronicles of Japan Podcast - New Year's Recap 2023 - Make it stand out View of the top of the mound (or the treetops atop the mound) of Daisen kofun, from a pedestrian overpass near the northwest corner of the site. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-78 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/89480074-cdce-433b-adfb-7a0bfb0e8ffc/5thCKura.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 78: Eminent Domain in Ancient Japan - Make it stand out Conjectural reconstruction of a 5th century storehouse based on posthole finds in Osaka, at the site of the Osaka National Museum, near the later Naniwa Palace site. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-77 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/4a697fb6-2337-4464-8812-d49ce15c8742/DSC_7753.JPG Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 77: Cross-Strait Relations, Part II - Make it stand out Image of a boat from the Kofun period. Photo by author from the Sakai City Museum of History. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-76 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/3b5d3d24-d552-476d-90d3-34fb4e029fe4/Tomb_One_of_Gwangju_Wolgye-dong_Janggobun-1.jfif Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 76: Cross-Strait Relations, Part I - Make it stand out Tomb #1 of Gwanju Wolgye-dong Janggobun tumulus group - a 5th to 6th century keyhole shaped tomb similar to those in northern Kyūshū, Photo from Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/ea7a78e9-1a7c-4590-9f41-ce3dd15ac9f9/Mimana_nihonfu_map_kor.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 76: Cross-Strait Relations, Part I - Make it stand out A map showing Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, Nimna (Imna), and Japan. Here it makes Nimna a fairly large state that encompasses parts of what others have called Baekje and Kara (Gaya). This Japanese territory image above was made by Maximilian Dörrbecker (Chumwa), Image:Japan_admin_levels.svg, Wikimedia commons. The file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/380eae2d-3c11-4898-b4d8-3aed36a25741/Map_of_Baekje%28%E7%99%BE%E6%B5%8E%29.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 76: Cross-Strait Relations, Part I - Make it stand out This map shows the Three Kingdoms, as well as Kara and Nimna, but the latter are definitely small and reduced. By Evawen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/f526ee20-e10b-416a-aa0c-b8d5374d495d/%E4%BB%BB%E9%82%A3%EF%BC%88520%E5%B9%B4%EF%BC%89.jpeg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 76: Cross-Strait Relations, Part I - Make it stand out This map purports to show the extent of Nimna in 520. Note that it is much reduced and gives over a lot of surrounding territory to either Silla or Baekje. With no apparent appreciation for Kara, again, which is assumed to be a part of Nimna. 520年的任那地图 by 金楼白象, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/068f4d14-810a-4a7f-8caf-e2b2fd32fbb9/%E4%BB%BB%E9%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E5%8A%A0%E7%BE%85%E3%80%81%E7%99%BE%E6%B8%88%E3%80%81%E6%96%B0%E7%BE%85.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 76: Cross-Strait Relations, Part I - Make it stand out Another map of the Korean peninsula, but this one is trying to connect various settleents. It shows Kara/Gaya, but in the same color and in lesser font compared to Nimna/Imna. Silla and Baekje also appear reduced in size, comparatively. By マンスニード, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/559db67d-a490-47af-bab7-12151ad322b2/JejuIsland.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 76: Cross-Strait Relations, Part I - Make it stand out Jeju island, site of the ancient kingdom of T’amna. Image in the public domain per Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-75 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/b69b3a36-b034-4418-8440-0ac9ac3d7b87/Mirror+Sword+and+Seal.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 75: The Mirror, Sword, and ...Seal? - Make it stand out Conjectural images of the sword, mirror, and jewel, and an image of the Han era seal for King Na of Wa. Were the Sacred treasures in the 6th century something like these or completely different? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/3bcd5b43-75de-4fb5-a5d3-6bbd2db0dc2a/Key+locations.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 75: The Mirror, Sword, and ...Seal? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/4540f965-ea8c-4949-9199-a659ddb39e38/Suda_Hatiman_Mirror.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 75: The Mirror, Sword, and ...Seal? - Make it stand out Picture of the back of the Suda Hachiman bronze mirror, with the inscription visible along its rim. Click for a larger view. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-74 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/17d7d211-3a03-43b0-b04b-24bdd7c98d64/Haniwa5thCOsaka.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 74: Yamato and State Formation - Make it stand out Haniwa figure of a woman from a 5th century tomb in modern Fujiidera, in Osaka—the ancient area of Kawachi. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-73 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1894128b-12e0-41e1-94a3-13fa344a637e/ManAndTiger_ArtGalleryofNSW.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 73: The Southern and Northern Dynasties - Make it stand out Man v. Tiger. Era of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. From the Art Gallery of New South Whales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/80f7d4c3-d70e-4229-8fa8-3b971163938f/Warrior.Jin_SanFran.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 73: The Southern and Northern Dynasties - Make it stand out Jin dynasty warrior, from the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/922364fa-4176-4c2f-9a24-cb0643644e1f/Warrior.Jin_Tokyo.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 73: The Southern and Northern Dynasties - Make it stand out Jin dynasty warrior, from the Tokyo National Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1614405e-7d58-4e6e-ae98-b81d56d4f292/Minister-AsianArtMuseum.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 73: The Southern and Northern Dynasties - Make it stand out Northern Wei Official, from the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/8ea72048-a045-4a46-a1db-f6cae82d06c7/Soldiers.W.Wei_Shaanxi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 73: The Southern and Northern Dynasties - Make it stand out Western Wei soldiers, from the Shaanxi History Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/a0c111a9-f48b-41fa-8cfa-a41118015371/D.Sidius.W.Wei_Shaanxi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 73: The Southern and Northern Dynasties - Make it stand out Western Wei official (? - Dark lord of the Sith?) from the Shaanxi History Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/0e060ff3-b750-4f50-b9ce-e856fcb4fd2f/N.QiRider-BritishMuseum.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 73: The Southern and Northern Dynasties - Make it stand out Northern Qi hunter, from the British Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/d1ca431d-973b-438c-9ff5-e991af5ef928/N.ZhouWarrior-Shaanxi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 73: The Southern and Northern Dynasties - Make it stand out N. Zhou cavalryman, from the Shaanxi History Museum. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-72 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/7fbbf1ce-bc53-4882-b065-553b8f76dbe8/Anonymous_-_The_Seven_Worthies_of_the_Bamboo_Grove_-_1915.107_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art_2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 72: The Three Kingdoms Period - Make it stand out Ming dynasty painting of the Seven Worthies of the Bamboo grove, from the Cleveland Museum of Art https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-71 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/e8736cac-848a-4c5b-9279-b1610a7c2a66/HanDynastyStatue-GalleryofNSW.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Make it stand out Han era statue in the Gallery of New South Wales, Australia. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/689e67a0-f9dd-41d3-b420-b673272e5aa4/Qin_empire_210_BCE.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Make it stand out Image showing Sinitic civilization around the time of the Qin dynasty. You can see how it is mostly concentrated in the north along the Yellow River, with some pockets along the Yangzi. That would extend farther south, especially in the later Han period. Image by User Yuninjie on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661965340126-RXHFV8YF4H60KHRT6YD7/HanMirror-ForbiddenCityBeijing.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Han TLV mirror from the Forbidden City in Beijing This mirror has a pattern that looks suspiciously like the game known as liu bo, which may have arisen from some kind of divination. It is unclear just how the game would have been played, but it seems to be connected with Sinitic concepts of the universe. TLV patterns would make their way to Japan on the backs of these mirrors, although there is no record of liu bo having also made the journey, and it may have simply become a common decorative feature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661965559334-PTIUH0VF4L7BA881APY6/LiuBo.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Stone carving of liu bo, from the Tokyo National Museum Here we see a carving of two people playing the game liu bo in a Han era carving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661965659378-D1O108EE3AQ8FG0JUA2W/HanLiuBo-NYCMet.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Han figures playing liu bo, from the New York Metropolitan Museum Here we see figures playing liu bo, from a Han era tomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661965858492-9V6CB0W8GDPFM17KWAM6/HanMusiciansShanghaiMuseum.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Han musicians, Shanghai Museum Here we see a pair of Han dynasty musicians. One is playing the qin, or an early relative thereof. This zither would come to Japan and eventually become the koto, a vital part of Japanese court music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661966470076-6FJBDCKEBITAPO8JXIFH/TerracottaWarrior-Shaanxi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Terracotta Warrior, Shaanxi History Museum Here we see a typical member of the terracotta army set to guard the tomb of the first emperor of the Qin dynasty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661966046717-1KK73I876IYRHUU1VVT5/TerracottaFaceShaanxi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Terracotta Warrior, Shaanxi History Museum Face of one of the terracotta warriors from the tomb of the first Qin emperor. Each one was unique, with its own features and exquisitely detailed. They even had slightly different hairstyles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661965985422-REZ7IV5DB1VCTLILV8G5/TerracottaFace3.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Terracotta Warrior, Shaanxi History Museum Another example of one of the unique terracotta warriors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661965610848-MVJSCKNNXJT9VJ771E95/TerracottaFaceShaanxi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661965461378-QTO68P3BMP6M0FWPDSY5/TerracottaFace2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Terracotta Warrior, Shaanxi History Museum Face of one of the terracotta warriors from the tomb of the first Qin emperor. Each one was unique, with its own features and exquisitely detailed. They even had slightly different hairstyles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661966095335-5S3WUNP3I5CJH0HDN4EV/TerracottaWarriorBoots.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Terracotta Warrior-boots, Shaanxi History Museum Here we can see the pattern on the soles of the shoes of one kneeling feature—even this detail was preserved by the unknown artists who created these statues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661966289154-AXP93T5QXQJPNQ0Y3N57/TerracottaWarriorGeneral.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Terracotta General, Tomb of Qin Shihuang Example of a general, wearing a different type of armor. His armor was probably less effective, but it is also unlikely he would have been fighting on the front lines. There are similarities here with conjectured armor in Japan between the Nara and Heian periods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661966396657-4BIL7G15Q26GEUR3L8U3/TerracottaWarriorPigment.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Terracotta Warrior - Pigmentation, Tomb of Qin Shihuang Here we see some of the remaining pigmentation on the red cords of the armor. It was likely black, to represent lacquer, with red cords to help hold it together. The armor itself may have been metal or simply lacquered leather plates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661965720297-2Q1LNN983MGGX8DL76R1/TerracottaWarriorFresh.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Terracotta Warrior - Pigmentation, Tomb of Qin Shihuang Here we can see evidence of the pigmentation that the original statues would have had. Unfortunately, oxidization typically causes the colors to fade, quickly, after exposure, leaving the grey remains that most people know. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1661966429368-0RUR396XDR8XSWT63JAT/TerracottaWarriorPIgmentFace.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 71: The Yellow River and the Birth of Han Culture. - Terracotta Warrior - Pigmentation, Tomb of QIn Shihuang Another example of pigmentation that seems to be remaining, in this case on the face. Still, there is only a little left at this time. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-70 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/bfb83490-d41c-4728-9b03-1a396305d35b/kinojo-reproduction.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 70: End of an Era - Make it stand out Model of a reconstruction of a Korean style fortress built in the 7th century in Kibi, some 200 years after “Kinouhe” is recorded as having been built. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-69 monthly 0.5 2023-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/693c61c5-9095-4f93-ba3f-013b64966583/Hatsuse-no-Namiki-no-Miya.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 69: A Deadly Serious Poetry Battle - Make it stand out Modern marker at the traditional site of Wakasazaki’s Namiki palace in Ha(tsu)se. Photo by Takanuka, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-68 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/cf5a8d8d-1579-47b4-8849-122a030951ef/Emperor_Ninken.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 68: Ōke the Elder - Make it stand out Nineteenth century artist’s interpretation of Ōke, aka Ninken Tennō, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Interesting that, although he is the elder brother he almost looks younger than Woke, his younger brother (see Episode 67) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/562b86e8-adea-4e09-985a-dd8587157be8/Family+Tree.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 68: Ōke the Elder - Make it stand out Attempt to depict the family relationships in Akitame’s family. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-67 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/b38220dd-43c3-427b-8681-6c63c6d4fb2f/Kenzo.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 67: Woke's Grab Bag - Make it stand out Nineteenth century artist’s interpretation of Woke, aka Kenzō Tennō, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/8d127ab6-7dc9-4b01-b775-292048f24c11/Chikatsu+Asuka.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 67: Woke's Grab Bag - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/48ae8ab8-642d-4527-8e93-261eff258fd7/bonsai.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 67: Woke's Grab Bag - Make it stand out Bonsai from a display at Nagoya Castle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/02f3074b-4fe2-458a-8ea0-2562b4eb1817/Gokuseui.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 67: Woke's Grab Bag - Make it stand out Extant feeder stream uncovered at Motsuji, in Hiraizumi. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-66 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/999034ba-b0c2-46f4-9b89-ca9fe59c58c0/Kitahanauchi_Otsuka_Kofun%2C_haisho.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 66: A Challenger Appears! - Make it stand out Entrance to Kitahanauchi Ōtsuka Kofun, a round-keyhole tomb mound said to be the resting place of Iitoyo, a possibly non-heteronormative woman who may be an uncredited sovereign of ancient Yamato. Photo is public domain, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/c164eaf9-651d-44d8-b5d9-2e69ae599550/OkeNWokeTravels.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 66: A Challenger Appears! - Make it stand out A few of the locations in this episode, especially referencing the path that appears to be describing the brothers’ time running away and hiding from Wakatake to their return to Shiraga at the Mikakuri Palace in Iware—the southeast Nara basin. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-65 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/c8e1f018-f55e-4494-b3c3-c4bb011f5d95/Orekidai_seinei.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 65: The Party King of Wa - Make it stand out 19th century artist’s depiction of Shiraga, aka Seinei Tennō https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-64 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/e6496d1e-55eb-4571-8775-e03c41f94ec9/Otomo_no_Muroya.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 64: The Prince in Waiting - Make it stand out 19th century artist’s depiction of Ōtomo no Muroya, the Ōmuraji who oversaw the transition from Wakatake to his son. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-63 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/3c719112-a430-4d34-b53b-c5d06c3d8ced/MovieSet.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 63: Immigrants, Gods, and Movie Studios - Make it stand out Crew hard at work on set at Toei Eiga Mura, in Uzumasa, Kyoto. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-62 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/6263cfd6-0836-4191-94c8-0b8b1a647132/Ki_no_Oyumi.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 62: Crime and Punishment - Make it stand out 19th century artist’s interpretation of Ki no Oyumi, one of the generals sent to chastise Silla in the late 5th century. Image from Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-61 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/709c53cc-f4cc-4fc2-820c-667f5a0d456c/Tenn%C5%8D_Y%C5%ABryaku_detail.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 61: Bad Behavior and the People that Excuse It - Make it stand out 19th century artist’s interpretation of Yūryaku Tennō, aka Ōhatsuse Wakatake no Ōkimi, formally the 21st sovereign in the official imperial lineage, defeating a boar on the slopes of Mt. Katsuraki. Image from Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/cf6a55ae-3fca-45b0-b76e-adcfdf1e3ec8/Ikazuchi-aka-Raijin.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 61: Bad Behavior and the People that Excuse It - Make it stand out 16th century depiction of the lightning god “Raijin”, otherwise known as Ikazuchi no Kami. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/8c9ecd1e-2a70-494d-b2b1-3a0d13d035ba/%E9%9B%AA%E6%9C%88%E8%8A%B1_%E5%90%89%E9%87%8E-Cherry_Blossoms_at_Yoshino_%28Yoshino%29%2C_from_the_series_Snow%2C_Moon%2C_and_Flowers_%28Setsugekka%29_MET_DP141242.