The Entire History of Ancient Japan

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  • Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
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    Written by Thomas Lockley.
    Check out his fantastic book on Yasuke: www.amazon.com/-/es/Geoffrey-...
    Edited and Image Curation by Manuel Rubio - check out his amazing channel: @ArtandContext
    Narrated and Script Edited by David Kelly
    Thumbnail Image by Ettore Mazza / ettore.mazza
    Images by Alex Stoica, Bilal Erlangga.
    Kofun imagery made based on [mapps.gsi.go.jp/maplibSearch.... National Land Image Information (Color Aerial Photographs)], Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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    Farris, W. W. (2009.) Japan to 1600. A Social and Economic History. Honolulu: Hawai’i
    University Press.
    Harding, C. (2020.) The Japanese. A History in Twenty Lives. London: Allen Lane.
    Kumar, A. (2009.) Globalizing the Prehistory of Japan. New York: Routledge.
    Matsumoto, H. (2009.) The origin of the Japanese race based on genetic markers of
    immunoglobulin G. Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Available from: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
    Needham, J. and Ronan, C. A. (1995.) The Shorter Science and Civilisation in China:
    Volume 5. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
    Kirkland, R. (1997.) The Sun and the Throne. The Origins of the Royal Descent Myth in
    Ancient Japan, Numen, 44, (2), 109-152.
    Sei Shonagon (tr. Arthur Waley.) 2011. The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon. Tuttle: Tokyo.
    Soka Gakkai. The Nichiren Library. Available from: www.nichirenlibrary.org/
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    Wang, Z. (2005.) Ambassadors from the Islands of the Immortals. Honolulu: Hawai’i University Press.
    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
    #ancientjapan

Комментарии • 2,9 тыс.

  • @VoicesofthePast
    @VoicesofthePast  Год назад +1372

    Shout out to Thomas Lockley, our resident Japan expert, 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.

    • @AverageAmerican
      @AverageAmerican Год назад

      Agreed. Personally, I suspect the common people of Japan are the Tribe of Gad. If this is true, the reason they don't practice circumcision at birth is bcuz the majority are born circumcised. mhmm

    • @davidcurry6422
      @davidcurry6422 Год назад +26

      Thank you 🙇‍♂️

    • @kalaoaflowerpower
      @kalaoaflowerpower Год назад +12

      would love to say excellent job but japans recognition as a nation was given via Hawaii. why was this fact left out?

    • @AverageAmerican
      @AverageAmerican Год назад +14

      @@kalaoaflowerpower hmm We're told by the time WW2 started, Japan had taken over about half of China.

    • @KingNoTail
      @KingNoTail Год назад +7

      ​@@kalaoaflowerpower What?

  • @jamesboaz4787
    @jamesboaz4787 7 месяцев назад +261

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

    • @koukidenhikaitu4990
      @koukidenhikaitu4990 7 месяцев назад +16

      Seriously, to explain, the three deltas of the Hojo family crest are based on three snake scales.

    • @Val.Kyrie.
      @Val.Kyrie. 3 месяца назад +3

      @@koukidenhikaitu4990that’s a retcon, he’s actually Link 😁

    • @solodragun
      @solodragun Месяц назад

      Also Norse. Look up valknut.

    • @user-uj7in8il2i
      @user-uj7in8il2i 26 дней назад

      Stretch ​@@solodragun

  • @timcent7199
    @timcent7199 Год назад +1979

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

    • @TommyTCGT
      @TommyTCGT Год назад

      But only goes back a little, not the actual 12 billion years! moc.ylfyeht, written in reverse.

    • @YoshiieMinamoto1039
      @YoshiieMinamoto1039 Год назад +17

      Foreigners who talk about Japanese history want to persist Tokyo and Kyoto, while don't mention Osaka at all.
      Osaka is the first capital to be called Japan, and even now Japan's natural leading city, despite a large amount of capital stolen by Tokyo. Edo is just newly artifical city.
      Those who enumerate about Prince Shotoku, Yukichi Fukuzawa, and Osamu Tezuka don't definitely want to refer to Osaka their hometown. This is plots of Tokyo hype.

    • @jclohio3333
      @jclohio3333 Год назад +3

      Here Here, we’ll done I agree ☝️

    • @rogarizurieta7641
      @rogarizurieta7641 11 месяцев назад +6

      The only thing is that “Ancient” literally represent Before Common Era or B.C… thus Japan was never “ancient” as the chronicle starts around 700 A.D., it’s like stating “ancient” England (as England is also not “ancient”) It would refer to an entirely different culture.
      So there is/are:
      Ancient Rome
      Ancient China
      Ancient Egypt
      but not Ancient Japan
      or Ancient England

    • @eagleclaw7093
      @eagleclaw7093 10 месяцев назад +10

      @@rogarizurieta7641 that's because the videos wrong. do your own research and people have been there since long before the common era.

