Festival time is just around the corner in Japan. So we're taking a look into the story behind the festival known as Tanabata.

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Written by Thomas and Heather.

Today we look into a Samurai who not only was an expert in his field, but one who could control the weather. And for the poem this week, we have something a little different for you; a traditional children's song. 

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Written by Thomas and Heather.

Today we delve into the death of the Goddess Izanami, and for the poem, we have a reading from a poet known as Fujiwara no Yoshitaka.

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Written by Thomas and Heather.

Today we look into the Yokai known as Tesso and how he came to be, with a poem from the poet Ono no Komachi.

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Intro and Outro music by ⁠The Kyoto Connection⁠ available on the freemusicarchive.

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Written by Thomas and Heather.

Just a quick update on future episodes as we have had some ideas on how to make these episodes more interesting for you all.

We hope you enjoy these changes, and bear with us as we continue to become better at making these episodes for you.

We'll also be re-recording episodes 1 and 2 to reflect these changes at some point soon.

Thanks guys.

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Intro and Outro music by The Kyoto Connection available on the freemusicarchive.

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Written by Thomas and Heather.

Today we're discussing the first islands born in Shinto Mythology, with a poem by the poet Yasumi Roan. 

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Intro and Outro music by ⁠The Kyoto Connection⁠ available on the freemusicarchive.

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Written by Thomas and Heather.

Welcome one and all to our little show on Japanese History. Listen here first to get the lowdown on how our show works.

*Recording coming from the future in 2021*

(Check out our re-recording of Episode 2)

Episode 2 takes you into the history behind one of the many Yōkai that haunt the lands of the Japan, the creature known as Tesso. And for the poem this week, we have a reading from the poetry of Ono no Komachi. 

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Check out our growing database on Japanese History over at historyofjapan.co.uk

Twitter: @ahistoryofjapan 

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Intro and Outro music by The Kyoto Connection available on the freemusicarchive.

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Written by Thomas and Heather.

(new revamped version coming June 7th) 

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It's our debut episode! So here is a little bit about why I wanted to make this podcast as well as the first of many stories surrounding Japanese History. Episode 1 look into how the first island of Japan was formed by the Spirits of Shinto.  

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Check out our growing database on Japanese History over at historyofjapan.co.uk

Twitter: @ahistoryofjapan 

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Intro and Outro music by The Kyoto Connection available on the freemusicarchive.

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Written by Thomas and Heather.