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 61: Bad Behavior and the People that Excuse It - Make it stand out 1833 woodcut print of the flowering cherries of Mt. Yoshino. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-60 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/45849fa1-a51d-4a09-bb50-2616491f6d39/Emperor_Y%C5%ABryaku.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 60: The Impulsive Loves of Wakatake no Ōkimi - Make it stand out 19th century artist’s interpretation of Yūryaku Tennō, aka Ōhatsuse Wakatake no Ōkimi, formally the 21st sovereign in the official imperial lineage. Image from Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/5b97146f-ab4a-4c1e-b7ce-417f7bf5d695/IseRoof.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 60: The Impulsive Loves of Wakatake no Ōkimi - Make it stand out Roof at Ise Shrine showing the crosswise “logs” on top known as katsuogi. These may be the feature that is alluded to in the Kojiki with the verb katsuwo to refer to “raised logs”. Phillipi notes that it may not have been an actual sumptuary law so much as just the apparent insolence of this “district chief” to demonstrate affluence rivaling the sovereign’s own. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-59 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/bdb1843f-1dab-4417-aada-17aff44d6f4c/Urashima_Taro_handscroll_from_Bodleian_Library_2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 59: Urashima Tarō and Other Stories - Make it stand out Detail from a late 16th century or early 17th century scroll depicting the story of Urashima Tarō, depicting him entering the undersea palace in the Land of the Immortals. The original is from the The Bodleian Library, Oxford and is used here under CC BY 4.0. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-58 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1da268ce-3623-419d-b5a9-77e91ac1e6aa/InariyamaSwordRekihaku-Detail.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 58: The Five Kings of Wa - Make it stand out Detail from a replica of the sword found in the Inariyama Tumulus, where you can see the date claiming it was made in a Xinhai year. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-57 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/af0b81f9-4151-4557-b2ba-e36fefce20b5/Emperor_Ank%C5%8D.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 57: Blood and Chaos - Make it stand out Artist interpretation of Ankō Tennō, successor to Ingyō Tennō. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/b297b169-3fda-43ad-9186-3f97b4584cc9/Royal+Family+Tree.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 57: Blood and Chaos - Make it stand out Warning: Spoilers! If you need it, though, here is a chart of some of the family relations from Ōsazaki to the current generation in our stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1643644674076-SAT7IKD1W2B42XT0M352/EtaFunayamaCrown1-5C.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 57: Blood and Chaos - 5th C Gilt Bronze Crown, Japan Gilt bronze crown found at the 5th century Eta Funayama Kofun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1643644815303-68V92BCW5O3JJP3UXH1P/KoreanGoldCrown.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 57: Blood and Chaos - 5th C Gold Crown, Silla 5th century gold crown from Silla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1643644624208-XF0HBFFNLNDNF7G1BE2Q/EtaFunayamaCrown2-5C.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 57: Blood and Chaos - 5th C Gilt Bronze Crown, Japan Another gilt bronze crown from Eta Funayama Kofun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1643644789461-UTSGQB0PHCIUE4ZPHX7G/GayaCrown5thC.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 57: Blood and Chaos - 5th C Gold Crown, Gaya Example of a gold crown from the Gaya (or Kara) region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1643644879392-JBX7KE3E0MY6GARTAT9J/SillaCrown5thC.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 57: Blood and Chaos - 5th C Gold Crown, Silla This crown remains a national treasure of Korea. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-56 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/e4f3c71f-2caa-4ab7-800c-6f154d9b1754/Ichinoyama_Kofun%2C_haisho.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 56: What's in a Name? - Make it stand out North gate of Ichinoyama Kofun traditionally identified as the resting place of Oasatsuma Wakugo, aka Ingyō Tennō, though Prof. Kishimoto’s analysis suggests that Oasatsuma may have actually been buried at Daisen Kofun—traditionally associated with Oasatsuma’s father, Ōsazaki, aka Nintoku Tennō. Photo by Saigen Jiro and available through Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/fc822992-2762-4d3f-af9f-f51372b48f35/lossy-page1-7667px-Yamaguchiya_Tobei_-_Abalone_Divers_off_the_Coast_of_Ise%2C_from_an_Untitled_Landscape_Series_-_1916.944_-_Cleveland_Museum_of_Art.tif.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 56: What's in a Name? - Make it stand out Women diving for abalone—and their pearls—in an 1830s woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada and published by Yamaguchiya Tobei. Image in the public domain courtesy of the Cleveland Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/211586c9-2f2c-4327-9c35-8a1071227231/Abalone_%28PSF%29.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 56: What's in a Name? - Make it stand out Inside of an abalone shell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/c0335404-5c0b-4898-be71-96677c4d07c1/Abalone_free_form_pearls.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 56: What's in a Name? - Make it stand out Examples of abalone pearls. Photo by Worldexplorer82, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-template monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/117c4015-2358-4961-a2f2-16e5ab579a49/IseShrine.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - New Year's 2022 Recap - Make it stand out The traditional rooves of the shrine at Ise Grand Shrine, the primary shrine to Amaterasu. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-55 monthly 0.5 2021-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/84622c82-3b89-43a6-932d-f999aec7df11/Emperor_Ingy%C5%8D.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 55: Reluctant Kings and Vengeful Queens - Make it stand out 19th century artist’s conception of the sovereign posthumously known as Ingyō Tennō. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/7b82ded5-89c5-4b36-949d-fbd1f69ac040/Lineage+and+Marriage+Chart.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 55: Reluctant Kings and Vengeful Queens - Make it stand out A chart demonstrating some of the apparent relationships shown in the Chronicles demonstrating how interconnected the royal family supposedly is. Click for a larger version. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/51e6ebba-17d5-4a0a-a39b-b7c2e1532ba5/HaniwaZither.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 55: Reluctant Kings and Vengeful Queens - Make it stand out 6th century haniwa figure of a man playing the zither, or koto, found in Ibaraki. From a private collection, on display at the Tokyo National Museum. Photo by author, May 2008. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-54 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/7624da81-601b-417c-b7a6-facbb58b917a/Emperor_Rich%C5%AB.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 54: Here We Go Again - Make it stand out 19th century artist’s conception of the sovereign posthumously known as Richū Tennō. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-53 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/e688cf52-05ab-4c9c-8cef-6302b56a0b07/EmperorWho.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 53: [Insert Name of Monarch Here] - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-52 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1635694963523-M4ROM0A1S7574JIRHIOX/Sazaki.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 52: The Many Loves of Nintoku - Make it stand out The Eurasian Wren, or Sazaki, the namesake of our current sovereign in the stories. THat said, though the Kojiki clearly names him as Ōsazaki, the Nihon Shoki uses the character for “suzume”, or sparrow, though likely at the time it jsut meant a small bird of some kind. Other translators have suggested the term “wagtail”. Photo detail from a public domain photo found on Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-51 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1634217421818-XQE0NSUMNYRG32TBZ0BO/1081px-NintokuTomb.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 51: Flood Control and Refrigeration - Make it stand out Daisen Kofun (大仙古墳), part of the UNESCO World Heritage Mozu-Furuichi tomb group (百舌鳥古市古墳群), traditionally believed to house the body of Ōsazaki no Sumeramikoto, aka Nintoku Tennō. It is not only the largest kofun in Japan, but one of the largest tombs in the entire world, at least twice the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Photo copyright © National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photographs), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1634220519707-CG8XK07R1LNQUZPJZ3N6/Himuro%2C_Tenri_city_copy.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 51: Flood Control and Refrigeration - Make it stand out Himuro (氷室) in Tenri city, Nara. Photo by うぃき野郎, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1634222610071-8DONKP2LJB9B57FMI2A1/Daisen-tomb-diagram.jfif Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 51: Flood Control and Refrigeration - Make it stand out Drawing of the inside of the main tomb chamber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1634222724132-EGAOXZGU7S3FBLAM8BDO/Daisen-tomb-sarcophagus.jfif Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 51: Flood Control and Refrigeration - Make it stand out Drawing of the sarcophagus inside the tomb. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-50 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1632729529733-DAEQCOJ6MUPB7MV67JI4/Tripartite_GIF.gif Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 50: New Research on the Origins of the Japanese Population - Make it stand out New research shows that the old dual-structure hypothesis of the origins of the the Japanese populations—that is that there were contributors from the Jōmon period and then a second wave—or waves—of immigrants from the Yayoi period onward—may need to be refined or even re-written to show three distinct ancestral groups: Jōmon, Yayoi, and then another group that came in during the Kofun period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1632743736389-TESIXRGZA7CYKQRN7J67/RiverBasinMap.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 50: New Research on the Origins of the Japanese Population - Make it stand out Map showing rough areas of the various river basins—the Amur River Basin in the north, the Yellow River Basin in the southwest, and the West Liao River Basin in between. In red see the approximate location of the Longtoushan site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1632744515370-YL7EMLVWHF466U9MEYVK/Gene+flow+map.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 50: New Research on the Origins of the Japanese Population - Make it stand out Map demonstrating possible gene flows during various periods based on the most recent findings. An attempt has been made to show the possible maximum extent of the ancient shoreline, when the archipelago and the continent were directly connected, which likely lasted until maybe 16,000 years ago, or even earlier, about the start of the Jōmon period, where populations show signs of extreme isolation. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-49 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1631626503709-7IFDRY2L7MBEJNHWIJGN/%E8%8E%B5%E9%81%93%E7%A8%9A%E9%83%8E%E5%AD%90.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 49: Three Brothers, One Throne - Make it stand out Crown Prince Uji no Waki Iratsuko (菟道稚郎子), as imagined in the 19th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1631630966738-PPV2FN2N5HSPNE1QD1WL/Ujigami+Honden.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 49: Three Brothers, One Throne - Make it stand out The honden, or main worship hall, of Ujigami Shrine—one of the oldest extant examples of shrine architecture, in this case dating back to the Heian period. This hall is a national treasure and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-48 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1630213607056-563B8U4M5XJ9RASNGPQ2/Emperor_%C5%8Cjin_1908.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 48: The Life and After-Life of Homuda Wake - Make it stand out 19th century depiction of Homuda Wake, aka Ōjin Tennō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1630311154100-4C11H08K2O520O1VCD8Z/Sixteen_Kingdoms_406_AD_WIkipedia_CCSA4.0.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 48: The Life and After-Life of Homuda Wake - Make it stand out A map of northern China around 406, during the 16 Kingdoms period. YOu can see a few of the kingdoms that were competing and vying for power at this time. Map by SY, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1630413109579-FRJN2HGQUW0SCCMZWEF1/Hachiman+shrine.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 48: The Life and After-Life of Homuda Wake - Make it stand out Hachiman continues to be popular. Here, throngs of people visit his shrine in the seaside town of Kamakura, once the home to the Kamakura Bakufu. Today it is a pleasant daytrip from Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1630413995873-2GRPLWIVHI5BROVUGKBO/KondayamaKofun.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 48: The Life and After-Life of Homuda Wake - Make it stand out Aerial photo of Kondayama kofun. Copyright © National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photographs), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-47 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1628947396518-JU6VVL1YOCZY0Z6FYO1U/MuroMiyaYamaKofunQuiverHaniwa.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 47: The Man Who Might Be King - Make it stand out Haniwa of a quiver full of arrows from the 5th century Muromiyayama Kofun. Photo from the Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-46 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1627739155754-OJSEOWQ7CJ3BU0PC2KHP/Revised_1_Yen_Bank_of_Japan_Silver_convertible_-_front.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 46: I Stan Takechi no Sukune - Make it stand out Takechi no [Sukune] no Ōmi on a Japanese 1 yen note from 1916. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-45 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1626327421866-ZS68CEU9ZT7PEU9MYASQ/Goguryeo+Equestrian-5thC-SeoulNM.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 45: The Stele of Gwangaetto the Great, Part II - Make it stand out Image of a horsed warrior from the Goguryeo tomb known as the “Twin Pillar Tomb”, from the 5th century. Though a bit later than our current story, perhaps it was warriors like this that charged down across the peninsula in the late 4th and early 5th century, expanding the realm of Goguryeo under the rule of Gwangaetto the Great. The Twin Pillar Tomb was in Nampo, near modern Pyongyang, the Goguryeo capital after Gwangaetto’s reign. At the National Museum of Korea in Seoul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1626331118980-LDZRC9FFZZUJ1NZSYXTB/5thCHaniwaShip.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 45: The Stele of Gwangaetto the Great, Part II - Make it stand out Haniwa depiction of a boat from the 5th century. Was the Karano just a larger version of this? https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-44 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1624978372827-SKJBZ0WZPOBQRZN6EA6Z/GGS.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 44: The Stele of Gwangaetto the Great, Part I - Make it stand out Detail of the stele honoring Gwangaetto the Great https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-43 monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1623666657403-4AUKN9ORHGZQB3VXU8MQ/HorseRiding+5th+C.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 43: Finally, Some Real History (and Some Horses Too) - Make it stand out Crude image of what appears to be a man riding a horse inscribed on a 5th century cylindrical haniwa. From the Chikatsu Asuka Museum while on loan to the Tokyo Museum for the Fall 2014 exhibition 「西日本の埴輪－畿内・大王陵古墳の周辺」. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1623739592973-B5WA9FFJVBJNUIJS07W9/Haniwa_horse.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 43: Finally, Some Real History (and Some Horses Too) - Haniwa horse An example of a horse from about the 6th century. Much of the tack shown is similar to earlier examples. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1623739591811-FEWMCI0AWTTS3LFN0WVZ/banner+holder+2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 43: Finally, Some Real History (and Some Horses Too) - Iron banner holder An iron banner holder meant to fit to the back of a saddle, from the 5th or 6th century in Japan. Compare to the similar Korean example. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1623739591812-3IKXNPYKWQJYIU6I2Z2U/banner+holder.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 43: Finally, Some Real History (and Some Horses Too) - Korean banner holder A Korean horse banner holder. Note the similarities with the same version from the archipelago. There was a clear link between the islands and the continent at this early date, though later they would diverge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1623739597067-GK9BRLP1AG9L0XODA7DD/Horse+bit+2+-+5-6+C.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 43: Finally, Some Real History (and Some Horses Too) - Horse bits Horse bits from the 5th through 6th centuries found in kofun on the archipelago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1623740408656-OVVV12OQ7080ADK2B09U/Tomo-homuda.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 43: Finally, Some Real History (and Some Horses Too) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-42-the-seven-branched-sword monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1622244303039-B67FIOKHJQEF7GUVU0H9/Seven-Branched_Sword.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 42: The Seven-Branched Sword - Make it stand out The seven-branched sword at Isonokami shrine. There are several reproductions that can be found in museums in Japan and Korea. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-41-trouble-on-the-homefront monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1621037711531-1GEYJTAZZC16EVIUIJRW/Jingu.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 41: Trouble on the Homefront - Make it stand out Jingū and Takechi no Sukune, armored up for battle. Of course, in this Edo period depiction, they are anachronistically in armor that is many centuries out of date, but it still depicts them as warriors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1621130401713-C6GBZ9H76RJKZM4K1WA6/Campaign+against+Oshikuma.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 41: Trouble on the Homefront - Make it stand out Map of the likely route of the campaign, based on the sources, as well as the location of Kehi, also mentioned in this episode. Click to enlarge. Original map by Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Modified by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-40-tarashi-hime-and-the-conquest-of-korea monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1619483742769-XXJ2DKSOLLHR6VTYP4ZH/Empress_Jingu_and_Takenouchi_no_Sukune_Fishing_at_Chikuzen_LACMA_M.84.31.260.