  • @christopherlemos5566
    @christopherlemos5566 Месяц назад +256

    Who here’s been watching Shogun?

    • @shrekspaghet
      @shrekspaghet Месяц назад +9

      Here for more content 🙋‍♀️

    • @Vampster19CockedD20
      @Vampster19CockedD20 Месяц назад +12

      Nope... Blue eye samurai on Netflix.

    • @Carlezuss
      @Carlezuss Месяц назад +3

      I just started it and it’s so good

    • @NOTTIBOPPINtwitch
      @NOTTIBOPPINtwitch Месяц назад +3

      Watch the first shogun it’s super old

    • @deltonmcclary7341
      @deltonmcclary7341 Месяц назад +1

      Um yes, so artistic, the visuals, the action, the story!! 😍

  • @user-ml8si1du5t
    @user-ml8si1du5t 11 месяцев назад +266

    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!

    • @circumnavigator8177
      @circumnavigator8177 11 месяцев назад +4

      Try the Shogunate. Great stuff, lots of medieval era history

    • @TechnoMinarchistBall
      @TechnoMinarchistBall 6 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@circumnavigator8177I'd argue that medieval is not ancient. Ancient is anything pre AD.

    • @lambd01d
      @lambd01d 2 месяца назад

      A History of the Japanese People is available for free on Project Gutenberg. It goes from the mythical descent from the Kami up to the modern era. It's a great book.

  • @CHEESYHEAD684
    @CHEESYHEAD684 9 месяцев назад +197

    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.

    • @sara.cbc92
      @sara.cbc92 9 месяцев назад +3

      The placement of surname is a Chinese tradition that was imitated by the Koreans and Japanese. Infact, Koreans had no surnames like most uncivilized Tungus tribes at the time. They adopted Han Chinese surnames like Lee, Hwang, Jung Yuen etc.

    • @solgarling-squire7531
      @solgarling-squire7531 8 месяцев назад +26

      Clearly, the writing staff were not aware of the Japanese language or they would have caught that and the other pronunciation flaws. Japanese has no emphasis on syllables (with a very few and rare exceptions), but those were given to placenames and personal names.

    • @michaelfritts6249
      @michaelfritts6249 7 месяцев назад +6

      ​@@solgarling-squire7531I know it's a small peeve.. but still not sure how a non-existent "y" appeared in the word Karaoke..
      Not using phonetics..
      "Carry oh key" wrong
      "Care OK" closer
      Not stressing syllables is unfamiliar.. but we could at least change the spelling to fit if changing the pronunciation..
      Muenchen
      Munich
      Minor rant over.. 😉
      Be Well!! 😃

    • @sadboye2019
      @sadboye2019 5 месяцев назад +5

      @@solgarling-squire7531 plus they spelled a few names wrong and didn't use Hepburn romanisation properly

    • @akira1205
      @akira1205 Месяц назад +1

      @@michaelfritts6249 It's not "Care" either. It's Kah Ra O Keh

  • @xuefalan
    @xuefalan Год назад +593

    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).

    • @jacku8304
      @jacku8304 Год назад +62

      China was than the most develop in this part of the world.

    • @brucehur2051
      @brucehur2051 Год назад

      japan is evil country no asian neighbors like japan !

    • @PP-wp2bx
      @PP-wp2bx Год назад

      From the other Asians' perspectives, Chinese were also a barbarian who would constantly try to steal and attack them.

    • @PP-wp2bx
      @PP-wp2bx Год назад +89

      ​@@jacku8304 ....says Chinese, but not others

    • @jacku8304
      @jacku8304 Год назад +95

      @@PP-wp2bx It can be easily proven. Visit most American or European museums and you find the most advance historic artifacts during that period were mainly from China.

  • @privatejetairplanedetailing
    @privatejetairplanedetailing 3 месяца назад +85

    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.

  • @akimetal5061
    @akimetal5061 8 месяцев назад +84

    Unfortunately, there is a big mistake in the story. The Nagaoka-kyo palace was not built in today's Nagaoka city in Niigata prefecture. Instead, Nagaoka-kyo palace was built in Nagaoka-kyo city in Kyoto prefecture, the location is between Nara (Heijyo-kyo) and Kyoto (Heian-kyo).

