The Entire History of Ancient Japan

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00:00 Introduction
04:52 Beginnings
11:07 The Shaman Queen 297 AD
16:15 The Rise of Buddhism 552 AD
21:50 The Fall of Korea 663 AD
27:39 Choosing A Capital 736 AD
37:45 Rise of the Emishi 774 AD
46:48 Embassies to China 717 AD
52:43 The Heian Court 1000 AD
56:59 Shogun 1184
1:02:12 Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1274

Edited and Image Curation by Manuel Rubio - check out his amazing channel: @ArtandContext
Narrated and Script Edited by David Kelly
Images by Alex Stoica, Bilal Erlangga.

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#ancientjapan

[jamesboaz]

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

[timcent]

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

[mlsidut]

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

[TristanL]

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

[matthewtopping]

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

[emilyonizuka]

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

[sphjjph]

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

[HumanNatureOdyssey]

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

[baihongliang]

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

[ibrijira]

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

[VoicesofthePast]

Thanks to Thomas Lockley, and Manuel Rubio who has been editing the videos on the channel over the past year - this is their magnum opus. Huge thanks to both!

[kickinghorse]

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

[jaybuffie]

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

[anameillneverremember]

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

[Artur_M.]

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

[monkmentality]

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

[beverlykandraceffinger]

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

[CHEESYHEAD]

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

[hanrockabrand]

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

[KoalaG]

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