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 40: Tarashi Hime and the "Conquest" of Korea Okinaga Tarashi Hime (aka Jingū Kōgō) and Takeuchi no Sukune as she fishes with rice as an ukehi to determine if the campaign against Silla will be a success. Print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi in 1876, courtesy of LACMA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1602729664765-Y80UCMDCT4OFHVHY89LQ/60chart_full.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 40: Tarashi Hime and the "Conquest" of Korea The sexegneary cycle, starting with kinoe-ne (elder wood rat) and ending with mizunoto-i (younger water boar). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1619664418461-ANW2XXE1R4ERJXRHL5FS/JingueInvasion.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 40: Tarashi Hime and the "Conquest" of Korea Likely route for Yamato/Wa ships to the Silla capital at Gyeongju. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1619695086259-YJO8OPVIUB33SNK0Y9JM/BoatHaniwa_late4thC.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 40: Tarashi Hime and the "Conquest" of Korea Late 4th century haniwa sculpture of a boat discovered at Takamawari Kofun No. 2 in modern Osaka. From the Osaka National Museum. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-39-birth-of-the-three-kingdoms monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618152493133-VTLGOCBUY4PRIQUTQLCM/SillaRoyalTombs.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms Royal tombs of the Silla Kings. While they also built mounds for their kings’ final resting places, there were many differences in construction between the ones here at on the archipelago, but both indicate their culture’s desire to memorialize elite personages, even in death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618141434186-NH2DPWVO3XV6Q4U5WXS4/Samhan.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms A general idea of the locations of the Samhan, or Three Han, of the Korean Peninsula. Map by Idh0854, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618139972712-ZOB6LMA1X86VKYE7RROO/History_of_Korea-476.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms Map of the Korean Peninsula showing the Three Kingdoms and Gaya. This is roughly showing the extent of the kingdoms in about 476. Used under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149364917-U30WGRX7YR8KCCVR081M/3C-InscribedBricks-Goguryeo.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Inscribed bricks (Goguryeo) Bricks inscribed with writing from the 3rd century in Goguryeo, indicating the presence of some kind of written culture. From the Seoul National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149366417-3U1A55QJ2UNU87OK7ZBS/3rdCOracleBones-Haenam-SWKorea.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Oracle bones Oracle bones from SW Korean peninsula, near modern Haenam. Oracle bones in Shang times or earlier may have actually been the earliest use of Sinitic writing, but it didn’t necessarily require a written culture to “read” the cracks, as it were. Still, it shows some similarities with the scapulamancy practiced in the archipelago. From the Seoul National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149403181-F1QJ6BNMSH2SNLWT98DP/4thC-Gaya-ShieldWhorls.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Shield Decorations (Gaya) 4th C bronze decorations found in Gaya and also in Japan from very early centuries. It is thought that they were probably used on wooden shields, but the exact nature of their usage is unknown. From the Seoul National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149339525-EYRNV45OMCK39DOOJ3NO/3-4C-Silla-Armor.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Iron armor (Silla) 3rd-4th C iron cuirass. From the Seoul National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149436748-DW4P8TPO2VMZ7Z1LS0SS/4thCSilla-Armor.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Iron cuirass (Silla) Iron cuirass from a 4th C Silla tomb. Gyeongju National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149414915-3CAGQDNMWETKMF59C03I/4thCArmor-Gorget.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Iron neck armor (Silla) Rear view of a 4th C piece of neck armor—part of a larger suit. From the Gyeongju National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149445775-Z4ML37NBQTUDLPPQD770/4thC-Silla-Armor2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Iron cuirass (Silla) Iron cuirass from a 4th C Silla tomb. Gyeongju National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149454614-O6ME2871F7H8NSHHK81X/4thCSilla-Helmet.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Iron helmet (Silla) Iron helmet found in a 4th C Silla tomb. From Gyeongju National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149479955-QZEAA9VMCD924YSYMUZQ/4thCSilla-Helmet-Back.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Iron helmet (Silla) Rear view of an iron helmet from a 4th C Silla tomb. Gyeongju National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149333255-8XY1H2CO5BYNUTSEUNIQ/3-4C-Silla-IronSocketedSpearheads.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Iron socketed spearheads (Silla) 3rd-4th C iron, socketed spearheads. From the Seoul National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149489465-2199W9CHYDM3YM8NJJLF/4thCSilla-IronSocketedSpearheads.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Iron socketed spearhead (Silla) 4th C iron socketed spearheads. Gyeongju National Musem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149427650-MO3JAAW8MFNC31FD4KD1/4thCIronHorseBits.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Iron horse bit 4th C horse bit, indicating presence of horses on the peninsula. The archipelago seems to have still been working without horses, for the most part. From the Gyeongju National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149524027-DN6ZQLJJRP6S9HB37QYO/4thCSillaTomb-HorseBit.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Iron horse bit (Silla) Iron horse bit from a 4th C Silla Tomb. Gyeongju National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149393526-JQ49QR1L538E8H175V4P/3rdCSilla-CrystalJadeNecklace.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Crystal and Jade Necklace (Silla) Necklace from the 3rd Century. From the Gyeongju National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149394611-U9Y3AY5XNW4FN40L336S/3rdCSilla-GlassJadeNecklace.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Glass and Jade Neckalce (Silla) 3rd C necklace. Before gold and silver there were other materials used in Silla—and jade and glass would continue to be appreciated into later centuries. From the Gyeongju National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149524863-NF18B3MX1PDEFR18QXG5/4thCTomb-GoldEarrings.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Gold earrings (Silla) Gold earrings found in a 4th C Silla tomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149541578-1TG879YN8DRU8IJA0BSX/Bird-shapedEwers.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Bird-shaped ewers Bird shaped funerary pottery seems prevalent in the southern Korean peninsula. Could this be connected with the sotdae (birds on poles) and the story of the Silla founder being born from an egg? From the Seoul National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149553299-IEHDIVZNW0QNB5YHOETJ/HalfMoonFortress-Gyeongju.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Halfmoon Fortress (Gyeongju) Overgrown earthworks of the Halfmoon Fortress in Gyeongju. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618151433188-MWEU85QBQBGME633NNXL/HalfMoonFortress-Wall+top.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Halfmoon Fortress, Gyeongju Broken pieces of rock at the top of the tree-covered earthworks of Halfmoon Fortress in Gyeongju. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618151432895-JZX7M1QS3F1IRC2F4ECK/HalmoonFortress-Gyeongju-Entrance.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms - Halfmoon Fortress, Gyeongju Modern approach to the tree-covered earthworks of the ancient Halfmoon Fortress in Gyeongju. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149566128-W92R37ZONF5D6FQ1UIC1/HalfMoonFortress-Wall+top.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1618149567658-NJL709K86X9EXXEITS7D/HalmoonFortress-Gyeongju-Entrance.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 39: Birth of the Three Kingdoms https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-38-two-sovereigns-and-a-minister monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1617227146873-VB05CCS76RMRWKHYJMLA/Trio.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 38: Two Sovereigns and a Minister https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-37-badass-women-of-ancient-japan monthly 0.5 2023-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1615851636989-7RTXKII3T5VOMIUY2WYS/Uzume.jfif Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 37: Badass Women of Ancient Japan https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-36-the-creep-stalker-sovereign monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1614533099279-MXTOT8NG5RU6EN4CW8CY/KoiPoind.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 36: The Creep-Stalker Sovereign Koi, the famous colorful carp, are still raised and highly prized, even today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1614553684539-P1AKTHZ3K49KU88B92KU/Lineage+Chart.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 36: The Creep-Stalker Sovereign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1614556678479-MKD5AKLGTCXXTG5YYCZ8/Kofun+location+chart.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 36: The Creep-Stalker Sovereign https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-35-the-brave-of-yamato-part-ii monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1612127825718-POXUT0ZLDGWGJAZAHBJO/YamatoTakeru.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 35: The Brave of Yamato, Part II Bronze statue of Yamato Takeru at Kenrokuen in Kanazawa. Built in the Meiji period to memorialize the soldiers who went down to Kyushu to suppress the rebellion of Saigo Takamori and the samurai who were angered by Meiji reforms that would strip them of many of their historical prerogatives. Centuries later, the story of Yamato Takeru continues to resonate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1612132029516-515R0JYWLOIH18CRGN6M/Yamato+Takeru.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 35: The Brave of Yamato, Part II Conjectural route for Yamato Takeru based on the evidence in the Chronicles. Click to enlarge. Original map by Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Modified by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1612834613224-8UA3QTSXTU8WF8C81PXU/TsukubaSan1.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 35: The Brave of Yamato, Part II The twin peaks of Mt. Tsukuba. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1612836291882-APCAWF1TO5PD0W2X9C8P/TsukubaGuardian.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 35: The Brave of Yamato, Part II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1613007535965-LGY8O9U48FHBU1SDXMX1/Fuji+from+Kai.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 35: The Brave of Yamato, Part II View of Mt. Fuji from a mountain on the northern edge of modern Kōfu City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1613009720326-V5I0QW694HVJ52KNC1O9/Jigokudani.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 35: The Brave of Yamato, Part II A jigokudani, or Hell Valley, at Tateyama, one of the taller peaks in the Japanese alps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1613010407136-S6L49MCL88FGNDNCLEXK/AtsutaJingu.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 35: The Brave of Yamato, Part II The haiden, or prayer hall, of Atsuta Jingū in 2006. Many of the buildings are now roofed in bronze, rather than the more traditional thatch. This was considered more economical, especially during WWII. The shrine is in Nagoya, which was a target of the allies, and many of the shrines buildings were destroyed and rebuilt in 1955. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1613013036119-3YUGR4S404JCGETXFXTH/roundHaniwa.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 35: The Brave of Yamato, Part II Examples of the round clay cylinders, from which haniwa get their names, at the Tokyo National Museum. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-34-the-brave-of-yamato-part-i monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1611851472657-KKP6R45C1TZO0T3PSIVE/Yamamoto_Takeru_no_mikoto_between_burning_grass.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 34: The Brave of Yamato, Part I Prince Yamato Takeru with the royal sword, Kusanagi, on the burning plain, by the late Edo period artist, Utagawa Kuniyoshi. The fanciful depiction, with a mixture of Chinese and Japanese characteristics, is far from an accurate portrayal of the times, and yet fits perfectly with the legendary stories set in the early Chronicles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1611853895684-6VESTBGXY1QPL0Q47VSZ/Yamato_Takeru_at_16.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 34: The Brave of Yamato, Part I A Meiji era depiction of a young Yamato Takeru, dressed as a woman and infiltrating the celebration of the Kumaso Braves. A Meiji era print by the artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1611883602097-S4D8Z6EDQBNV21QMVBQ0/Yamato+Takeru.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 34: The Brave of Yamato, Part I Conjectural route for Yamato Takeru based on the evidence in the Chronicles. Click to enlarge. Original map by Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Modified by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-33 monthly 0.5 2023-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1610753944806-OUG1R4SWGF3N2WTX02E9/Emperor_Keik%C5%8D.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 33: Keiko's Kumaso Campaign 19th century drawing of the 12th sovereign, known to us as Keikō Tennō. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1610762314101-KF7GCFCPZ7RBYFF3ZOAP/OhoTarashiKyushuCampaign.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 33: Keiko's Kumaso Campaign Cllick to enlarge. Original map by Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Modified by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1610763506723-Q6CZAEJ4SH8GF3CHA3P9/4thCTanko.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 33: Keiko's Kumaso Campaign - Iron Armor of Vertical Plates Early 4th century armor, similar to those found in Gaya. Photo taken by author at the Tokyo National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1610763504534-EYKA7000UCNH5II28TRA/2ndCenturyWoodenArmor.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 33: Keiko's Kumaso Campaign - Elaborate Wooden Armor 2nd century wooden armor. In shape it shares many characteristics with later iron armors, but it is much more elaborate and includes two large “wings” on the back. Photo by author at the National Museum of Japanese History. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1610763504464-KIAG2D4Z8FOOPAW36VWV/3BCEWoodenArmor.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 33: Keiko's Kumaso Campaign - Armor of wooden plates This armor comes from fragments from the 3rd C BCE. It is a simple set of wooden plates laced together. It is unclear how long this kind of armor continued to be in use, but it seems a far cry from the solid armors of later. Photo by author at the National Museum of Japanese History in Sakura. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-32 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1609428855538-CQYHDEPOQDY0S7N3Q4R0/SumoRestaurant.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 32: Ikume's Miscellany Sumō dohyō at a chanko nabe restaurant in Ryogoku, Tokyo. Though most of the trappings are from the Edo period, it claims roots in the time of the earliest sovereigns. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1609433368696-E2R4ZX5OEB22A4WZQ12P/Ise+Shrine.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 32: Ikume's Miscellany The roof of the shrine, as seen from outside—the actual buildings are surrounded by walls and the public is only allowed in the outermost worship areas. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-31 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1608059326380-DXG6JIGCJ67DHQHHI5VN/Yatsunada_attacking_Saohime%27s_castle_1880.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 31: The Romance of Saho Hime Yatsunada of Kōzuke attacking the rice castle of Saho Hime and her brother, as envisioned by the artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi in 1880. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-30 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1606751031980-0URRM0546O7DA99AF4NG/4thCGayaShieldOrnaments.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 30: Yamato and the Continent These bronze spirals, which in this case come from Gimhae—what was once part of Gaya—in the 4th C, have been suggested as shield ornaments, though in truth nobody is quite sure what they were used for. They are representative, though, of the shared forms and patterns between the peninsula and the archipelago as part of what Gina Barnes calls the Pen/Insular Culture. Similar spirals are found elsewhere in Japan, including at Yoshinogari, from about the 1st-2nd centuries. From the Seoul National Museum, photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1606752832310-1YLUP0BTRV884HOBOKUB/DuckShapedVessels.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 30: Yamato and the Continent - Duck Shaped Vessels These duck-shaped vessels were popular in the areas that would become Gaya and Silla prior to the Three Kingdoms period. From the Seoul National Museum, photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1606773188457-HU139Z12CFQY6G1YZCK2/MohawkDuck.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 30: Yamato and the Continent - Duck shaped vessels These duck-shaped vessels were popular in the areas that would become Gaya and Silla prior to the Three Kingdoms period. From the Seoul National Museum, photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1606752441405-SU55PTR0U4S9L7IJZHZJ/1C-3CGlassBeadMold.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 30: Yamato and the Continent - Glass Beadmold, 1C-3C Mold for making glass beads on the peninsula. From the Seoul National Museum. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1606752441325-JP6EYMNXM9OFS9L4K1NU/3C4CBronzeRitualArtifactWithDuckDesignGayaGoseong.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 30: Yamato and the Continent - Ritual Artifact with Birds 3C-4C Bronze ritual artifact from Goseong showing a pair of birds. Birds were an important part of the spiritual and religious life of the peninsula in early days, and even today you can find sotdae—poles topped with birds—in the Korean countryside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1606752442064-PXSFASLA63FW5X2TWG7J/4thCMirrorGimhaeGaya.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 30: Yamato and the Continent - Bronze TLV Mirror, 4C From Gimhae, which also has a set of “royal” tombs that appear in the 3rd C. Bronze mirrors, originally acquired from the Han and later dynasties, were not only prestige items in the archipelago, but on the continent as well. From the Seoul National Museum, photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1606771634351-DFSMI7M2DKVRI1VGUS1R/BronzeSpearhead2C%25603CGimhae.