    • @mudemmeonick
      @mudemmeonick Месяц назад +11

      This is a poor video foreigners take as truth. It's full of errors sadly.

    • @PlaylistProleteriat
      @PlaylistProleteriat Месяц назад +9

      ​@@mudemmeonickthem make a better one rather than criticize without detailed counterpoints

    • @allendracabal0819
      @allendracabal0819 Месяц назад

      Good catch.
      I didn't watch the video carefully. Is Nagaoka only shown on the map, or is it mentioned in the narration as well?
      If it's only on the map, maybe the creators can add an annotation without having to upload a new video.
      Although, in my opinion, that is a pretty serious mistake. If it were me, I would fix it properly and re-upload.

  • @kickinghorse2405
    @kickinghorse2405 Год назад +384

    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!

    • @anasevi9456
      @anasevi9456 Год назад +24

      He actually covered the first millennia CE comprehensively for a grand history video, rather than mostly glossing over it as most other English sources do. In many ways I find Japan's formulative years more interesting than the last 500 years, it started from the mythic rise of the Yamato, and ends in the 900s with a Japan we westerners would find familiar, with rebel Samurai, warrior monks and saucy pillow books.

    • @xKinjax
      @xKinjax Год назад +14

      ​@@anasevi9456 same here. I find the Ainu and Emishi fascinating, same for the early Japanese diplomatic missions. I wish there were more in depth videos on this earlier period but everyone mostly focuses on the Sengoku Jidai, Imjin War and the Bakumatsu...

    • @bobbiemiles-foremaniii8747
      @bobbiemiles-foremaniii8747 Год назад +4

      Universities are becoming obsolete in alot of subjects.

    • @Enkaptaton
      @Enkaptaton Год назад +3

      I felt that I just learned about much war stuff and nothing else. Ok they had Queens also, but what else? Culture? I learned nothing about it!

    • @Fozen5111
      @Fozen5111 10 месяцев назад

      You need to learn more about acient malaysia too

  • @anameillneverremember
    @anameillneverremember 10 месяцев назад +51

    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.

  • @catjustine10
    @catjustine10 11 месяцев назад +279

    Wish this was available years ago when i was still at University. Our group was assigned a brief summary about Japanese Mythology and when we were studying Japan's History and Literature, there wasn't many reliabile resources i could find within local libraries and i don't know much about their languages either. Thank you so much for this, its definitely something we all need to learn and understand 💜

    • @BanjoSick
      @BanjoSick 9 месяцев назад +6

      Yeah, now that there is Chat GPT as well, which translates and summarizes stuff for you. Just great times to be alive, even though basically unnecessary for us to exist.

    • @Thor-Orion
      @Thor-Orion 9 месяцев назад

      @@BanjoSickChat GPT is garbage.

    • @yokoniyasuwa
      @yokoniyasuwa 8 месяцев назад +4

      @@BanjoSickchat gpt isn’t always reliable

    • @melvinjefferson2812
      @melvinjefferson2812 7 месяцев назад

      The world was genetically maped in the 90s by all the nations and the major universities in America the man's y chromosome tells who whare and when you were created by and was tracked back in time the first white mutation was the Japanese DNA don't lie people do

    • @melvinjefferson2812
      @melvinjefferson2812 7 месяцев назад

      Notice the painted the faces white those were Hebrews from America the serpent people naggas Anunnaki danasovians dananoi druids Germans Greeks danavas educate yourself

  • @Artur_M.
    @Artur_M. Год назад +285

    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.

    • @jacavanheesch4593
      @jacavanheesch4593 Год назад +4

      i watched both of these as well dont worry. tho im sick and not supposed to do anything so i have a excuse

    • @gbautista100
      @gbautista100 Год назад +6

      Literally just finished the Kings and Generals video

    • @anakawilliams6357
      @anakawilliams6357 Год назад +1

      I too also enjoy kings n genrals

    • @traitorfang1416
      @traitorfang1416 Год назад +3

      haha just watched that myself and now jumped onto this. Grerat minds think alike.

    • @OneSocaJumbie
      @OneSocaJumbie Год назад +2

      I just got my PS5, played Returnal all of yesterday, was to get back to it today but spent lunch watching this lovely piece of history, so I'm with you in that boat haha (and the Circassian piece was epic but ultimately so so so sad)

  • @KoalaG888
    @KoalaG888 Год назад +335

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

    • @shakiMiki
      @shakiMiki Год назад +6

      What on earth does that mean? He has 700k subscribers.

