Japanese History: The Asuka Period Pt. 1 (Japanese History: The Textbook Ep. 4)
The fourth episode in a comprehensive pre-modern history of Japan based on Japanese-language educational materials. Today’s topic: Prince Shotoku and the early Asuka Period.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:45 Opening comments
2:10 The Soga and the Mononobe
6:30 Empress Suiko and Prince Shotoku
10:24 Prince Shotoku's Achievements
18:23 Early Asuka Culture
20:12 Prince Shotoku's death and the Soga Tyranny
23:19 Outro
Main information sources:
学研ニューコース中学歴史 (Gakken Plus) (https://hon.gakken.jp/book/1130443100)
テーマ別だから理解が深まる日本史 (Asahi Shinbun Publications Inc)
(https://publications.asahi.com/ecs/de...)
新もういちど読む山川日本史（Yamakawa Shuppansha) (https://www.yamakawa.co.jp/product/59...
超ビジュアル！日本の歴史大事典 (Seitosha): http://www.seitosha.co.jp/book/isbn-9...
Supplemental information:
Try It Youtube Channel: / @tryit_official
詳説日本史研究 (Yamakawa Shuppansha) (https://www.yamakawa.co.jp/product/01073)
もういちど読む山川日本史史料 (Yamakawa Shuppansha) (https://www.yamakawa.co.jp/product/59091)
学習漫画：日本の歴史 (Shueisha) (Images)
学習漫画：日本の歴史年表 (Shueisha) (Images)
Sites mentioned:
Asuka (modern-day Asuka Village): https://asukamura.jp/english/
Kôryûji Temple: https://kyoto.travel/en/shrine_temple...
Asuka-dera Temple: https://www.visitnara.jp/venues/A00522/
Hôryûji Temple: http://www.horyuji.or.jp/en/garan/
Main historical image sources:
Various versions of the Shôtoku Taishi Eden (聖徳太子絵伝)
The Taishi Denki (太子伝記)
The Genkôji Engi Emaki (現光寺縁起絵巻)
The Zenkôji Engi (善光寺縁起)
The Tônomine Engi Emaki Kenpon (多武峯縁起絵巻)
The Zenkenkojitsu (前賢故實)
Paintings by Kobayakawa Kôko (小早川好古)
None of the above sources are contemporary Asuka period works, so the clothing and architecture depicted therein may not accurately reflect what Asuka period Japan would have looked like.
Other images:
Soga Tree (Michey.M): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Imperial household agency (watanosさん): https://www.photo-ac.com/main/detail/...
Yayoi Rice Picking (Yuya Sekiguchi): https://www.flickr.com/photos/yuyasek...
Takamahiko Jinja: https://takakuwas.exblog.jp/17652124/
Shitennoji (kimtoruさん): https://www.photo-ac.com/main/detail/...
Asuka map: https://www.asuka-park.go.jp/about/hi...
Shotoku statue (松波庄九郎さん): https://www.photo-ac.com/main/detail/...
Taishi Funny Faces (Molさん): https://www.ac-illust.com/main/detail...
Sui Map (Ian Kiu): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Sui Figurine (Gary Todd): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Statue of sitting Gautama Buddha (Unknown author): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Koryuji (Saigen Jiro): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Asuka-dera (武市正雄さん): https://www.photo-ac.com/main/detail/...
Horyuji (663highland):https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Asuka-dera Shakanyorai (Saigen Jiro): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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