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 30: Yamato and the Continent - Bronze Spearhead 2C-3C Bronze socketed spearhead from Gimhae around the time that the Gaya states were forming. From the Seoul National Museum, photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1606773184654-QXEK135C33QVXCAR8F5I/BronzeOrnaments.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 30: Yamato and the Continent - Japanese Bronze Spirals 1C-3C Bronze spiral ornaments from Japan.. From the Tokyo National, photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1606773185005-HVN8Y9IV1K0EPPGI2HTE/Magatama.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 30: Yamato and the Continent - Magatama and other Jewelry Examples of magatama (the comma shaped jewel) on the Korean peninsula. This design may have originated in the archipelago and then traveled west, demonstration cultural borrowing in both directions. From the Seoul National Museum, photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1606773188241-770HL89O80DAURPXACCY/WesternJinSoldier.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 30: Yamato and the Continent - W. Jin Soldier, 3C A statue of a soldier from the Western Jin, about the 3rd Century. From the Tokyo National Museum, photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1606773190039-Q8CPE4MB7ECAD5CB365S/YayoiPottery.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 30: Yamato and the Continent https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-29 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1605305918116-J3DWJ2SCR7K6JFJL4CVH/10_Emperor_Sujin.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 29: The August Founder Artist’s interpretation of the 10th sovereign, Sujin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1605328396567-JCRLIY7PG0Z64V9MPRWL/Yayoi+Iron.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 29: The August Founder Rough map, showing what may have been the extent of the early and later iron forging technologies. Based on geographic extent noted by Gina L. Barnes (Barnes, 2007) and a map by Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1605362146682-0T309AG9MLSH3ARY51O9/Barnes+MakimukuStyle+Keyhole.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 29: The August Founder Areas identified as having politically active areas in the late Yayoi to start of the Kofun period. Light areas identified by Sasaki (1995) and dark areas by Mizoguchi (2000), as noted in Barnes (2007). Original map by Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Modified by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1605362117731-J1ZS6143KQEBAG87U1AH/Early+Keyhole+Tomb+Culture.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 29: The August Founder Areas with keyhole tombs identified by Mizoguchi (2009). Areas are not precise, and any polity may not have had actual control in all of the shaded regions. Dark areas had round keyhole tombs, while shaded areas had square or other keyhole tomb styles. Original map by Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Modified by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1605405591913-P5JZTQXBFC5D6CYYLJLR/Yamato+Chronicles.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 29: The August Founder Rough map of the areas that appear to be described in the Chronicles related to Mimaki Iribiko’s reign. Original map by Ash_Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Modified by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1605470781532-QO2DBF6HKTJDYYQAZFM3/Kibi+Plains+and+Kojima.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 29: The August Founder - The Plains of Kibi View of the plains and distant Kojima, where the Kibi kingdom once thrived, looking towards the Seto Inland Sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1605470787040-8WAPOLEJAIDKKZREZGIU/Kibitsu+Shrine+front.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 29: The August Founder - Kibitsu Shrine This is the shrine dedicated to Kibitsu Hiko in modern Okayama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1605470791366-RJ2D0PBTB8V5PFE6Q1VL/Kibitsu+Shrine.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 29: The August Founder - Kibitsu Inner Shrine This is the inner shrine of Kibitsu Jinja https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1605470795709-I3Y3TIUZ33G8M1IYI3Q6/Momotaro.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 29: The August Founder - Momotaro, et al Statue of Momotaro in downtown Okayama. Even today, he is a beloved figure in the city, and the people of Okayama claim him as one of their own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1605470798006-USKP8WP549OQFFD3V3LZ/Kofun+Tsukuriyama.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 29: The August Founder - Tsukuriyama Kofun The largest kofun in Okayama and the 4th largest in the archipelago, this round keyhole shape tomb dates from the 5th century—a couple hundred years, give or take, after our current narrative. It is believed to be the burial place of a local “king”, given its tremendous size. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1605470793807-CLP1S5VP1KVJGQSCZ3R8/Kinojo+mountaintop.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 29: The August Founder - Ki no Jo (鬼ノ城) The ”Demon's Castle” on the mountainside overlooking the plains of ancient Kibi. Though the gate and rammed earth walls have been partially reconstructed in modern times, people have long been aware of its presence in this area, spawning conjecture and inspiring local myths and legends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1605470794236-7KZQ3GR7831C46C5VIP6/KinojoGate.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 29: The August Founder - Ki no Jo Gate The reconstructed Ki no Jo gate. Again, this is many centuries past our current narrative https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-28 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1604007094103-6ZYS5I0R9DU5RGCFWL26/Mount_Miwa.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 28: The Birth of the Miwa Cult A view of Mt. Miwa in the southeast Nara Basin. This sacred mountain and its local deity may have been the birthplace of Yamato. Photograph by “A photographer,” (sic) CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1604186826447-I963V6A6IKE0BZ14IZJH/Shiki-no-Mizukaki-no-Miya.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 28: The Birth of the Miwa Cult The marker for the supposed site of the Shiki Mizugaki palace originally placed in the Takanuka, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1604191113180-57CAIAIRKKQ9X8J0MSGV/Hashihaka-kofun_zenkei.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 28: The Birth of the Miwa Cult View of Hashihaka Kofun from the side. Today, the main mound can be difficult to make out, as is covered in trees, but from the air one can see its distinctive round-keyhole shape. Photo taken and dedicated to public domain by Saigen Jiro, via Wikimedia Commons https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-27 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1602723706889-3UFXTZLHSE7FL138W0GD/9-and-1.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 27: 9 Fictional Sovereigns and 1 (Possibly) Real One https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1602732555873-0N9QSKX35SHVZUXKU3O5/SeimeiJinja.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 27: 9 Fictional Sovereigns and 1 (Possibly) Real One Seimei Shrine in Kyoto, dedicated to perhaps the most famous Yin Yang diviner, or Onmyōji, in Japanese history: Abe no Seimei. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-26 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1601515037931-D927VSSSWIWDN50UC7BJ/UnebiGoryo.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 26: The Court at Kashihara The supposed tomb of Jimmu Tennō. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1601519264327-6UKIXM2PYH0EPN977C61/Jimmu_ascension_ceremonies.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 26: The Court at Kashihara Drawing of what an artist thought Jimmu’s ascension ceremony may have looked like with a postcard claiming to be Yamato Shrine inset. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-25 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1600213182993-5CYWKO5Y2QM0YI28D6HE/Emperor_Jimmu_kite.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 25: The Heavenly Grandson on the March! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1600213398491-FMVE8Y4USLUVX5QQEEQB/KawachiBay.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 25: The Heavenly Grandson on the March! Modern Ōsaka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1600213455927-LOVVB2HBGNPV6S2737NS/KawachiBay_vis.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 25: The Heavenly Grandson on the March! Rough approximation of t he extent of Kawachi Bay in ancient times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1600224008505-RT657FF50ODP9Q4QBJGG/KoreanSunCrow.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 25: The Heavenly Grandson on the March! Korean “sun crow” print (modern), from the author’s collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1600224306409-7DNG51WN9HKU96MY6RMU/SunDisk.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 25: The Heavenly Grandson on the March! Large sculpture in the shape of the gold foil “sun bird” disk, showing the fiery design. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1600224665606-5X6YD2Q7S5L4HAJHOL9S/Mawangdui+Robe.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 25: The Heavenly Grandson on the March! Detail of image from Wikimedia Commons that is labeled as being in the public domain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1600224813318-M1F8029KTDT7Y6K0S731/TangDynastyTomb.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 25: The Heavenly Grandson on the March! Three-legged crow in a sun disk in a Tang Dynasty tomb. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1600224833935-Y3L4EMDEM07K2HWMZQP3/TangDynastyTomb2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 25: The Heavenly Grandson on the March! Three-legged crow in a sun disk in a Tang Dynasty tomb. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-24 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1598928796720-9T272PIZ4DFJCGY23E61/NigiHayahi2.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 24: The OTHER Heavenly Grandson An apparent drawing of Nigi Hayahi no Mikoto, attribution unknown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1598927686860-UJX5VBXO9H8FK1JIPGIX/LabeledMap.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 24: The OTHER Heavenly Grandson https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-23 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1597527404230-7DLVQ8D42G8VCCF1CS8Z/Hikohohodemi_and_son.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 23: Heavenly Princes Behaving Badly Hiko Hohodemi and his son, from an early 20th century painting of the Meiji Emperor and various members of the Heavenly line. He appears to be holding a fishing line and what one might assume to be a jewel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1597537125516-JK2KCS48N3CK65JO9PGS/Fujiyama-KonohanaSakuya-Hime.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 23: Heavenly Princes Behaving Badly Konohana Sakuya Hime, besides being associated with Ata and the Hayato, is also believed to be the spirit of Mt. Fuji, and there are numerous shrines to her on the mountain. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1597536750957-ES733J966PMWDYUSQYLC/Chikanobu-Toyotama-hime.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 23: Heavenly Princes Behaving Badly An artist’s depiction of Toyotama Hime. The sea god and his offspring are often believed to be dragons, though the Chronicles specifically refer to her as having the shape of a wani. The association with dragons may be a later, and possibly Chinese, influence. On the other hand, we don’t exactly know what a wani was, so perhaps a dragon isn’t so far off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1597535302503-644KYDHH054S16ZN0RDO/OobaraJInjaUbuyaFukuchiyama.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 23: Heavenly Princes Behaving Badly This is the ubuya at Ōbara Jinja (大原神社). The name of this shrine, Ōbara, calls to mind a large stomach or womb (hara), and so it is sought out specifically for pregnancies and birth. Photo from the Fukuchiyama city website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1597535557638-YWBWKPZIH8AFWI4NSEYL/Ubuya.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 23: Heavenly Princes Behaving Badly A hut in Hamamatsu that is said to have served as an ubuya. Photo is in the public domain, and acquired through Wikimedia Commons. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-22 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1596159373356-WN3JZ0VL4IDPOD8GNMAM/Ninigi_otokawa.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 22: Descent of the Heavenly Grandchild Image of Hiko Hono Ninigi no Mikoto, the Heavenly Grandchild dressed in an artist’s interpretation of late Yayoi or Kofun garments and carrying the Three Regalia: the jewels, the mirror, and the sword. Photo in the Public Domain per Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1596160874931-JQY5NBTCDAKEP7ZXE9O1/Sarutahiko+and+Uzume.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 22: Descent of the Heavenly Grandchild Ame no Uzume confronting Saruta Hiko at the crossroads between Heaven and Earth. Photo in the public domain per Wikimedia Commons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1596161115227-EFVW6IJXGQR9P84MJ09J/TsubakiGrandShrine.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 22: Descent of the Heavenly Grandchild Entrance to the main shrine of Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1596162537642-WBN7MA12FMMH3AS2XCZG/image-asset.jpeg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 22: Descent of the Heavenly Grandchild Western Japan to Southern Kyushu, showing the approximate locations of the provinces of Ise, Yamato, Izumo, and Himuka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1596162851124-TM9LUPBRVKNQCETE7WFD/image-asset.jpeg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 22: Descent of the Heavenly Grandchild Cherry blossoms—sakura no hana—in bloom. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1596163069453-S2IRRY2ZG94TSP8DGAMH/Sarutahiko_%C5%8Ckami.crop.4.wp.working.print.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 22: Descent of the Heavenly Grandchild Saruta Hiko Ōkami. Work in the Public Domain per Wikimedia Commons https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-21 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1594783215578-NSX5L8G2OA0VVFUDQWLV/Kashima.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 21: Ceding the Central Land of the Reed Plains Gate at Kashima Jingū, shrine to Takemikazuchi no Kami. It was likely founded by the early Yamato armies as they sought to conquer the Emishi and others. Takemikazuchi has long had a special relationship with warriors, and would be picked up as a popular deity with the later bushi, or samurai. Much of that reputation comes from his role in helping to pacify the islands of Japan. Photo by author. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-20 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1593569285498-MJRBQKDPM9HG84Z28WDR/Provincial+Office+in+Tottori+%28Hoki%29-2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 20: Yakumotatsu Izumo, Part II Model of the 8th century administrative compound of the governor of Hahaki, in modern Tottori. This was the same layout found at the Izumo administrative facility on the Ou plain. From the Rekihaku Museum in Sakura, Japan. Photo by author. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1593572055075-IU34ZSJ32558P43BATXT/VariousMirrors.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 20: Yakumotatsu Izumo, Part II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1593571527082-GT93215Y6ZOLZLZ014QU/AmagatsujiKofun.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 20: Yakumotatsu Izumo, Part II Kofun in Nara. You can see how overgrown it is, and if it weren’t for the torii and gates, it would be hard to identify it as anything other than a hill. However, from above, you can often see them much more clearly. When they were built they would not have been covered with trees, obviously, but lined in stones and various haniwa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1593571742811-DYKT5PA9KUZA8V2U3K7M/TsukuriyamaKofun.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 20: Yakumotatsu Izumo, Part II Tsukuriyama kofun in Okayama, formerly known as Kibi no Kuni. The houses in the foreground give some idea of the size. This is a round keyhole style kofun, looking at the round back end with the trapezoidal front continuing to the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1593571410663-YNWWHVMO5GT3MZ9LSXZN/SillaTombsGyeongju.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 20: Yakumotatsu Izumo, Part II Round style tomb mounds in Silla, on the Korean Peninsula, which share some similarities and grave goods with tombs in the Japanese archipelago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1593571911386-ZCTU4CI4LI6LKQ815EKO/Haniwa.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 20: Yakumotatsu Izumo, Part II Examples of the round “Haniwa” (clay circles) that were made to adorn many kofun. Later, these would evolve into actual statues on top of a round base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1593572350535-6J7391D339O6DGN0ISUQ/Satellite+view.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 20: Yakumotatsu Izumo, Part II Satellite view from Google Maps showing Hashihaka kofun (lower left) as well as several other Round Keyhole tumuli (Kofun attributed to Sujin and Keiko, as well as Kushiyama Kofun and Chihara Ōhaka Kofun [round kofun]). For more, check out Google Maps and search on Hashihaka and then explore the region, or use one of the Kofun map sites listed in this blog post. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-19 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1592178815065-DL8HY8V8G73HXHB2NL2F/Mukianda_remains_four_corners_projection_grave.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 19: Yakumotatsu Izumo, Part I Outline of a “four cornered burial mound” (四隅突出型墳丘墓) at the Mukibanda site. Photo by Reggaeman / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1592192399652-Y3EU90A8Z6YAB3HLLQX5/FourCornered+Mounds-RH.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 19: Yakumotatsu Izumo, Part I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1592192447130-PP7O3SWWKMX6Q25RMR95/FourCorneredMounds.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 19: Yakumotatsu Izumo, Part I https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-18 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1590948655627-QI1V4HJJ8BS5OWERM2WH/Sukuna-biko_and_Okuninushi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 18: Ōnamuchi and the Epic Bromance Sukuna Bikona and Ōnamuchi hanging out at the hot springs in Iyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1590979013785-YG3ADPH5QU9Q14FQFBXE/ProposedReconstruction.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 18: Ōnamuchi and the Epic Bromance - Ancient Izumo Taisha (Conjectural Model) This is one thought of what the Izumo shrine may have looked like, originally, with a single, long staircase climbing up to the main shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1590979012925-PXCAV2GPHBV2WXZPMCDM/Reconstructed+shrine.