    • @mattjohnson7198
      @mattjohnson7198 Год назад +21

      ​@Belette holt fente I think it means that while some channels have multiple millions of subscribers for doing makeup videos or discussing celebrity gossip, this channel gives well delivered, knowledgeable, and aesthetically pleasing documentaries and has about a tenth the number of subscribers that it probably should given the value of its content. At least that's my interpretation.

    • @mirzaahmed6589
      @mirzaahmed6589 Год назад +4

      @@shakiMiki That's not a lot in RUclips terms.

    • @mirzaahmed6589
      @mirzaahmed6589 Год назад +12

      @@shakiMiki Also, he means the quality is better than anything on, say, the History Channel.

    • @Metal0sopher
      @Metal0sopher Год назад +8

      I just wish he would put dates. It's not history without dates. He keeps jumping from one period to another, one ruler to another and no dates. I don't want to constantly stop the video and Google the dates myself. I'm so frustrated with these excellent RUclips historians who are great at story telling, but completely ruin the actual "history". Please, dates, dates, dates, dates.

  • @HumanNatureOdyssey
    @HumanNatureOdyssey 4 месяца назад +27

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

  • @TristanL3
    @TristanL3 10 месяцев назад +8

    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.

  • @giorgiociaravolol1998
    @giorgiociaravolol1998 Год назад +208

    How is it possible this masterpiece is not on #1 trending? Truly astonishing. Even surpassed the quality level of K&G. Thank you for this absolute gem!

    • @theCosmicQueen
      @theCosmicQueen Год назад +4

      well it's only been on here 5 days, that's why! 395,000 views and nearly 10,000 thumbs up! what are you moaning about! give it time!

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou Год назад +17

      Have you ever seen a 1+ hour documentary trending. Most people aren't interested in this kind of stuff.

    • @babaG819
      @babaG819 Год назад +1

      Algorithm

    • @maythesciencebewithyou
      @maythesciencebewithyou Год назад +1

      @@babaG819 has nothing to do with algorithm. This just isn't the kind of stuff most people are interested about. Also, the algorithm makes suggestions based on the stuff you clicked before, be it consciously or accidentally, plus some stuff which gets promoted because they pay youtube to promote it.

    • @babaG819
      @babaG819 Год назад +4

      @@maythesciencebewithyou commenting to boost algorithm

  • @matthewtopping2061
    @matthewtopping2061 Год назад +42

    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".

    • @Val.Kyrie.
      @Val.Kyrie. 3 месяца назад +8

      It is now. Historically, no. It’s a religion. Similar to the Norse.

  • @Tata_Cubigator
    @Tata_Cubigator 8 месяцев назад +5

    Just really love your works on YT. Love your accent and your voice guiding us through the attractive history story. Can you make more videos about Chinese history from different dynasties? And your updates on YT have been a bit slow, can you churn out more videos it’s because I cannot get enough of you voice telling historic stories.😊 love the great work you have done, keep it up bro!

  • @Never_Know_Best
    @Never_Know_Best Год назад +143

    Never stop being a history weeb, man

  • @oldaccount6152
    @oldaccount6152 9 месяцев назад +90

    So beautiful, love how many times mythology touched reality, Japan truly is a land of magic

    • @Bogancharisma
      @Bogancharisma 7 месяцев назад

      Perhaps you should travel to China or South Korea, the magic started there and then moved to Japan through South Korea..

    • @user-td2jw9ze2c
      @user-td2jw9ze2c 5 месяцев назад +9

      ​@@Bogancharismathere was no south or north back then

  • @emilyonizuka4698
    @emilyonizuka4698 Год назад +75

    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.

    • @idee7896
      @idee7896 3 месяца назад +3

      Totally sure worth you. There’s a lack of evidence.

    • @JaredPrince-ne9iz
      @JaredPrince-ne9iz 5 дней назад

      @@idee7896 China was the original superpower.
      They traded with the Ancient Persia (Iran) who sold to the Ancient Romans....that was the Silk Road.
      Most Europeans countries only really rocked up in the 15th century......and it literally became the centre of the world...thats until 1850 England wanted everything as usual (1st Opium War) and a few decades Japan and America also wanted a piece of China (2nd Opium War)
      Hence the "Century of Humiliation"

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  • @monkmentality
    @monkmentality Год назад +10

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

  • @tzxc
    @tzxc 10 месяцев назад +13

    This is pure gold. BIG thank you to the whole team behind this project!

  • @bethmarriott9292
    @bethmarriott9292 Год назад +48

    Perfect for me to listen to as I do mindless spreadsheet work thank you

  • @gomiko8979
    @gomiko8979 Год назад +10

    Thank you so much for this. This was such a beautiful watch. What a well made documentary. This deserves a spot on streaming services.

