Friday Night History

This week on Friday Night History: The Fox Iroha of Okarimiya. A shrine, a fox, and a place in Sendai where the rules of the mundane world wear a bit thin. This episode was recorded before a live audience at twitch.tv/riversidewings.

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This week on Friday Night History: Kashikobuchi. A yokai, the Hirose River, and a strange convergence with real-world higher education in central Sendai. This episode was recorded before a live audience at twitch.tv/riversidewings.

(A quick note at the top here. This week's episode focuses on the folktale of the jorogumo of Kashikobuchi. This being was a benevolent, supernatural spider being who lived on the banks of the Hirose River. I won't be including images of spiders, nor will I be namedropping the word spider itself beyond a brief, cursory mention. This is because jorogumo are jorogumo, not real-world arachnids. Still, if you need to stop listening, please feel free, and I will see you next week. Please, friend, now more than ever, be good to yourself.)

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This week on Friday Night History: The Cat Who Would be God. This episode was recorded before a live audience at twitch.tv/riversidewings.

(A quick note at the top here. The topic of consideration here is a cat that was, sadly, killed-- but our story is about that cat's enshrinement, how the deified cat got the last laugh, and how this interfaces with folk beliefs about supernatural cats.  Please listen accordingly.)

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This week, on #FridayNightHistory: Emperor Tobu, Part Two. Why 1868 saw two (yes, two) emperors in Japan. This episode was recorded before a live audience at twitch.tv/riversidewings.

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This week, on #FridayNightHistory: Emperor Tobu, Part One. Why 1868 saw two (yes, two) emperors in Japan. This episode was recorded before a live audience at twitch.tv/riversidewings.

For pictures and references, check out the entry at my blog riverside-wings.com.

To support this podcast and the rest of my work, sign up to my Patreon at Patreon.com/riversidewings , check out the merch at Redbubble, or buy my new novel Grey Dawn via bit.ly/greydawnebook, and don't forget to follow me at Facebook, Twitter, itch.io, gumroad, Medium, and Twitch!

This week, on #FridayNightHistory: To Whom does the Stonewall Belong? How the aftermath of the American Civil War collided with the Japanese Civil War. This episode was recorded before a live audience at twitch.tv/riversidewings.

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This week, on #FridayNightHistory: "Stumbling Over History." My encounter with Otsuka Yorimitsu, and a glimpse into astronomy education in 18th century Sendai.  This episode was recorded before a live audience at twitch.tv/riversidewings.

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This week, on #FridayNightHistory: "The Mantle of Hiraizumi. House Date of Sendai and how it saw itself as heir to a millennium of precedent. This episode was recorded before a live audience at twitch.tv/riversidewings.

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This week, on #FridayNightHistory: "Mount Aoba: A Short History." This episode was recorded before a live audience at twitch.tv/riversidewings.

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This week, on #FridayNightHistory: "Coast Defense and International Learning." Hayashi Shihei, house Date of Sendai, and the defensive argument for easing Japan's national seclusion. This episode was recorded before a live audience at twitch.tv/riversidewings.

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To support this podcast and the rest of my work, sign up to my Patreon at Patreon.com/riversidewings , check out the merch at Redbubble, or buy my new novel Grey Dawn via bit.ly/greydawnebook, and don't forget to follow me at Facebook, Twitter, itch.io, gumroad, Medium, and Twitch!