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 18: Ōnamuchi and the Epic Bromance - Ancient Izumo Taisha (Conjectural Model) A side view, showing the grand staircase. This particular conjectural reconstruction does not appear to show the triple pillar design that was found in the excavation at the shrine site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1590979008825-H72AUJKBHIZ05ELV43SS/KamakuraShrine.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 18: Ōnamuchi and the Epic Bromance - Kamakura Conjectural Model This is a model of the shrine as it is believed to have looked during the Kamakura Period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1590979009232-R5163YJMOK7O7Y69TDWA/EdoShrine.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 18: Ōnamuchi and the Epic Bromance - Edo Period Model This is the model of the shrine as it was reconstructed in the Edo period, and is largely the basis for the current shrine. One can see that the large pillars are no longer used and the entire shrine building is much more similar to standard shrines, though it kept some of the unique features of the Taisha style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1590979010603-MDSQ5N1G248X3C3ITENS/Pillars.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 18: Ōnamuchi and the Epic Bromance - Ancient shrine pillars Bundles of three pillars were found during an excavation at the shrine. Here is a photo showing the size of the pillars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1590979010502-L96RUQDLVV4XQMPR5T03/Location+of+the+pillars.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 18: Ōnamuchi and the Epic Bromance - Location of the ancient pillars The modern shrine has covered up the excavation, but marked the location of the original pillars so that visitors can still see where they once stood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1590979014281-BRC1N6N6HXQFEXTG583T/Yoshinogari.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 18: Ōnamuchi and the Epic Bromance - Yoshinogari Ceremonial Hall This is a reconstructed “ceremonial hall” at the Yoshinogari site in Kyushu. Based on the remains of the pillars, it was assumed to be a building of some height. While many of the features are still conjectural, the idea of significantly raised structures does not appear to have been unique to Izumo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1590979014984-W704SKBEU5Q9RTP5KUJA/Yoshinogari2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 18: Ōnamuchi and the Epic Bromance - Yoshinogari Ceremonial Hall A view of the under structure of the reconstructed Ceremonial Hall of Yoshinogari. Again, I would stress that much of this is conjectural, but drawing on various features of traditional architecture, what is known, and what might be possible. Regardless, you can see how a large raised structure may have looked back in the Yayoi period. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-17 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1589501870782-PJOS4LOAQL2UD9O9I984/TheHeavenlySpeakingZither.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 17: The Great Land Master, or Wisdom Is Not a Dump Stat Ōnamuchi and Suseri-bime escaping from Susano’o. By Natori Shunsen (1886-1960), in Nihon no Kami-sama: Kojiki Ehanashi, by Shibukawa Genji in 1918. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-16 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1588294422593-IO0D5FRA68C7LNR6AHYY/Yoshitoshi_Nihon-ryakushi_Susanoo-no-mikoto.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 16: Susano'o Slays the Serpent... and does a bunch of other stuff Susan'o’o fighting Yamata no Orochi in the headwaters of the Hii River in Izumo Province, modern Shimane Prefecture, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1839-1892. Image in the public domain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1588297842988-X66HCCFVDRZXY1NCQLD9/KofunSettlement.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 16: Susano'o Slays the Serpent... and does a bunch of other stuff Kofun era walled settlement and wealthy person’s residence, from the Rekihaku Museum in Sakura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1588299205974-CMJN18D2GFCQ75BEAR6U/LongSwordsKofun.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 16: Susano'o Slays the Serpent... and does a bunch of other stuff Kofun era swords at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-15 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1586817023680-44PWT66H3WE1ECH2HC86/Himukai.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 15: Trouble in Paradise The Rock Cave of Himukai Shrine, in Kyoto, thought to be reminiscent of the Heavenly Rock Cave where Amaterasu Ōmikami locked herself away. Above the entrance is a shimenawa, a sacred rope that marks a holy area, like the rope that Futotama and Ame no Koyane held to prevent Amaterasu from re-entering the cave after she had been fetched out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1586827160520-Y7QA2ST80L67KAJRV1I9/Miyajima.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 15: Trouble in Paradise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1586908946005-FRION6J3R1AUXUFEITXA/Loom2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 15: Trouble in Paradise Reconstruction of a loom at the Yoshinogari Yayoi site. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-14 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1585524027873-JXR6I5FO2Z9FDXMQ4LRM/Kobayashi_Izanami_and_Izanagi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 14: The Japanese Chronicles Izanagi and Izanami churn the waters with the Spear of Heaven and created the https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-13 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1584021712351-BDWDLE9DYL2E1L5ZOS91/Haniwa+Shamaness.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 13: Queen Himiko Haniwa statue from the Tokyo National Museum. While not Himiko herself, the various patterned cloths and outfit demonstrate the type of clothing in the archipelago prior to the introduction of Chinese fashion. Like the statue, Himiko likely used some form of make-up, possibly cinnabar, with a necklace of magatama comma shaped jewels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583960363382-GBHK6IGMQRVF8SVTCEN7/TLV+Mirror.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 13: Queen Himiko Various bronze mirrors from the Rekihaku Museum in Sakura https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583953851697-GRHS7E7DKQVPEAKEUQF5/Gameboard.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 13: Queen Himiko Chinese Han period bas relief of a liubo game,where you can see the distinctive “T-L'-V” markings also found on mirrors. Photo by author at the Tokyo National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583953957491-1T5UHBB4A1S9H8YP7MDZ/Gaming.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 13: Queen Himiko Han dynasty funeral statuary of two people playing liubo. Photo by author at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583964047429-ZHED00IQHR9VTB30MNF2/Haniwa_boat3-ONM.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 13: Queen Himiko Pair of clay haniwa ships. They demonstrate they early oaring stations. Photo by author at the Osaka National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583964319613-30C6SQOH3OJM9O6E3T01/Haniwa_boat.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 13: Queen Himiko Haniwa ship. Photo by author at the Tokyo National Museum. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-12-society-and-ritual monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583026238681-44CJAF3M98210PZ0KFYQ/Yoshinogari+feast+2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 12: Society and Ritual A late Yayoi feast, with men and women of the elite sitting together. From the reconstruction at Yoshinogari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583025529714-ZRILKJOAF7V6IIBCNBOZ/Bird-Gate-Yoshinogari+2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 12: Society and Ritual - "Torii" reconstruction It is thought that wooden birds, found in the excavations, may have “sat” upon the gates of Yayoi settlements, like here at the reconstructed Yoshinogari. This may have eventually become the reason we call the gates to shrines and other such sacred sites “Torii”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583025534861-BQMZBW3UY7A7URDGY9BI/Ise+Geku+Offering.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 12: Society and Ritual - Shinto priests bowing Here we see a priest at the Ise lower shrine bowing deeply as a sign of respect while making offerings to the kami. This bow may be similar to what the people were doing back in the Yayoi period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583025536874-30UC6OY6U6UBNSB4E9RX/Ise+Shrine+roof.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 12: Society and Ritual - Ise Shrine Roof It is thought that some of the shrine roof architecture, such as we see here at Ise Shrine, may actually be a remnant from this early time, with shrines being effectively homes or “palaces” for kami not dissimilar to the ones people built for themselves. Regardless they demonstrate what appears to be an indigenous tradition prior to the later Chinese influence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583025537844-RFCBX80FY5V9HSP5L2IR/Yoshinogari+palace.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 12: Society and Ritual - Yayoi palace A reconstruction of a building thought to be the palace, or at least the chiefly hall, at the reconstructed Yoshinogari site. The size and height is estimated based on the pillar bases, and as you can see it appears as though it may have been a considerable height off the ground, likely equating nearness to the heavens with status. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583025536678-KFTE3FL56NW7VASRBLNT/Magatama+necklace-Kofun.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 12: Society and Ritual - Magatama necklace Necklace with a magatama, or “comma-shaped-jewel”, which was common in Japan and in the Korean peninsula in the first millennium. This example is from the museum at Tamatsukuri shrine, and comes from the Kofun period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583025538153-M92VX86JBT0M612USEOI/Yoshinogari+pot+burial.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 12: Society and Ritual - Pot burial example An example of a Yayoi burial using clay pots. From Yoshinogari, where many such burials have been uncovered. Most of them were simply in the cemetery, but others were in a mounded structure, likely indicating a more elite burial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583025535638-YAWIWH4KUZD7Q48NXD7Z/Funkyubo.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 12: Society and Ritual - Funkyubo This is an excavated funkyubo, or early tomb mound, from Yoshinogari. You can see how various burials were all grouped together in the one mound.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583025532762-22Y8BT0HNBKFYJR3AT0Y/Amagatsuji+kofun.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 12: Society and Ritual - Amagatsuji kofun In contrast with the funkyubo, the later kofun are much more monumental in size and scope. Furthermore, they are built for a single individual. Simply the labor required to memorialize a single individual indicates that the uppermost elites—the sovereigns—had the power to mobilize tremendous labor. These are small hills, often surrounded by impressive moats, still visible today. Amagatsuji is in Nara, and tradition states it is the resting place of Emperor Suinin. It appears to have been built in the latter part of the 4th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1583025533293-FZQ6KMWF05002WV86S0R/Hashihaka_kohun_aerial.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 12: Society and Ritual - Hashihaka Kofun A third century kofun that some believe may have belonged to Himiko. Traditionally it is said to have belonged to the aunt of Emperor Suinin, Yamato Totohi Momoso Hime. Could she and Himiko be one and the same? From this aerial photo you can see the “keyhole” shape—a circle connected to a trapezoid. You can also see the scale next to the houses. This photo courtesy of the National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photographs), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-11 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1581567133114-QDP4W9OY693QK7ORZT5B/Reconstructed+buildings+at+Harunotsuji%2C+on+Iki%2C+thought+to+have+been+the+capital+of+that+kingdom+in+the+Yayoi+period. Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 11: Journey to Yamato https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1581567211997-OKD8OHHUGRHQ765X4SPB/Yamato+Map.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 11: Journey to Yamato https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-10 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1580048856564-JGO1D3WQEXOO2XO2YQJP/La_expedici%C3%B3n_de_Xu_Fu%2C_por_Utagawa_Kuniyoshi.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 10: The Islands of the Immortals Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s 19th century block print depicting Xu Fu’s fantastical voyage in search of Mount Penglai. Image in the public domain, from the Boston Fine Arts Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1580049225587-94GWH7D3FOP34ADM1RMP/NaGoldSealTNM.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 10: The Islands of the Immortals Copy of the gold seal of the King of Na of Wa from the Tokyo National Museum. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-9 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1578443364163-V7TX3U1RQPRE3AWXEVGL/4526059097_e0163bc3fd_o.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 9: The Language of Wa A guardian statue at Horyuji, one of the oldest temples in Japan. His mouth is open as he utters one of the two sacred syllables: “A” and “UN”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1578443502276-2ZE3TT4ANE8HQT0K1L8C/History_of_Korea-001.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 9: The Language of Wa A rough map of the Korean peninsula in the first century CE. The Shandong peninsula is in the lower left, and northern Kyushu can be seen in the lower right corner. By Historiographer at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6606974 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1578444596497-NUB01X7MLGAGUG8UZ3NF/image-asset.jpeg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 9: The Language of Wa Sillan royal tombs in Gyeongju, South Korea. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-8 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810597891-IVM6IPWAC9TPJLEHHM39/ShellBraceletsYNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Shell bracelets Before bronze, shell bracelets were imported all the way from the Ryukyu islands and used as status symbols for the elites for hundreds of years. From the Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810568860-KRRH5JUU5SYBGXWTDHAN/BronzeShellBraceletTNM.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Bronze shell bracelet Combining two prestige goods into one, this takes the traditional shell bracelets, once imported from the Ryukyu islands far to the south, and it casts it in bronze from the mainland. From the Tokyo National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810596833-UBO202QK5JMPOJP85KWH/LiaoningDaggerGJNM.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Liaoning dagger Liaoning daggers—also known as pipa or lute shaped daggers for their broad blade—were some of the first bronze items known on the Korean peninsula, primarily up in the area attributed to the Gojoseon. Bronze did not travel down the peninsula until the later slender dagger bronze culture. From the Gyenogju National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810577666-JIJH1K36MIYENBKE3ENO/BronzeSwordYNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Bronze dagger This bronze dagger demonstrates the slender profile that was the hallmark of the “slender dagger” bronze culture, as compared to the broad Liaoning style daggers. From the Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810566945-K2O9WHWY3YV2DLT2P298/BronzeDaggerReplicaYNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Bronze dagger (replica) This is a replica of a bronze dagger found in a pot burial at Yoshinogari. Its distinctive, wide pommel is also found in peninsular versions, showing the connections between the islands and the mainland material bronze culture. In this reconstruction you can see the golden gleam of the bronze, reminding us of what it would have been like, new.. From the Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810569485-YW37D15CQQSEQGQE7LTL/BronzeSwordsYNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Bronze dagger This bronze dagger with a wide pommel was found in a burial at the Yoshinogari site. Here you see what it looks like dug out of the ground, but see the next photo for a view of what it might have looked like when it was new. From the Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810595834-411GZ5LSGDT9MA9NIMCG/KoreanBronzeDaggerTNMS.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Korean bronze dagger (replica) This Korean bronze dagger with a wide pommel looks remarkably similar to the one found at Yoshinogari in Japan. Its silver color, compared to the golden color of the Yoshinogari replica demonstrates how different alloys of bronze can look different. These different alloys can also help determine where the item was made, even if the form copies another regional shape. From the Seoul National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810608268-6YMYBUKES35MW3Y4WWU8/YayoiStoneToolsWeaponsMatsumoto.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Stone weapons and tools Even when bronze and iron were available, many people were still working with and creating stone weapons and tools. In some cases these polished stone tools took the shape of the imported bronze and iron objects. From the Matsumoto City Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810563635-IGIV0766MXQMV66Q9A5U/BronzeArrowheadsTNM.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Bronze arrowheads Bronze arrowheads still on the sprue from when they were made. Bronze arrowheads were one of the early, practical applications of bronze, though one does wonder if they were significantly better than bone, wood, or stone for their intended purpose. These show that they were being made on the archipelago. From the Tokyo National Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810599826-N4BGE9VXFUFNNK5ISTKX/SpearHeadWithMoldYNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Bronze mold Even without the ability to create bronze and iron from the raw ore, people in the archipelago could still create molds and melt down metal ingots or broken or undesirable objects to create something new. From the Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810572115-VBYQ91PIO2MLW4VHY3UT/DaggerAxExampleTNM.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Dagger-axe This shows the attachment of the ge, or dagger axe, to a haft. These were likely on much larger shafts, and are often mislabeled in English as “halberds”, which they don’t really resemble at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810563085-WG9YR17GMBPWTNDCEQ4M/3CBCEYoroiSRH.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Wood and lacuqer armor (replica) Lacquered wooden plates found at a Yayoi site and dated to the 3rd century BCE suggest an armor somewhat like this. Notice that he is still using stone age tools, though similar in shape to the bronze dagger-axe. Similar armors exist on the mainland, and this early armor may have drawn inspiration from those styles. From the National Museum of Japanese History in Sakura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810606872-42NCOQKV7QKJODF8FB8R/Qin+Dynasty+ArmorSXM.