  • @beverlykandraceffinger3764
    @beverlykandraceffinger3764 10 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @jaybuffie9624
    @jaybuffie9624 9 месяцев назад +6

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

  • @miketacos9034
    @miketacos9034 Год назад +283

    Seeing the connection between the Fall of Baekje to Kikuchi Takefusa being of Korean descent was astounding. It's these kind of connections that you can only get from these in-depth videos.

    • @user-vh8ni3fe1w
      @user-vh8ni3fe1w Год назад +24

      일본인의 대부분은 BC 10 부터 AD 7세기 까지 이주한 한반도 인의 후손임

    • @mimorisenpai8540
      @mimorisenpai8540 Год назад +68

      ​@@user-vh8ni3fe1w they aren't

    • @user-tu5gn7wr9i
      @user-tu5gn7wr9i Год назад +29

      @@user-vh8ni3fe1w
      한국은 우주의 기원이었다.

    • @saaccitt
      @saaccitt Год назад +27

      @@user-vh8ni3fe1w
      そりゃおめでたいな🎉そして大きな差が開いたな🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @donkita1692
      @donkita1692 Год назад +26

      @@user-vh8ni3fe1w Historically, the king of Korea had to "3 kneel 9 prostrate" before the Chinese king. From that time on, the Korean people were placed under the Chinese people forever.

  • @thritler
    @thritler Год назад +9

    Man this is great. I have just started learning about Japans history as well. Thank you!

  • @siewlichoo3587
    @siewlichoo3587 10 месяцев назад +2

    Thoroughly enjoyed your video. Great story-telling, words so well written.

  • @JAlucard77
    @JAlucard77 6 месяцев назад +1

    IM SO IMPRESSED AT THE UNBELIEVABLE QUALITY OF THIS VIDEO. THE AMAZINGLY WRITTEN STORY AND THE INCREDIBLE WAY IT WAS PRESENTED. THIS WAS OF A QUALITY TO MATCH A PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTARY. IM BLOWN AWAY BY JUST HOW AWESOME YOUR VIDEOS ARE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SUCH A WONDERFULLY CRAFTED VIDEO. YOUR VIDEOS ARE LITERALLY THE ABSOLUTE BEST IVE EVER SEEN FROM A RUclips CREATOR. ❤❤❤❤

  • @JulianSki
    @JulianSki Год назад +9

    incredible video and history! i hope you make more videos like these for other countries

  • @ibrijira4855
    @ibrijira4855 10 месяцев назад +20

    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.

  • @yishaicohen6823
    @yishaicohen6823 10 месяцев назад +3

    Absolutely fascinating. beautifully made video thank you !

  • @rosaliesteward2160
    @rosaliesteward2160 Год назад +20

    Thank you so much, this is a wonderful and engaging presentation. I especially appreciate how you're able to convey emotion within your narrative.

  • @Rubiastraify
    @Rubiastraify Год назад +3

    This was amazing! Thanks for all of your hard work!

  • @Yeebo__
    @Yeebo__ 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for this! I love learning about cultures and their history.

  • @LeonBerrange
    @LeonBerrange 5 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent, spellbinding documentary. So well written and narrated, with top notch visuals too. Five plus stars.

  • @BoochoMcfly
    @BoochoMcfly Год назад +32

    Massive respect to the narrator, David Kelly. Heard him on the "History of the Universe" channel first.

  • @chocolatefrenzieya
    @chocolatefrenzieya Год назад +1747

    The Mongols really were the Borg.

  • @lyra1255
    @lyra1255 Год назад +97

    Incredible content as always. Spectacular storytelling.

  • @ksm-7184
    @ksm-7184 Год назад +76

    Thank you Thomas, Manuel and Voice of the Past for this amazing and inspiring piece of work. I truly appreciate this and I’m sure this video will garner more views. It’s with such channels like yours, such wonderful collaboration like yours, such high quality content like yours, will this channel continue to grow in confidence. Blessings!

  • @mattstakeontheancients7594
    @mattstakeontheancients7594 Год назад +7

    Love these videos. This channel along with History Time and history of the universe always put out amazing high production videos. Huge fan of the long format channels like this get me through 10 hr work days.

  • @nlocnil3602
    @nlocnil3602 10 месяцев назад +9

    Discovered this channel a few months ago and i cannot stress enough how much i love it. Being able to dial into the past from my bed and see the world way before us is such a treasure

  • @nikhilpachauri5761
    @nikhilpachauri5761 10 месяцев назад +1

    beautifully told story , loved the way this documentary has been created .. Keep up the good work guys ..

