Japanese History: The Nara Period Pt. 2 (Japanese History: The Textbook)

Опубликовано: 02 Июнь 2026
на канале: Buyuuden Japanese History

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The second part of a two-part documentary on the history of the Nara Period, and part seven of "Japanese History: The Textbook," a historical documentary series based entirely on Japanese-language educational materials.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:20 Opening Comments
2:30 A Dark Age for the Fujiwara
8:21 Emperor Shomu and the Nara Daibutsu
15:44 Ganjin and Nara Buddhism
17:51 The Land Law that Broke the System
19:10 Empress Kôken and Dôkyô
28:16 Tenpyô Culture
30:26 Outro

Music by:
フリー音楽素材 H/MIX GALLERY (http://www.hmix.net/)
Otowabi・おとわび
Oto no Sono・音の園 (http://oto-no-sono.com)
Intro and outro beats by Buyuuden (me)

Main information sources:
学研ニューコース中学歴史 (Gakken Plus)
テーマ別だから理解が深まる日本史 (Asahi Shinbun Publications Inc)
新もういちど読む山川日本史（Yamakawa Shuppansha)
超ビジュアル！日本の歴史大事典 (Seitosha)
日本史：「なぜ」と「流れ」がわかる本 (Toshin Books)

Supplemental information:
詳説日本史研究 (Yamakawa Shuppansha)
もういちど読む山川日本史史料 (Yamakawa Shuppansha)

Sites featured in this video:
Tôdaiji Temple: http://www.todaiji.or.jp/english/
Tôshôdaiji Temple: https://toshodaiji.jp/english/index.html
Usa Jingû: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4722.html
The Shôsôin: https://shosoin.kunaicho.go.jp/en-US/
Kôfukuji Temple: https://www.kohfukuji.com/english/

Many emaki images taken from Tôshôdaiji Temple's Tôseiden Emaki (東征伝絵巻)

Writing/narration/editing by Buyuuden (me)

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