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Qin armor A terracotta warrior from the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi showing Qin era armor. Qin and early Han armor appear to have some similarities to fragments found in Japan, possibly representing continental influence. From the National Museum of History in Sakura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810608870-NWL3Q1Y2X400SS9T788R/Yoroi2SRH.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Wooden armor (replica) Woorden armor based on fragments found at a later Yayoi site. This was a very elaborate cuirass, with detailed carving and lacquer and two “wings” on the back. It is unclear just what purpose these rear projections had beyond decoration. From the National Museum of HIstory in Sakura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810568543-OVZQQEGRLSR84XP2SK4N/BraceletsandBossesTNM.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Bronze shield ornament These bronze spirals appear to be indigenous to the Japanese archipelago and are thought to have been ornaments on shields. From the Tokyo National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810607094-488HHORM8GNHQEI1UM9X/YayoiShieldYNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Shield (replica) Replica of a tall Yayoi shield, based on evidence from the Yoshinogari site. Notice the use of the bronze shield ornament. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810581274-F3GM6537BK6871L55EG0/E.HanMirrorFSG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Later Han Bronze Mirror The Later, or Eastern, Han dynasty continued to make mirrors that made their way to the islands. The Han and later Wei dynasty mirrors are used to help understand some of the connections and interactions between the various Yayoi groups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810568210-IWBHY4Z5964FXO4VCEV1/BronzeMirrorYNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Bronze mirror A well preserved bronze mirror from the Yoshinogari site. Han dynasty mirrors were highly prized in the islands as elite prestige goods. From the Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810603132-EGIL1VJ5CH3CN39TC0JP/YayoiMirrorsYNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Japanese mirrors While mirrors from the mainland were most highly prized, local mirrors were also made, along with other bronze items. From the Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810580512-KCW5GDO4TYL0XMILTDGI/DotakuDetailTNM.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Dotaku (Detail) This is a dotaku, or bronze bell. Early bells were small and functional. Over time they became larger, and those large bells appear to be created for ceremonial purposes. They often include incised pictures that are assumed to show daily life on the islands. From the Tokyo National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810579257-B0ODVA5IBT9HH7TN3KIM/DotakuReplica2YNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Dotaku (replica) These two replica dotaku show how it looks coming out of the ground, but also how it would have looked brand new. You can see how the golden color shines through. From the Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810583935-DKEB7G38BBJ66LNGXKGZ/IronSickleYNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Iron sickle blades Iron was closely connected with agricultural activities, and unlike bronze it would have been used by all members of the society. These iron sickle blades show just that kind of utilitarianism. From the Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810585575-HJ54HT20U0YYHKWE0EQR/IronSpadeHeadsTNMS.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Spade blades There wasn’t enough iron to waste it on the entire spade, so only the very edge was covered. This was a style in use on the Korean peninsula and in the archipelago, and would remain largely unchanged for millennia. The shape, or “kuwagata”, lent its name to a very distinctive crest, or maedate, used on many samurai helmets in later periods. Here you can see that distinctive shape. From the Seoul National Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810586073-BP5FWIS0JCJCCJ7VARD4/IronSwordSherdYNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Iron sword fragment Iron swords and other weapons and tools were brought over, possibly in quantities equal to or greater than bronze, but most of them were recycled or rusted away, leaving only fragments like this. From the Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810587806-4B39E1R168ZR9SDF81VZ/IronSwordYNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Iron sword Small iron sword/dagger, encrusted with rust. From Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1577810600310-5NG2HCBICIYC9DPSWK6M/YayoiIronWeaponTNM.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 8: Bronze and Iron - Iron weapons Examples of a few iron weapons found in Japan during the Yayoi period. From the Tokyo National Museum. https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-7 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1574910793283-01S5NMFFCHY15OSSAMO4/rice.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 7: Rice comes to Japan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1575511657375-GWSG6ES2UVG63WGLBRSH/KoreanPlainPotteryYNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 7: Rice comes to Japan - Korean Plain (Mumon) Style Pottery Example of the pottery found on the Korean peninsula that influenced Yayoi styles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1575511671725-62M41GV6L75UJY2OKZFR/VillageOtsuka.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 7: Rice comes to Japan - Yayoi village Diorama of the village at Otsuka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1575511649554-32FGB32TXP0T0SJCRS55/Otsuka.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 7: Rice comes to Japan - Yayoi village Reconstructed Yayoi village at Otsuka, Yokohama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1575511650214-KK6PUVTFTWCMY9PW34HL/Otsuka1.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 7: Rice comes to Japan - Yayoi house Reconstructed Yayoi pit dwelling at Otsuka site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1575511650824-FGLM3LA1ZHRTEUZFXI4J/OtsukaHouse.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 7: Rice comes to Japan - Yayoi house entrance Entrance to a reconstructed Yayoi pit dwelling in Otsuka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1575511670952-QTAYUIERGS4Z0OQPETBE/RiceStorehouseRekihaku.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 7: Rice comes to Japan - Yayoi storehouse Reconstructed Yayoi period storehouse showing ladder and pest guards, from the National Museum of Japanese History (aka Rekihaku) in Sakura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1575513532884-G8XM9XI77Y0SWLRYKI0U/YoshinogariPostGuard.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 7: Rice comes to Japan - Yayoi post guards Post guards to prevent vermin from climbing posts into a storehouse, from Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1575512183498-99U31CQJ6VBGYSHLSFB4/StorehouseOtsuka.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 7: Rice comes to Japan - Yayoi storehouse Reconstructed Yayoi storehouse at the Otsuka site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1575511674254-XUCQTMF0UA19GQX40842/ToolsYNG.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 7: Rice comes to Japan - Yayoi tools Reconstructed Yayoi period tools from the Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1575511674765-EGBZ6AL949BZRW65QG7W/YayoiPeopleYNG2.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 7: Rice comes to Japan - Yayoi life Reconstruction of Yayoi daily life from Yoshinogari site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1575511678244-E7Y2LPU8YXRXHTE6354H/YayoiPotteryMatsuMoto.jpg Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 7: Rice comes to Japan - Yayoi pottery Yayoi pottery from Matsumoto City Museum https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-6 monthly 0.5 2021-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1574625866853-RQFH41GRLRYRO7F1MMO8/Erlitou_map.png Chronicles of Japan Podcast - Episode 6: Emperor Horse Crupper and Other Continental Developments - Erliitou map Map showing the general extent of the Erlitou culture. 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Before Beginning - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562025474648-4907G3Q48V70DS8J4MKX/hasso.jpg 3. Before Beginning Above left: a tankō (cuirass only). Right: A keikō. Left: a tankō (cuirass only). Above right: A keikō. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562025747938-ZDLTUSU025WKCWWQY5LH/L-8sokana.gif 3. Before Beginning Click to view PDF… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562026348203-N4RFLNBD3ZUOKZ1LWDQG/detail.jpg 3. Before Beginning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562028066912-7Q4F5BV4UIESQ7SL568L/kjkan.jpg 3. Before Beginning Kasajirushi-no-kan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562028173999-0VXKE01GPFWZ2MBRGLZT/kogaikanamono.jpg 3. Before Beginning A kōgai kanamono https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562028245172-6UQHM9XWO5OL9DNTRKN3/agekan.jpg 3. Before Beginning Agemaki-no-kan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562027271064-XELTHUEGDW8478I894R9/ring.jpg 3. Before Beginning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562027513334-AQVQOIS4LGS5QQCQ08BN/8sobyo.jpg 3. Before Beginning Variety of hassō byō and details of construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562027591701-T7GWTD64FIH87SSLG1DG/sakura.jpg 3. Before Beginning Detail of the sakura byō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562027816368-64C6JZLE55KYQVVX1N8T/grommet.jpg 3. Before Beginning Za kanamono (grommets) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562028616160-OF9GN9J0UB9E9S60G8E8/L-kikko.gif 3. Before Beginning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562028776628-7XE5WGRQKHGE4ORHCFBH/kikkophotos.jpg 3. Before Beginning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562113870981-ECWARXTQWA5XQX0FJX38/mail2.gif 3. Before Beginning The most common varieties of Japanese mail. Clockwise, from top right: kagomegata-gusari, hana-gusari, futae-gusari, kame-ko-gusari, kaushi-gusari, fusa-gusari. (Not shown: nanban-gusari, which is typical 4-in-1 “international” mail, hung open.) (Actual size; originals can be smaller.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562113938536-ZYG4I4O9T4GGA0QL937I/platejoin.jpg 3. Before Beginning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562113992126-PF0TSS1YU66K4LCG1MDE/shinojoin.jpg 3. Before Beginning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562114087427-IKEZ5ZGQ2SUU1GQCP1Y9/mail1.jpg 3. 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History of Armor - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1610763504464-KIAG2D4Z8FOOPAW36VWV/3BCEWoodenArmor.jpg 1. History of Armor - Make it stand out 3rd Century BCE armor, from a reconstruction at the National Museum of Japanese History in Sakura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1610763504534-EYKA7000UCNH5II28TRA/2ndCenturyWoodenArmor.jpg 1. History of Armor - Make it stand out 2nd Century CE cuirass reconstructed and on display at the National Museum of Japanese History in Sakura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562006409189-NSQ2FDBJ6LOMOMLVC3J4/furui.jpg 1. History of Armor Above left: a tankō (cuirass only). Right: A keikō. Left: a tankō (cuirass only). Above right: A keikō. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562006953516-JH4WA4GHC9LFCIRCW3ZC/oyoroi.jpg 1. History of Armor Various ō-yoroi. Left: Kon ito odoshi (dark blue laced) ō-yoroi. Middle: “Tatenashi no Yoroi” (a Takeda heirloom, of kozakura [cherry blossom-printed leather] lacing; the name means “shieldless”). Right: Modern reproduction of an akaito(red laced) ō-yoroi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562007175961-T6A20A63VEY98VTX9YZX/busho.jpg 1. History of Armor A general in an ō-yoroi typical of the 12-15th centuries. Image courtesy of the Kyoto Costume Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562007576565-9IHIJ9GKNNZ4NC36K8YT/do-bushi.jpg 1. History of Armor Haramaki dō typical of the 14-15th centuries. Image courtesy of the Kyoto Costume Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562007839848-15X2EJ61R4DAMPU1BMQ1/domaru.jpg 1. History of Armor A dō-maru of the 16th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562008017670-JNWRSI1QU8KWFTBS1YPW/gusoku.jpg 1. History of Armor Three armours of the late 16th century. All are ni-mai dō (clamshell armours). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562008210138-2JI2J8Z0VUSI36VEA7SZ/retainers.jpg 1. History of Armor Two armours typical of those worn by retainers. On the left is a hotoke dō, and on the right an okegawa dō. https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchuu-katchuch05 daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 5. The Odoshi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562149321960-AKLWCQT8SPN4G1VV9UFY/odoshiparts.jpg 5. The Odoshi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562149406476-JGIT1BI7ASHZVYNCQHAB/tate-nawame.jpg 5. The Odoshi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562149587040-1N11WYBBBDIUL83Z9EQU/odoshige.jpg 5. The Odoshi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562149656318-KMFE3NTJWTE27GGZJW8K/kebiki-how.jpg 5. The Odoshi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562149678003-T753R2EJXAXYU73XY97I/kebikiDown.jpg 5. The Odoshi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562149710003-YPSPRESAJVCU28TNUWYP/image-asset.jpeg 5. The Odoshi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562182530340-LEOJZD2VSD4FAC5O7GAT/sugake.jpg 5. The Odoshi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562182576409-0HO1CR8020FHO2JPVUZ5/sugake2.jpg 5. The Odoshi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562182641281-NZ6C3TFJ2UIJNTHXKELW/sugake3.jpg 5. The Odoshi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562182720677-I8Z7Z3I4ZXS1RS6GV6FE/hishinuitypes.gif 5. The Odoshi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562182774345-Z09VPU15U6U13KXCPIDU/hishinui2.gif 5. The Odoshi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562182906793-AIKPIRGGT60I8E9G340S/kozakura.jpg 5. The Odoshi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562183017385-3S5ILZRQE2BATXD2HBV2/akaito.jpg 5. The Odoshi Aka ito (red braid) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562183057971-WOWMAP6T3QNL44D0CJI3/hanada.jpg 5. The Odoshi Hanada ito (pale blue braid) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562183105183-UN4EO1OBUZSU24B9FHG7/hiito.jpg 5. The Odoshi Hi ito (orange braid) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562183140854-VAQUI27DE9PK6TZAXIH6/konito.jpg 5. The Odoshi Kon ito (dark blue braid) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562183169988-UPAT1QD1BH1U18UGHU36/kuroito.jpg 5. The Odoshi Kuro ito (Black braid) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562183202072-FQ1Q2CYMM9JYCIMG5WTO/moegi.jpg 5. The Odoshi Moegi ito (green braid) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562183409636-7AIHOPRAG0B3TGAEZEV1/image-asset.jpeg 5. The Odoshi Murasaki ito (purple braid) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562183455311-AQXFLZ90310XA8XA6T7L/shiroito.jpg 5. The Odoshi Shiro ito (white braid) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562183481571-RN2TOI5D5I67PR57MXZS/image-asset.jpeg 5. The Odoshi Yomogi ito (pale green braid) https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-introduction daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg Introduction - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562005431664-1P1QQBSLM1XYW1HH8WER/kao.gif Introduction - Anthony J. Bryant Anthony J. Bryant January, 2001 https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchuch02 daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 2. Armour Parts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562024188112-JJKPEJE1Q2KYO8UTWCCJ/gusoku-parts.png 2. Armour Parts - Gusoku Parts of the gusoku, a late period suit of armour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562024193825-43HRYZYYTEN7IB95HMF6/Dou-parts.jpg 2. Armour Parts - Dō Parts of the dō, or cuirass—the body of the armour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562024201599-VWYMSMCX4SN4PUMOJ3ZO/Kabuto-parts.jpg 2. Armour Parts - Kabuto Parts of the kabuto, or helmet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562024210053-CHRPHVM1Z0YG4FE85POV/Sode-parts.jpg 2. Armour Parts - Sode Parts of the sode, or shoulder guards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562024218108-7F4QKM9IGZG45L3MB32S/Kote-parts.jpg 2. Armour Parts - Kote Parts of the kote, or armoured sleeves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562024221643-CSD1ZYDWIGTPWIAOH1K3/Haidate-parts.gif 2. Armour Parts - Haidate Parts of the haidate, or leg protection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562024239613-QNNWUK0L6R100P4U5UH3/Suneate-parts.jpg 2. Armour Parts - Suneate Parts of the suneate, or lower leg protection https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchuch07 daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 7. Making a Dō - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562200606865-CQCEF3LB3G0VKQFXO68H/old.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562200670070-RR70GAC0X7IKTR4FSCAY/L-okeFOCap.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562200781265-DEH531OX9REC0OWQXEWX/new1.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562200842515-ZOF57FV401HFMC55AX3G/L-okeROCap.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562200980730-Q14CL86CHAZPXX2DNK21/shaped.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562201080618-IPFO0ICP430EKDIPKD2C/L-okeFNCap.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562201021467-AK3XOGGSB3MCGKX7EPDI/yoko5mai2.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562201234094-BDEFFUGYSDS6MOHSPCMW/L-okeRNCap.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562201163975-1WWY1ZSI20EYLE0SGI8C/lacehinge.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562201321242-RZ3C0Z9OWANXWJT2FO88/ryoawase.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562201634274-89L705MU06T39WF7FUVF/tomegawaDetails.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562201750057-1TEECJ58ESWAX9SHAZJ4/tomegawa.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562201813999-DY1F955NANYCRHKO7BH2/L-sugake.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562201991841-GIJTGP95EHSEP0DCVB0N/haraback.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562202092017-GE8NTK5O15L06RA0CIND/yoko5mai1.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562202169597-M3ONFRUTD4DO9FW4XNQ7/sendaiflat.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562202231261-PNB8N9IXZU8Q5XXQRFY1/L-sendai.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562202299804-XD88ZOGQK2LMSP4XJZ8W/yukigyo.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562202354162-GMXK5G5ZJ6P84O8GB13P/hotoke1.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562202407090-8EWGJ78KS3Q59TKK4CRB/L-hotoke.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562202613009-4J6FXXOWHVVDVGB2GOGD/belt.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562202660347-25CVQCIPWCB9WYL6CV2U/belt2.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562202722709-6CASZNEVQEK0TFDNEZE8/belt2.