  • @jossypoo
    @jossypoo Год назад +40

    History major here! I studied Empire, and rhe ways that empires perform Othering to maintain legitimacy.
    Studied many Empires, but came to love japanese history the most.
    Wrote many extensive papers about Ainu peoples interaction with Yamato and/or Yayoi peoples.
    Thanks for performing this in such a beautiful prose. It's generally information I knew, but presented in such a beautiful way that it still taught me perspective and richness to a history I feel I know as my own.

    • @WAdelstein
      @WAdelstein Год назад +2

      Realizing the sensitivity of intellectual property can your papers be found on line?

    • @brianmessemer2973
      @brianmessemer2973 Год назад +1

      That's right. Even if the viewer already knew the facts or the information, it was the stunningly beautiful and compelling presentation of that information in a single narrative that really impacted me deeply. What a moving work!

  • @Dionaea_floridensis
    @Dionaea_floridensis Год назад +4

    LET'S GOOOO!! I've been hoping you'd make one about Japan :D

  • @arknark
    @arknark 2 месяца назад

    Dude, this channel seriously rules. So many videos to go through and I'm so excited to do as such. Thank your entire team for all your efforts :)

  • @la_sarito
    @la_sarito 9 месяцев назад +2

    Beautifully told, I am enjoying it thoroughly. Beautiful images, tip-top documentary!

  • @kuroazrem5376
    @kuroazrem5376 Год назад +8

    This narration is amazing. Thanks for covering and underlook yet fascinating period in history.

  • @Shervin86
    @Shervin86 Год назад +4

    This is the best presentation in any documentary I've seen. Did not lose focus once; the narration and music are both fantastic and pull you into the story.
    Speaking of which, can anyone tell me what is the music 14:00 onwards?
    Thanks again for uploading such quality content.

  • @DngrDan
    @DngrDan 8 месяцев назад +32

    As an amateur writer and somebody that loves world-building, these videos are awesome. I feel like the only way to make your fictional cultures believable is to look at history but reading through books and using Google can be a slog. The way these are presented is just perfect for me.

    • @storysearch9432
      @storysearch9432 8 месяцев назад +1

      As a man who loves this and scp summary videos, yes

  • @unebonnevie
    @unebonnevie 8 месяцев назад +1

    The music of this documentary is emotional. The narration is amazing! Excellent!

  • @draywilson2386
    @draywilson2386 Год назад +3

    I was just ar Todai Ji for the first time last month! It's amazing. The Buddha is massive and the temple grounds are beautiful.

  • @mingyuhuang8944
    @mingyuhuang8944 Год назад +8

    Amazing quality, poetic even. Well done sir and nicely said. Concise and also well designed 💯

  • @caredudz
    @caredudz 3 месяца назад +1

    What a beautifully read history. Thank you to all who put this documentary together!

  • @yurienaito6019
    @yurienaito6019 Год назад +192

    Thank you for making this video. I'm Japanese but most of my life I've been living outside of Japan so I've learned a lot from you!

    • @nickkorkodylas5005
      @nickkorkodylas5005 Год назад

      SHAMEFUR DISPRAY!
      You have brought dishonor to your famiry! Commit sudoku immediately!

    • @ge7sur3nka34
      @ge7sur3nka34 Год назад +21

      Even most Japanese living in Japan don't know about this kind of history. Most of the time they only learn about the legend of Ninigi and these myths. People like Ainu, Ryukyuan tribes, austronesian speaking Hayato, Kumaso tribes are not acknoledged in Japan. Only recently ainu gained their recognition as a minzoku, a separate tribe different from yamato people. Many ryukyuan languages are endagered as result of yamato-zation

    • @kn2549
      @kn2549 11 месяцев назад +7

      @@ge7sur3nka34
      Thats because teaching the context of the “Kojiki” has been banned in Japanese education by the US since 1945. Mythological gods and figures such as Amaterasu and Ninigi is not included as formal history. The ancient tribes such as the Hayato and Kumaso are included as well since their first documentation were from the “Kojiki”.
      Its ironic how many foreigners, especially westerners, point their fingers at Japan for “rewriting history”, when in fact thats what the US did to Japan right after ww2.
      Officially acknowledging a group of people as separate “minzoku” had been looked upon as taboo since Japan always categorized people by the ruling governments they were subjugated by, not by ethnicity or culture. This started to change after the influence of modern western politics recent years.

