Japanese History: The Heian Period, Pt. 3 (The Birth of the Samurai)

Опубликовано: 09 Май 2026
на канале: Buyuuden Japanese History

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Part ten of "Japanese History: The Textbook," a historical documentary series based entirely on Japanese-language educational materials. Today, we examine the middle-to-late Heian Period, and the birth of the bushi, a.k.a. the samurai!

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Sites mentioned in this video:
Chusonji Temple Complex, Iwate Prefecture (https://www.chusonji.or.jp/language_e...)
Onikobe, Naruko, Miyagi Prefecture (https://visitmiyagi.com/feature/volca...) (http://en.naruko.gr.jp/)
I highly recommend both of these spots for tourists looking to explore a lesser-known side of Japan!

Music from:
フリー音楽素材 H/MIX GALLERY (http://www.hmix.net/)
Oto no Sono・音の園 (http://oto-no-sono.com)
Peritune (https://peritune.com)
Dova Syndrome (https://dova-s.jp/) (Artists: Jianteng, MAKOOTO)
Otowabi・おとわび
Amacha Ongaku Kôbô (http://amachamusic.chagasi.com/index....)
Mizuto (水人) on NicoNico Commons (https://commons.nicovideo.jp/user/upl...)
Keys of Moon Music ( / keysofmoon )
Buyuuden Intro, "housekeeping" section, 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)
詳説：日本史研究（改訂版）(Yamakawa Shuppansha)

Supplemental Information Sources:
もういちど読む山川日本史史料 (Yamakawa Shuppansha)
武士の誕生 by Seki Yukihiko
図説：平清盛 (Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
歴史・文化ガイド：源義経の時代 (NHK Publishing)
揺れ動く貴族社会 by Kawajiri Akio (Shôgakukan's "日本の歴史" series)
教養の日本史 (Seitosha)
Standard English translations for job titles, event names etc. taken from the Oxford History of Japan series when possible

Images from:
The National Diet Library Digital Collections (https://dl.ndl.go.jp/)
The Waseda University Library (https://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kotensek...)
Cultural Japan (https://cultural.jp/)
Colbase (https://colbase.nich.go.jp/?locale=ja)
Penn Libraries (http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/fish...)
The Database of Pre-Modern Japanese Works (http://kotenseki.nijl.ac.jp/?ln=ja)
The Hiroshima University Library (http://dc.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/text/)
Photo AC (https://www.photo-ac.com/)
Illust AC (https://www.ac-illust.com/)
Some images from books I own
One image from the Naruko Dam website (https://www.thr.mlit.go.jp/naruko/)
Konjikido image from the Chusonji official website (https://www.chusonji.or.jp/know/konji...)
Textbook pages in the intro taken from the Institution for Next Generation Textbook (https://www.nextgen-textbook.org/)

Other images:
Rosewoman: https://www.flickr.com/photos/4587344...
一人寿司-Hitori Sushi: https://www.flickr.com/photos/peace6x...
Saigen Jiro: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ファイル:多賀...