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562202862317-7ANLKBXNA9478FEJCA1C/tatetop.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562238054704-16HH58T1FPQ7Z0095OQ4/L-munaita.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562238447863-1ACVUABWI1O3O2DPLQ6R/L-wakiita.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562238758980-MGI9ILWRA7PGJR88X6AX/L-oshitsuke.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562238864791-N4ZR7JB9KPM5604CGSIR/L-watagami.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562239118233-7BAPQC8O61OSXSUR8F8F/L_gyoyo.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562256709174-UAX0O0R82XOLS1PO39U2/gattariphoto.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562256805824-Y7ZTUC7P76JKN258R20J/L-kattari.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562256899254-P0PXUHPRK6B0AKJ3C1LJ/uketsubo.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562256969652-4URTPQSKU1L2TBFJBXTG/L-uketsubo.gif 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562257123875-S25M6LBMO74YDD803U9O/haraate1.jpg 7. Making a Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562257170068-7OKJSUHRNEFBTZRREDYE/wakitop.gif 7. Making a Dō https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchuch09 daily 0.75 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 9. Making a Kabuto - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562264525812-G6AW1WQ52BGI97KZ4Q05/katamaking.jpg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562264640009-GAC4LDOICY3JM11VEOF2/image-asset.jpeg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562264717876-KUZHXC670C1NMLULQ7Q5/L-16plate.gif 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562264816246-PWGZOX4DLY71ANR9SNFN/L-8plate.gif 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562264920887-W8WF7PIG5SIWHG9IKR69/hachiplate.jpg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562265008633-KZ8FRCZHF4GTID2YR99M/L-mabizashi.gif 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562265163719-SBZ14YJP8A96YY46RAPN/haraidate.jpg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562265218890-UOGO43CFK2XB1L1FU8LW/L-haraidate.gif 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562265355637-KIA7WDFEQEIOHA5HWWR9/kasajiruside.jpg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562265403081-B33QV97NS2UN2FRUAJXL/image-asset.jpeg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562265475851-43IWN9S35KMWJH4GVEUE/image-asset.jpeg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562265584765-AHAAMSLQ4NL5L1O2VDIP/signaturehole.jpg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562265677134-WIBPPYCBY2AJ299SWPXB/koshimaCut.jpg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562265758594-NJO7G7D4DHYSNGE80E7V/image-asset.jpeg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562265860776-PHO3KDR97YZP4FGWQPOX/image-asset.jpeg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562265876594-7TTKYJE2X5OG6W24YACJ/image-asset.jpeg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562265987247-VBKPYTS5S2Z52TFQ4A4U/L-zunari.gif 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562266091752-FC0N98CBW57TILWBGZJ1/3plateFrame.jpg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562266192018-JYMSEIIMZ1L77SIN5VWK/image-asset.jpeg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562266260311-P7M1HTXO38JU3E6B50QH/kabutoshitajikoro.jpg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562266314958-YOT5M4WQVJ0CZBZ4VNKN/image-asset.jpeg 9. Making a Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562266378100-7ZJJBYRQC7PSVGPSL52A/grillside.jpg 9. Making a Kabuto https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchuch04 daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 4. The Kozane - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562117283271-CO58FQZRWORZ19Z6S085/iyofake.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562117360013-A5SE3H9J7X1ULMLJDVE1/L-kozaneS.gif 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562117419226-CALJF5NE3H3K2ET9C24R/dehaba.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562117479136-GT77D5YTL4VY4FF0TFYX/warparc.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562117536929-VOD25YSGKCW5ZQX3ECDW/silhouettes.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562117649472-XAW4EOO0L7GS4IWWE7ZK/moriage.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562117718356-7J4711BGZVOVHH1GBZF5/mitsume.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562117774032-JZKPRT58OJSL35J4UY6A/L-kozaneT.gif 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562117861710-P9YTNXHGXMZ2MDNQGM4S/fold.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562117945441-EAXIQA86XM3EY44YCNY1/ita.jpg 4. The Kozane This photograph shows two boards of kozane with shitagarami and the first few coats of lacquer. The smooth black lacquer has yet to be applied. The top board is the inside; the bottom is the outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562118030280-IQTNRMNK7LAW14HE9KP8/shitagarami.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562118084901-ALJ08D7K53ZTOPF5W9HX/iyotypes.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562118150172-K9U3YPX8S6UNXCFF7HCW/iyozane.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562118196776-Z9B8MTPZP140GUI7Y72C/iyoshitagar.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562118346778-E1B2N145N9ETB2TJWCYR/openhole.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562118460064-UJT9ZG9NK820NTL4IBOE/kiritsuke.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562118509100-AVC5GK0X0GJEMOYW19AT/kiritsuke3.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562118566723-AMV0MLYMAH2C92SD8Q3B/kiritsuke2.jpg 4. The Kozane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562118622412-XS3ZZFRFAW3T67N6DCR0/shiki.jpg 4. The Kozane https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchuch06 daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 6. The Dō - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562190867036-4HCPHBUC7EYQQW1C4GTL/types.jpg 6. The Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562190915789-HURRLM9M5JWLX56UEDWM/types2.jpg 6. The Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562190977122-19W7OSOO5HQINKI7JK19/haramBush.jpg 6. The Dō This bushi wears a mōgami haramaki. Note the sei-ita (“coward’s plate”) covering the back. Image from the Kyoto Costume Museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562191210541-TJIQE28FNEUGZ1VMD39O/kawatsuzumi.jpg 6. The Dō A kawazutsumi dō of the 13-14th century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562191282134-E98KDQJSKIHZ9XLBOQU5/image-asset.jpeg 6. The Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562191303890-M581ER7M79QM9VOU19YF/tatamido.jpg 6. The Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562196496998-47WX238OZUJ9HAE7BWCR/marudo.jpg 6. The Dō A maru dō and two marudō-based ni-mai dō. On the left is a true maru dō (kozane construction). In the middle is a clamshell of kiritsuke zane construction. On the right is a clamshell of plain, solid lames laced in kebiki odoshi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562196669636-NSIIB3AGLQR4B6XH9Y5A/okegawaretain.jpg 6. The Dō These three okegawa dō were made for retainers. Note the “old pattern” of six lames in the dō. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562196728934-NI5W2BCY45STOYJS2D0H/okegawado2.jpg 6. The Dō These three okegawa dō exhibit domed rivets instead of having them ground flat. Note that the dō on the left has scalloped plates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562196758456-E7KAA1J0K9I0VEMQEDBL/tatehagi.jpg 6. The Dō These two are tatehagi dō (vertically rivetted cuirasses). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562196809339-AG6R4UFNOKTGI7YI22IE/nuinobe.jpg 6. The Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562196889317-GVXNRVQINRMG9ACCUW63/hotokedo.jpg 6. The Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562196969781-78YB91WD8GXDGO9UG5L1/yukinoshitado.jpg 6. The Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562197018222-ZDMAUEEWOO67VRR7Q3VN/niodo.jpg 6. The Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562197535153-P5WVV51PB7SB32ZLRKG7/mogamido.jpg 6. The Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562197393701-QB9RKI09LHCUKM61T70Y/hatomune.jpg 6. The Dō Hatomune dō of hotoke-dō construction, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562197426023-ED67OWENVE6V3BENH3XB/hatomokegawa.jpg 6. The Dō hatomune-dō of okegawa-dō construction (note the wave-pattern on the plates) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562197472649-SSAGGLUZ6PWJI43XQ35C/nanban.jpg 6. The Dō Two nanban dō, converted from Portuguese peascod breastplates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562197610908-2J0TL0DHNKIX0G4FT779/dangae.jpg 6. The Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562197691712-IOPT312DMQPUM2KSJ5KE/hishinui.jpg 6. The Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562197753471-F5Q042YV418YM3EAZ19G/image-asset.jpeg 6. The Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562198388548-0ORZ0ADYQ1T3JP24JGT6/gyoyo2.jpg 6. The Dō https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562198496362-5TS9W6XMGJA65RSL4NEI/tatamikusazuri.jpg 6. The Dō https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchuch08 daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 8. The Kabuto - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258174889-3PUUT2VRGGCV5FM5DOM3/hachi.jpg 8. The Kabuto Most common shapes of multi-plate-type hachi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258262294-TOL96NW4D8OVW33VFJ3I/sujibachi.jpg 8. The Kabuto Sujibachi (Note the holes in the koshimaki for attaching the shikoro; note also the shiten-no-byō and hibiki-no-ana on the hachi itself.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258324141-TO6RANN0OXDJC1BS9SEU/haribachi.jpg 8. The Kabuto Haribachi (The one in the middle is actually an 8-plate haribachi with lacquer built up to make it look like a 62-plate sujibachi.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258369645-XUK953D8WG3YOW0RHFZR/koboshi.jpg 8. The Kabuto Koboshibachi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258445613-MX9C4K4A5Q5K44R58H2I/hineno2.jpg 8. The Kabuto Front and side views of a typical hineno kabuto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258517233-GSIFB6ZJRESDS96QQ4XK/acorn.jpg 8. The Kabuto Shiinari (acorn-shaped) kabuto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258563523-G9PG369IKTJEGCXK5NF9/momonari.jpg 8. The Kabuto Momonari (peach-shaped) kabuto. This design was very popular in the Sengoku period, and was inspired by the European cabasset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258627578-ON3OXOLKFNJN9FJWJXHM/kawari1.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258664633-7JMJWQFPG9T39CLLK3MC/image-asset.jpeg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258684606-6BJQ3T3Y4PQHENF474MI/kawari3.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258760196-ADKTDIWI3QCKJX1VFOHX/hineno.gif 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258778459-B7HM9N85K9ORJMRGJROI/hinenoj.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258890596-2FB27MB8QMN2MLFLWSOI/image-asset.gif 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258903496-O4C5XSYV653FC7448H1X/ichimaij.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258978578-H9E03AVPT7I7REG143WV/kasa.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562258992067-35C5GDJ8AMJIQ4E06I4C/kasaj.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562259518008-1XNUHNCYPNRPXWPFVRFA/image-asset.jpeg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562259539725-JSRZW8TO9BUV356EFPV7/ichimanjuj.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562259627011-GO2ESZ1KLW5UNS1DWIKS/koman.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562259639010-G9N28DF4VAO8KXD91916/komanj.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562259809060-NNME26TN7NUUUKWW84N3/etchu.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562259840203-8GPTQ50A7FA6HHR6MRR3/etchuj.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261207433-2VKW1NEZ8CZOV9FAIWFK/image-asset.jpeg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261218720-270QCF56LDD2QF7QQ5EM/gesanj.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261301010-BIWYWYSFZ319MC61412N/image-asset.gif 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261316855-55556BTHIQNKJDF0ZTZQ/image-asset.jpeg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261454396-9J0HUYYRZLH88QVFRRK2/fukig1.jpg 8. The Kabuto The example on the right is a rare, hinged one—it folds out or flat back against the bowl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261454401-7TF2JUTXN3EN1DMPM22Y/fukig2.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261454601-Z4MOC573LBR6BLGXHK99/fukig3.jpg 8. The Kabuto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261665679-GHGKB6AV9LX91RL8Q7UL/image-asset.jpeg 8. The Kabuto One of Kenshin’s kabuto with a shita-jikoro. This one is made of sane attached to a fabric backing forming a three-panel skirt that defends the neck where thekasa-jikoro won’t. Note that the layers overlap in the reverse way to conventional lamination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261743826-A3TRYDQGFV6HGSXRY914/8-kenkabutoL.jpg 8. The Kabuto - Hachi-ken suji-bachi kabuto Eight plate ribbed bowl helmet. Early Edo period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261767780-AVFQBOXBLDJ2MSCNA5KM/8-ken-haribachiL.jpg 8. The Kabuto - Hachi-ken hari-bachi kabuto Eight-plate smooth bowl helmet. Probably late Muromachi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261785636-S1G4U7Z4S92WVB6CN38G/24-kensugikabutoL.jpg 8. The Kabuto - Ni-jū-ken suji-bachi kabuto Twenty-four plate ribbed bowl helmet. Late Momoyama, early Edo periods. Note that the front-most plat is about three times the width of the other plates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261806577-QJ8QSP4J0JYFX4UP6B46/62-kenbachiS.jpg 8. The Kabuto - Roku-jū-ni-ken suji-bachi Sixty-two plate ribbed bowl. Details to note are the shiten-no-byō and hibiki-no-ana. Probably late Momoyama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261831761-QLG8LIE2HLWFZNSRW13M/62-kenbachisidebyL.jpg 8. The Kabuto - Roku-jū-ni-ken suji-bachi This side-by-side view of a 62-plater is classic Sengoku style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261865617-9IEPKMABOX5YJF6BIVQH/koboshikabutoL.jpg 8. The Kabuto - Hyaku-ni-jū-ken hoshi-bachi 120-plate riveted bowl. Edo period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261894038-MSD207AXSAZ4ZY39Y2YH/120-kenhachi2S.jpg 8. The Kabuto - Hyaku-ni-jū-ken suji-bachi 120-plate ribbed bowl. Late Momoyama or Edo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261930772-VSXQYDC63AUHOPDOC7H5/momonari2L.jpg 8. The Kabuto - Momonari kabuto This is a classic momonari kabuto, although it has ribs built up artificially with lacquer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261955494-TQY0UC0GXGZQIHDS2EMG/28-ken-sujiL.jpg 8. The Kabuto - Ni-jū-hachi ken suji kabuto 28-plate ribbed helmet. Note the large flanges for the attachment of a wakidate (side-crest) on the bowl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562261973267-DH512VDXGO4FOHW8FQ1R/zunariL.jpg 8. The Kabuto - Classic zunari kabuto Head-shaped helmet https://sengokudaimyo.com/basic-page daily 0.75 2019-07-27 https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchuch16 daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 16. Underneath It All - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562507268677-AFCQE72K72LRNW46DL6A/yoroihitatare.jpg 16. Underneath It All https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562507348241-WWFYGRKY6D5IL5V2413K/L-hitatare.gif 16. Underneath It All https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562507498669-PE4I8Q3RAU0PLHISLCGD/L-hakama.gif 16. Underneath It All https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562507589478-Z0RYPY5MQUUT02I1JX7F/shitagi.jpg 16. Underneath It All https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchuch19 daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 19. Glossary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchuch14 daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 14. The Suneate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562463490767-4AB4XRL3ZIL0808IZSUN/shinosuneatex.jpg 14. The Suneate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562463683176-2XNNE7DLXSWHHOI9ANDH/shinosuneate.jpg 14. The Suneate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562463904877-0Q7XDRHG0XXRZ9WDEOIL/L-suneate.gif 14. The Suneate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562464209909-KFD4J1SOKPWES6RAQ2IE/image-asset.jpeg 14. The Suneate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562464261976-G5DHJ68356DQM05ID7L8/cheapsuneate.jpg 14. The Suneate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562464329095-N5W9CWUBVPZJXZVBE98J/sunecutaway.gif 14. The Suneate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562464378411-1YF5W17YUZSSPAJBLB8E/suneate2.jpg 14. The Suneate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562464721294-Y8MVHIFO9YZPK7KH35HF/L-shinoS.gif 14. The Suneate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562464640648-JABLY3PZ2RQPZ6WNQ32V/image-asset.jpeg 14. The Suneate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562464835220-LC1HSM9KW1Y0EXOW6EUN/L-tsuboS.gif 14. The Suneate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562464796061-G0QL9ZBFBPADDVLI0D2R/tsubosuneate.jpg 14. The Suneate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562464921734-PE8CDFXNUBO5X2I4D374/L-tateTsubo.gif 14. The Suneate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562465511769-MJ8L0EGT93L2MGWJQFLD/kusarisuneate.jpg 14. The Suneate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562465626273-VK9WDOKOEP5JTWE8ZKUA/suneateset1L.jpg 14. The Suneate Suneate with wide splints joined by mail and matching sectioned tateage. Edo Period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562465627252-GF07KZG6IEW1IPS1W59A/suneateset2L.jpg 14. The Suneate Suneate of broad splints and brigandine tateage. Edo period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562465628899-99OIL0DOAMUKDUELLS6R/suneateset3L.jpg 14. The Suneate Suneate of splints all around (no cutoff for the inner ankle) and padded cloth tateage. Edo period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562465629386-5RBO31LQV52VHORCC1VN/suneateset4L.jpg 14. The Suneate Suneate of splint construction with sectional brigandine tateage. Edo period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562465629596-SVDYT5CLW570GQ609RTQ/suneateset5L.jpg 14. The Suneate Simple, typical shino suneate. This is a classic model. