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With intelligence and wit, author Jonathan Clements blends documentary and storytelling styles to connect the past, present, and future of Japan, and in broad yet detailed strokes reveals a country of paradoxes: a modern nation steeped in ancient traditions; a democracy with an emperor as head of state; a famously safe society built on 108 volcanoes resting on the world's most active earthquake zone; a fast-paced urban and technologically advanced country whose land consists predominantly of mountains and forests.

The TV series "Shogun" brings Japanese history to life, but who was the first Shogun? In this series of podcasts, Sean Bermingham explores the rise to power of Yoritomo Minamoto, the first military leader of Japan. We'll follow Yoritomo's life and adventures as a young man as he leads his Genji clan to victory against the odds in the greatest samurai civil war in Japan's history, and eventually claims the title as Japan's First Shogun.Written and presented by Sean Bermingham. Music by EdRecords/Pond5: www.pond5.comhttps://x.com/sbermingham121/status/1809814992990138598Stock Media provided ...

Podcast dedicato alla cultura e alla storia giapponese.Cos'è e come nasce la figura del samurai? Quali guerre combatterono? C'erano differenze tra loro e i daimyo, o gli shogun?In questo podcast narrerò le vicende che hanno reso il samurai una figura leggendaria in tutto il mondo, fino a elevarlo a vero e proprio ambasciatore della storia della Terra del Sol Levante.

The Japanese Tea Ceremony and the Shoguns is a concise historical overview of the evolution of cha-no-yu - that uniquely Japanese ritual, the tea ceremony - and how it was used in Japan by the shoguns and other political powers between the 12th and 20th centuries to validate position and consolidate power. The contributions of leading tea masters of the past are summarized. A description of a typical tea ceremony is provided, together with a discussion of the appropriate environment and utensils.