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Japan Explained
Japan Explained
Stray Toki

Discover Japanese culture, history, food, crafts, architecture, people and more one topic at a time. Made by a former tour guide tired... more

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Episodes

Hakkenden Explained. The Past and Present of Eight Dog Warriors with Glynne Walley

Nanso Satomi Hakkenden or Eight Dog Warriors of the Satomi Clan is a masterpiece of Edo period literature. The book... more

15 Apr 2024 · 50 minutes
Saigo Takamori Explained. Part 3 - The Last Samurai

This time, let's take a look at what Saigo did, aspired to and dreamed of in the new era. And... more

19 Mar 2024 · 47 minutes
Saigo Takamori Explained. Part 2 - Satsuma-Choshu Alliance and the Fall of the Shogunate

Saigo has returned from exile, and in Kyoto his lord, Hisamistu, fights daily with Hitoshubashi Keiki. How did Japan get... more

27 Feb 2024 · 51 minutes
Saigo Takamori Explained. Part 1 – Childhood, early career and exile to Amami

Saigo Takamori, the Great Saigo or the Last Samurai is the ideal Japanese man and one of Japan's most beloved... more

21 Nov 2022 · 43 minutes
Tanuki Explained

Happy Halloween everyone! We started this October with kitsune, and I thought it would be great to finish it with tanuki.... more

31 Oct 2022 · 26 minutes
Kitsune Explained

Kitsune – Japanese foxes, who are they? Multi-tailed shapeshifters, companions of the god Inari, animals that bring good luck or... more

03 Oct 2022 · 39 minutes
Ikebana Explained

This time let's have a look at the Japanese art of flower arrangement also known as Ikebana. When did the... more

05 Sep 2022 · 26 minutes
Sake Explained. Bonus - Expert talk with Dick Stegewerns

To help me break down the many myths about sake, this time I am joined by Dick Stegewerns, the founder... more

22 Aug 2022 · 45 minutes
Sake Explained. Part 2 - From rice grain to dining table or all you need to know about sake

Continuing to uncover the truth about sake, let's see how this beverage is made, which types of sake you can... more

09 May 2022 · 34 minutes
Sake Explained. Part 1 - The Past and Present of Nihonshu

Few things in Japanese culture are covered by so many myths as sake. For example, sake is not rice vodka... more

25 Apr 2022 · 27 minutes
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Hakkenden Explained. The Past and Present of Eight Dog Warriors with Glynne Walley
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