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562465629784-VK4PO22MC0Y2MHP7DM67/suneateset6L.jpg 14. The Suneate Tsubo suneate with solid tateage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562465630384-44AQIEGUQL039QZT9QDZ/suneateset7L.jpg 14. The Suneate The remains of a pair of tsubo suneate with the kikkô tateage lost. https://sengokudaimyo.com/basic-page-1 daily 0.75 2019-07-04 https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchuch10 daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 10. The Men Yoroi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562413613521-3BVV97KGGRY63K6R2G08/happuri.jpg 10. The Men Yoroi Happuri https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562413690127-KBCLTB61N7XG58IIU3RM/hitaigane.jpg 10. The Men Yoroi Hitaigane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562413737735-5B815JWKUDVI0JCHPVBU/hitaiganemaki.jpg 10. The Men Yoroi Hitaiganemaki https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562413952629-DNOMR8JMEJKVAUSITBS7/L-menpo.gif 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562413881665-2IIKIHQVZ37TGTEP85TQ/image-asset.jpeg 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562414153269-MUBR34KOOQIUG9TVLNC2/L-hanbo.gif 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562414018950-OKAC02XC55Q78PDIGSBM/image-asset.jpeg 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562447377106-R5STOI1TPOHGWG47C25U/image-asset.jpeg 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562447494763-9JL0M1LXJA9SYB5LJ2N8/image-asset.jpeg 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562447561007-V2ZBYXKOAQVPAXAYYJPQ/image-asset.jpeg 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562447614853-6YUJGNUA4EDULISES70S/nose1.jpg 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562447748398-9RTTFBMB2YGK5JQNNW85/L-somen.gif 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562447856387-CSFQAMT9NZ7C99KT2JXX/neckside.gif 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562447918891-EWXA172Z79U5SKZEIRUT/nodowa.jpg 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562448131533-QJ02R3IV2GR8GYRFCRP6/L-nodowa.gif 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562449152407-HVZHM6WDM5BI6VJRW18Y/L-guruwa.gif 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562449305087-5CNR33WMTTMIO5CGECVA/menpoxL.jpg 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562449332329-MT1U3FR2GFIKQH6G5OKX/somen1L.jpg 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562449353071-67AT27FUOKBT1YFGHOUM/hanbo2L.jpg 10. The Men Yoroi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562449359568-EL4Y7QL8DQ55E1O8G46X/hanbo3L.jpg 10. The Men Yoroi https://sengokudaimyo.com/bibliography daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg Bibliography - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu/katchuch05a daily 0.75 2019-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562184383244-SOOTR4PRKWU3FAH0RG99/susogu.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Kon susogu (dark blue fading up to white) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562184446179-BZTTFABKA65FSQIC7AL1/niou.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Moegi nioi (dark green fading down to white) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562184497152-VM205NUMNDMSFFY2CG5J/hatasusogu.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Murasaki hata nioi (purple extremeties fading to white center) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562184637125-VVBCM5L1A548H83457J0/akawatashiro.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Aka wata shiro (red with a white top) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562184690178-RYKH3L20X72G5RG7SRSN/katatori.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Hanada katadori murasaki (pale blude with a purple band toward the top) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562184760624-MP2A6CYP7CSRWS7ALWML/kurowataaka.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Kuro wata aka (black with a red top) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562184840730-OXDX76YK0Y09K3Q0DF6Z/koshidori.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Moegi koshidori hi ito (green with orange on the bottom) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562184931616-B7F04ETPA6EV4OFQHEBO/iroiro1.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562184935646-W9RNB1RRY2TMJ0YGT1DI/iroiro2.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562184935656-ZJCNI1268QQWNAFHYIKS/iroiro3.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562184935786-L350GLTQUMYU0QUSP31N/iroiro4.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562185107799-1ELQSZXE9W4NIG8CDAK8/kurenaidan.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Kurenai dan odoshi (red alternating white) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562185578270-JT6UR8OF98VH96BW3OJ5/omodaka.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Hi omodaka (orange with an up-pointing triangle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562185663865-I0KZMOJDO9IHERARUCIA/sagaomodaka.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Moegi sagaomodaka (green with a down-pointing triangle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562185805715-1U019CB3PPX0ZKRCOFDO/image-asset.jpeg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Hanada tsumadori (pale blue with colored diagonals) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562185818132-AGCDK7TO9UXRNU7BGWPK/image-asset.jpeg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Shiro tsumadori (white with colored diagonals) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562185843287-4IPPM7VHWL8QAK2CQNXD/katatsumadori.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Kon kata shiro kata tsumadori aka (blue with a white top with diagonal panel of red) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562186090384-UD8FF9VXMIO87VWCGKJK/hinomaru.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Kuro aka hinomaru gara (black with a red sun) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562186104387-0U822E54RXF0L90YNRXL/image-asset.jpeg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Kon aka manjū gara (dark blue with a red swastika) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562186218018-5I97YC4GP7AIPOJJJTGR/image-asset.jpeg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Hanada aka shikime (pale blue with red sections) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562186241610-48C6H9C8WATGIUG5XRET/shikime.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Hi murasaki shikime (orange and purple checkerboard) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562186379748-7G2ZW5ID94JUGUWTVL6T/tatewae.jpg Odoshi Lacing Patterns Tatewae odoshi https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchuch12 daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 12. The Sode - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562457617543-2NMDHXRMZJS2CCZLYT74/image-asset.jpeg 12. The Sode The outside and inside of two ō-sode. Note the vertical panel on the inside; this is only on the right sode, to keep the arrows from slipping between the boards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562457658785-NWSUYIKO1XDM5V92ZGDZ/image-asset.jpeg 12. The Sode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562457699801-JEBB7SK48FNOJVOJ6S0W/mogami.jpg 12. The Sode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562457739783-1OKC1MO8LEUD5LWISPLL/sodeinside.jpg 12. The Sode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562457792111-OM94HUMLO1MJDREWKI0F/edocrapsode2.jpg 12. The Sode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562457832559-WZ3XMWJO9PSHBU2OYWVJ/image-asset.jpeg 12. The Sode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562457897760-IIM2N9C6I6EINDCODZYA/L-sodeCap.gif 12. The Sode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562458028967-9SJGFANBUEA35F1WCYTG/sodeside.jpg 12. The Sode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562458092994-8LO7V7MSU3EV5ZY93UZZ/L-mogami.gif 12. The Sode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562458504110-KQRX6EE8XF2GCDKNT1GG/corner.jpg 12. The Sode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562459296085-DZ55N5LYJUH54US4E939/sodecorner2.jpg 12. The Sode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562459425865-3IZ7AUESEHPV7MOGF3MK/L-tsuboCap.gif 12. The Sode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562459479528-I3D7LV3L9J9DQFT9PJXP/kohire2.jpg 12. The Sode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562459690617-KJF93HVUGBABXZRPA31U/sodeset1L.jpg 12. The Sode - Tōsei sode Tōsei sode of kiritsuke zane (faux scale) lamellar construction, fully laced. Edo period. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562459690905-QBKAFGCBTTHXKP5EDA8R/sodeset2L.jpg 12. The Sode - Mogami sode Mogami sode (or tōsei sode). This is the quintessential, classic, perfect form of common sode during the Sengoku period. https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchu18 daily 0.75 2019-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562512798018-V3NHET95FHFOZU0SN137/L-stand1.gif 18. Chests and Stands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562512937701-2AHFWO9EWYKV5SCADZN8/L-stand2.gif 18. Chests and Stands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562512886271-NEGA6T3NJRQBOEKYWWIF/image-asset.jpeg 18. Chests and Stands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562513052964-M46XST7ZI6TIZRY9BB4Y/kakake1.jpg 18. Chests and Stands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562513130698-8ZAWQRWKPORB8GO6D4H0/L-hatrack1.gif 18. Chests and Stands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562513686568-T1IAGR6YJVYR16B6BHM3/kakake2.jpg 18. Chests and Stands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562513743452-2NUB2GU9FEXCIB8K6AQ6/L-hatrack2.gif 18. Chests and Stands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562514664262-BM5IJZENTZ603UY02XE9/bitsu.jpg 18. Chests and Stands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562514784876-5QNUC6PPXPOUGMEXZ54U/L-fittings.gif 18. Chests and Stands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562516926861-CZR7FGEE6EPUSE88K5AA/packing.jpg 18. Chests and Stands https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchu13 daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 13. The Haidate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562460897921-EBQL61T4PQO2Y9MYVYOY/haidateset6S.jpg 13. The Haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562460937725-AOTOGRRUXRPFOFR5XQ71/image-asset.jpeg 13. The Haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562461080684-BPY1YUBFG9558EPVQSQ9/image-asset.jpeg 13. The Haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562461340218-LZ2CS9JJ3PNTWNEK7GZ0/haidFabric.jpg 13. The Haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562461405920-FCIZNP7UQ87RQI186DA6/L-kawara.gif 13. The Haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562461478356-X5RGKI25M1BS2OZIH8U0/haidatemon.jpg 13. The Haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562461340218-LZ2CS9JJ3PNTWNEK7GZ0/haidFabric.jpg 13. The Haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562461602328-2PGIL26LJNI9DDCQ2MUM/haidPanel.jpg 13. The Haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562461651130-E9NSM6BSOMRDVGXF42PH/insidehaidate.jpg 13. The Haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562461715149-RRIAPSZBDIV6SQ5OCPBN/haidate1.jpg 13. The Haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562461811321-UH2IH7TAJBBO2ROI20BS/image-asset.jpeg 13. The Haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562461864474-XSWB813Z3ZL8KM3J66FM/haidSew.jpg 13. The Haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562461955485-5CJVAYEKY80GQMW9B3XE/haidatewear.jpg 13. The Haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562462351798-WPGIECXJAPP01PD2LGA9/haidateset1L.jpg 13. The Haidate - Etchū haidate A haidate of small metal plates or rafts (called ikada) floating in a sea of mail. This style, more than any others, included an extra section of armoured fabric hanging down over the front to protect the knees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562462351933-0IFEX6HJ2MBPYK50LPMY/haidateset2L.jpg 13. The Haidate - Etchū haidate Another variation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562462352031-YUJWXG7AM9OOPLC7664P/haidateset3L.jpg 13. The Haidate Haidate of nothing but mail over fabric. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562462352207-GMP757D0GY3PL3OYZ1SX/haidateset4L.jpg 13. The Haidate - Kawara haidate This is a classic pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562462352368-FT5JAPFABTJI6H98TMJT/haidateset5L.jpg 13. The Haidate - Etchū haidate Another set https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562462352691-01RCTDBAN6AF26QWG0WP/haidateset6L.jpg 13. The Haidate - Iyo haidate This, too, is the classic pattern. It doesn’t get much better than this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562462354270-QZ9VD73UW2EPDCLOMKRV/haidateset7L.jpg 13. The Haidate - Kawara haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562462354536-OI1R1GEXY3TSWQ1T8JMZ/haidateset8L.jpg 13. The Haidate - Iyo haidate This is a lower-rent model. The larger size of the plates marks this as less likely the armour of someone of rank and means. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562462355329-KNJO2KKCI5OOCB8NRSLF/haidateset9L.jpg 13. The Haidate - Etchū haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562462355745-LDRHXVY69FFT09BMWRYU/haidateset10L.jpg 13. The Haidate - Etchū haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562462356236-HGLRE1NYQYM1VYRCEBI3/haidateset11L.jpg 13. The Haidate - Iyo haidate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562462356456-0S0X517IMVVKOEC4HG79/haidateset12L.jpg 13. The Haidate - Haidate Something of a cross between iyo and Etchū in make. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562462356918-VBNZ1UIL554242YM33FP/haidateset14L.jpg 13. The Haidate - Iyo haidate Very basic, but with catchy lacquered gold sun-circles. https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchuch15 daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 15. Misc. Armour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562503698457-47JY5BRTOD3WVRKMNHAU/manchira.jpg 15. Misc. Armour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562504979897-R6MCQH7KXFGUPD2TEIPY/L-manchira.gif 15. Misc. Armour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562505045582-JXVFCN5NQ97K5L83BB0N/image-asset.jpeg 15. Misc. Armour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562505289731-O89GGH4848SM439PG8CK/wakibiki2.jpg 15. Misc. Armour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562505341337-PGRDPMXKXWYYJJ4GI2W7/wakibiki2L.jpg 15. Misc. Armour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562505532777-UE47BRYMKEZ4KI27BX5R/shoes.jpg 15. Misc. Armour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562505573619-56MQGMTMUTRDISJ4VXDM/metalshoeback.jpg 15. Misc. Armour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562505608466-QPVMTKQC5ZK0YTKPXLL2/funky.jpg 15. Misc. Armour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562505667653-86ASYQ1VGKZUCQOMDT6P/furboots.jpg 15. Misc. Armour https://sengokudaimyo.com/katchu-katchuch11 daily 0.75 2024-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562002404646-QNDBYXKOUHMJBXNHWXMO/NihonKatchu.jpg 11. The Kote - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562454878562-AIJ4SIODQLOS37X692HA/yoshitsunegote1.jpg 11. The Kote A typical early yoshitsune-gote. Note the baglike sleeves. Early kote were not worn in pairs; there was only the one for the left arm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562454912061-K74JH2QZSKTP7117H3GO/image-asset.jpeg 11. The Kote The namesake of the yoshitsune-gote. The property of Itsukushima Jinja, these kote were supposedly worn by Minamoto no Yoshitsune, although they postdate him by a century or so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562454959158-NK5KC3IGHTA0SLM3TD24/image-asset.jpeg 11. The Kote Bishamon-gote. The body is covered by mail, the foreams by splints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562455004700-XG6NPMII8HIJR6P2HOSU/shinogote.jpg 11. The Kote Typical shino-gote. The upper arm is covered by small plates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562455148881-8BL7KN3WEV94LKTZME6K/odagote1.jpg 11. The Kote Oda-gote. The hyōtan-gane are surrounded by ikada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562455242710-HCNZSDTCA0XKBINKOH9I/ubugoteS.jpg 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562455426671-OGVKNP1NUDRVYCBUXH5B/image-asset.jpeg 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562455561732-LQAKSTA2CMIIS1O59TD0/L-kote.gif 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562455616906-NDN5RVTQWU4FOZKACGVZ/image-asset.jpeg 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562455676499-JDZIFS9WBT3C2SODVLDQ/L-kotetop.gif 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562455802229-86ESH46AVTQ37MFMK3QZ/L-tekko.gif 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562455882854-9KCX3G1BV7QB2HHPW3UC/L-hijigane.gif 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562455934371-7E5DKXBRY457NJ1G2MRW/L-ikada.gif 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562456120457-KISP7V6QQ1HD2FC9PL3K/L-yoshitsune.gif 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562456095286-1IA7P3LV61KUM0JPFEOA/L-shinoG.gif 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562456045492-OYZLNBLIY8HHDB55J9YF/L-hyotan.gif 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562456193617-1O0EIXMM6XCOBEP8FIP3/image-asset.gif 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562456230554-UYV2H90N3Y79L9UGO5HT/image-asset.jpeg 11. The Kote The inside of a pair of modern kote. Note the leather “lining” of the tekkō and the cord that ties the sides together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562456291152-JA4T7RI6E2QKDP41J4IE/image-asset.jpeg 11. The Kote The photograph here shows an extant kote without tekkō. The style is sparce mail connecting a small number of ikada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562456495348-1SM62IFOOWOKNYC5P7MZ/koteset1L.jpg 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562456495401-M8FAWL2MW6VAAT2R1RQL/koteset2L.jpg 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562456495511-5VI0MXSZ1P5XAIOTAR2O/koteset3L.jpg 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562456495559-V16L7YEPZ9E9FL9NWXZJ/koteset4S.jpg 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562456495820-ASDF1FZLFO1UI4XRZEXP/koteset5L.jpg 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562456496019-71BX0GEC30IV2X8WBT5W/koteset6L.jpg 11. The Kote https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1562456496395-OOW7RWV5DQDWQN10GSKH/koteset7L.jpg 11. 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1566094722481-IHM2E7XTCZFT2BAEMDFX/audience3.jpg Etiquette An indoor audience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1566094909487-W28MMP457CP22XLJIXTH/outdoor_audience.png Etiquette An example of an outdoor/camp audience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1566094958170-H8O0EDDKBK3LJU3R5HF2/swordpass.jpg Etiquette Passing the sword. From the series “Shogun”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1566095001793-1VJ2OFGN5FL5DP2BHJP2/swordonright.jpg Etiquette The polite way for a guest/visitor to position a sword. https://sengokudaimyo.com/japanese-campsites daily 0.75 2019-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1566095304250-0WIB6B5FUOHAX1UADU6T/firestand.jpg Japanese Campsites An openwork bonfire stand or fire basket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1566095344881-FE68NV0FYVEUWYBSLTDI/tall_lantern.jpg Japanese Campsites A fancier standing lantern. https://sengokudaimyo.com/card-games daily 0.75 2019-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1566264809693-W1ERLAAAGMCLV663Q35M/Tensho_s.jpg Card Games Tenshō karuta https://sengokudaimyo.com/tate daily 0.75 2019-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1566264119929-KRU7IAPN7SWBSY8HXKN1/tate.png Tate If you use plywood, as in the instructions below, the 3 vertical lines from this illustration won’t be visible (unless you decide to artisanally include them!) 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Note the octagonal design, and the intricate lacquerwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d1a2aa7e7ccfd0001a4f03d/1566349989681-2L7U60V1LYUF2N9M4RFM/shellbox1.jpg Kai-awase An example of a later-period, buke-style kaioke. 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