    • @Tz3952ii
      @Tz3952ii 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@ge7sur3nka34 What??? Most Japanese people just barely knew the story but just the name like Amaterasu because they don't even teach Amaterasu or any of those myth at school over there. Only certain elders who is into Shinto and mythology or some weebs know😂 Also, in case you didn't know Ainu is a mix of Toryak who came to Hokkaido from north and mixed into the original inhabitant Jomon Japanese people. Both people in Okinawa and Hokkaido have the most Japanese Jomon genes in them than any other part of Japan.

    • @ge7sur3nka34
      @ge7sur3nka34 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@Tz3952ii what? almost very Japanese i have met literally know about these legends lol, and i am living in Japan

  • @theCosmicQueen
    @theCosmicQueen Год назад +3

    EXTREMELY interesting! and well presented and nice narration .

  • @jersey714
    @jersey714 10 месяцев назад +27

    This was beautifully done in every aspect! I am grateful to all who put it together and presented it, and look forward to viewing whatever else Voices of the Past has to offer. Thank you!

  • @Sawk_King
    @Sawk_King Год назад +4

    Sublime. What a stunning piece of work. You truly deserve more recognition. You have the perfect voice for narrative storytelling. What a gift ❤

    • @methods3110
      @methods3110 11 месяцев назад

      Proper upper class British accent.

    • @Sawk_King
      @Sawk_King 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@methods3110 It’s not just the accent it’s his tone, annunciation and cadence. Very soothing

  • @carlroy
    @carlroy Год назад +9

    The building up in the introduction was an amazing narrative storytelling feat. That was a very instructive and entertaining video!

  • @fredericchopin4821
    @fredericchopin4821 Год назад +6

    Thank you for your beautiful and superb videos. I look forward to whenever you guys upload. Cheers! 💕

  • @AlexGeo925
    @AlexGeo925 4 месяца назад

    WOW, this was beautifully crafted, thank you so much! ❤

  • @joniczka
    @joniczka Месяц назад +1

    Gob smacking treat! Saturated with information and storytelling beautiful work! 🎉

  • @jklappenbach
    @jklappenbach Год назад +6

    Your presentations are works of art.

  • @Bloodburst3
    @Bloodburst3 Год назад +5

    My dawg you really gonna just post the history of ancient Japan for us for free… huge respect on this, internet wins today!

  • @GiggiliGaiX3
    @GiggiliGaiX3 10 месяцев назад +4

    This is amazing and a more indepth look into "history of japan i guess" , what a wonderful combination of videos to show people.

  • @Tralfazz74
    @Tralfazz74 9 месяцев назад +1

    Stories are best remembered through oral tradition. Thank you for carrying it on.

  • @subarunatsuki1902
    @subarunatsuki1902 Год назад +29

    This is the most beautiful documentary on Ancient Japan. Keep it up 👍

  • @YogiMcCaw
    @YogiMcCaw Год назад +13

    Whenever I am browsing youtube and looking for a good doc, if hear David Kelly's voice, I know I'm in for a riveting hour or more of some serious history. Keep up the great work, guys!

  • @clay2889
    @clay2889 11 месяцев назад +5

    Very high quality documentary. Japan is so fascinating

  • @derekwoodford9955
    @derekwoodford9955 Год назад +3

    Voices of the Past channel as got to be one of the most underrated... I find these videos fascinating and extremely well done. Very immersive!
    Great work!

  • @M.L.Knotts
    @M.L.Knotts 7 месяцев назад +3

    It's amazing how many parallels there are between Japan and England

  • @arthurdurham
    @arthurdurham Год назад +4

    Omg, putting studio produced tv and movie documentaries to shame with this. The production value is excellent

  • @hoodiecat6421
    @hoodiecat6421 Год назад +56

    The drama in this was captivating. I loved the bits of supernatural fortune telling as well, and then the battles against the Mongols was just a stunning blockbuster conclusion. The only thing that can make this any more thrilling is the knowledge that it all really happened.

  • @toenailandthebedsores6682
    @toenailandthebedsores6682 9 месяцев назад +12

    This was absolutely enthralling from start to finish, well done to all involved! 😊

  • @alexandermejicano6074
    @alexandermejicano6074 2 месяца назад

    Watching this while it thunders & rains.. what a vibe . Always been fascinated by Japan it’s culture & history.

  • @walensteinaufbergen
    @walensteinaufbergen Год назад +227

    To sum up so much history into such a neat and concise package, without sacrificing too much detail and character is really quite amazing. But I found a small error at 30:50, 36:30 and 37:30. Nagaoka-kyō was in the Kinai region (like almost all of the imperial capitals) and has little to do with Nagaoka city in modern-day Niigata Prefecture.

    • @brianmessemer2973
      @brianmessemer2973 Год назад +24

      Yes exactly, the Nagaoka that exists now would have been in Echigo province (Niigata prefecture), on the wild northern borders of the time and not a place where Yamato had established themselves.

    • @indiangum4691
      @indiangum4691 Год назад +8

      He also gives credit to bodhisena for koto music lol if that's what he brought to Japan then why doesn't it exist in Tamil culture 😂

    • @realityisenough
      @realityisenough 7 месяцев назад

      it fell out of usage over the ensuing 1500 years@@indiangum4691

  • @bvillafuerte765
    @bvillafuerte765 Год назад +19

    Excellent documentary, we are looking forward to the second part and take your time to create it. You should also do one on the Spanish conquest of America.

  • @katsujinkin60
    @katsujinkin60 10 месяцев назад +22

    Excellent! What more can I say? If History was taught like this in schools, it would be the most popular subject bar none. Please keep up the good work! Many Thanks. Be well and prosper!

    • @MrBarnettcm
      @MrBarnettcm 6 месяцев назад

      Nah

    • @datman3416
      @datman3416 2 месяца назад

      I mean it typically is taught this way but when we are young we could care less about this stuff

  • @57113
    @57113 Месяц назад

    I watch everything I can find on the history of Japan. This historical account was so well put ❤ together. Your actor/ narrator did an amazing job, well paced, well understood and you bring the audience right into the time and culture of Japan. Koodos to you sir! Thank you.😊 56:38

  • @papazataklaattiranimam
    @papazataklaattiranimam Год назад +72

    Love Japan from Turkiye 🇯🇵❤🇹🇷

  • @HarvestMoonHowl
    @HarvestMoonHowl Год назад +18

    I maintain a private playlist of historical videos from various channels, and this one will be the twenty-third addition. Exceptionally
    well done.

  • @tommyschmierer4627
    @tommyschmierer4627 4 месяца назад +1

    I enjoyed this immensely 💯 ... Really well done & so very interesting as well ... Thank you so very much for making this video 🙏...

  • @sleepykitty1985
    @sleepykitty1985 6 месяцев назад

    Gorgeous visuals and excellent soundtrack, just a wonderful experience in a video

  • @jank9074
    @jank9074 Год назад +23

    I LOVE JOMON POTTERY which vessels are the oldest in the world! And Dogū are also well designed. There are still some ancient tombs in Japan where excavation is prohibited. It's a mystery.
    And, actually, the latest research shows that rice cultivation began in the Jomon period.

  • @yoboss842
    @yoboss842 Год назад +4

    I love this channel I sure hope this channel is blessed with more subscribes.

  • @joshuahirschenhofer3766
    @joshuahirschenhofer3766 3 месяца назад +1

    Great work. I really enjoyed watching this.

  • @drdan312
    @drdan312 3 месяца назад

    This documentary is a gold treasure in RUclips. I can't believe I found something like this. It's so well made and interesting, I can't wait to see more content from this channel!

  • @PenguinofD00mxxx
    @PenguinofD00mxxx Год назад +5

    It's always a good day when any of the History Borther's channels upload.

  • @cloudlockheart93
    @cloudlockheart93 Год назад +23

    I hope there is a part 2 of this showcasing the Muromachi period up to the Sengoku era.
    A very well produced video. Thank you for this content.

  • @Jake-yf3gv
    @Jake-yf3gv 2 месяца назад

    Subbed within 30 seconds. This is exactly the type of RUclips channel i want more of. Thank you!

  • @ammiller3911
    @ammiller3911 Год назад +31

    I cannot get enough of this channel! I loved this rich history of Japan. Thanks!

  • @peterpayne2219
    @peterpayne2219 Год назад +7

    This was outstanding, what an excellent way to take history and turn it into something that we can sink our teeth into emotionally.

  • @purpleclover8177
    @purpleclover8177 2 месяца назад

    I found this on a sick day. I swear this was so good it made me physically feel better, I can't like this enough! Thank you!!!

  • @hanrockabrand95
    @hanrockabrand95 Год назад +4

    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.

  • @lellamas2778
    @lellamas2778 Год назад +9

    Amazing introduction. Got tears in my eyes - humanity is amazing. Every single civilisation.

  • @naufalradhyanto3153
    @naufalradhyanto3153 7 месяцев назад +2

    Awesome video, i can't believe this quality content is just for free. 👍

  • @rad_y6315
    @rad_y6315 11 месяцев назад +3

    Excellent work! The narrative is very easy to comprehend, I particularly enjoyed the quotations from ancient fontes very much. Thank you for your work.