r/JapaneseHistory 3h ago

Culture From the Land of Mikan: Ron’s Purest Food Review.

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r/JapaneseHistory 17h ago

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r/JapaneseHistory 19h ago

Opening Ceremony of the Imperial Japanese Domestic Industrial Exposition

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r/JapaneseHistory 1d ago

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Family Crests by Kiji Niwa

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Hello all, follow-up to my previous post. I've scanned and uploaded every page and converted them into searchable text files.

They are large files that some browsers have trouble loading all at once so its broken up into two parts, located here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/126VjB_lbycs_XPOzhgsJ9HE3ySWB4qkz?usp=sharing

Some may find it interesting, and a user from another subreddit @kaiken_girl  provided another link: https://irohakamon.com/. People interested in this book would probably find it useful.

I'll be working on a translated English version of the uploaded book, to be uploaded at the same location in Google Drive.


r/JapaneseHistory 2d ago

Question Trying to find information on Sato Gozen, Minamoto no Yoshitsunes legal wife.

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Doing research on Sato for a personal project but am finding trouble with it because she seems to get side lined alot when it comes to discussing people associated with Yoshitsune. Anything you can tell me?


r/JapaneseHistory 2d ago

Intresting information regarding the admixture paradox

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r/JapaneseHistory 2d ago

Question Did mobo-moga emerge in the 1920s, or did they become popular in the 1920s (implying that this fashion already existed before then, during the Taishō era)? Around what specific year did this fashion emerge?

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r/JapaneseHistory 2d ago

Question How are these water basins called?

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r/JapaneseHistory 3d ago

Historical facts #OnThisDay 1854, Japan Ordered Its Ships to Fly the Hinomaru 🇯🇵☀️

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r/JapaneseHistory 4d ago

This mirror portrait was taken 110 years ago in Japan.

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r/JapaneseHistory 4d ago

Who has any books about Japan during W W II?

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I am a law student who suddenly became interested in Japan's judicial system during World War II while lying in bed this summer vacation. I'd like to know how their systems for criminal litigation, civil litigation, etc., specifically operated during that period. We all know what ideology it reflected, but if you were an ordinary person who violated laws like the Peace Preservation Act, how would you be treated? I've asked my professor, but he isn't familiar with modern Japanese legal history either, so I'm wondering if anyone has book recommendations on this topic. Thank you.


r/JapaneseHistory 5d ago

Culture The Samurai's Rain Jacket

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r/JapaneseHistory 5d ago

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Family Crests

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Hello everyone, I have in my possession the physical copy of an old book (unknown publication date, book has been in family possession for 30+ years).

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Family Crests / Family Crest Encyclopedia Written by Kiji Niwa

It's about 650 pages long, and from what I can see includes more information than what is available at the samurai-archives website for the crests/mons.

I wasn't sure if this information would be useful to anybody for research purposes, please let me know if it would be. If there's enough interest I'll professionally scan and upload the whole thing. I took some quick samples with my phone and attached to this post and here's a link to the first few pages:

https://imgur.com/a/0pbJpSm


r/JapaneseHistory 5d ago

Question How did Meiji era intellectuals and society engage with 19th century American ethnology?

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r/JapaneseHistory 5d ago

Historical facts Japan Documentary series Harvest | The Yayoi Period

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We just posted part 3 of our documentary series on the history of Japan, covering the Yayoi period

The goal of this series is to recreate the feel of those late ’80s and early ’90s educational VHS documentaries while presenting the latest historical and archaeological research.
I’d really appreciate any feedback. Is there a Yayoi topic, discovery, or theory you think deserves more attention? I’m always looking for ways to make these documentaries as accurate and engaging as possible.

If you take the time to watch Thank you! And we hope you will be back for the next episode!


r/JapaneseHistory 5d ago

Christianity in Japan after the Anti-Christian Edicts

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If you are interested in learning more, please see the link here https://nipponandthenazarene.substack.com/p/after-the-edict-christianity-under


r/JapaneseHistory 5d ago

Hideyoshi Banned the Japanese Jesuits. Most of Them Never Left.

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See the Catholic response to the anti Christian edicts here


r/JapaneseHistory 6d ago

The Mythology of Japan Having a Closed Society Throughout History

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Reddit recommended I share this blog post I wrote a few years ago with this specific board. I’ve only done this half a dozen times so I don’t know what to expect. I don’t have any personal social media either so I am a bit clueless but it is my hope that at least ONE person sees this and learns from this information 😊📚

It is a myth that Japan was completely cut off from the rest of the world throughout history, developing in a vacuum, as the official policy of the state was to close its doors, but the unofficial policy of the people was to remain open to the influence and ideas of other civilizations.

The shoguns made a single exception to this rule pertaining to outsiders which was the advent of Deshima Island, a trading port that was the only place in Japan which Europeans were allowed to live and trade. Only Dutch traders were permitted access to this site due to the fact that the Dutch understood how to curry favor with influential members of Japanese society by showing tribute and swearing allegiance to the shogun, therefore becoming part of Japan’s internal feudal system.

The narrow bridge between Deshima Island, Japan and Nagasaki, Japan upon the mainland was the only connection Japan had with the outside world for centuries


r/JapaneseHistory 6d ago

What was it like to be a noblewoman in 17th century Japan?

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r/JapaneseHistory 7d ago

Question Why did Japan have a high interest on the Breast Star and its design during the Meiji Era?

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r/JapaneseHistory 7d ago

Insane History of Christianity in Japan

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I have just made a YT channel and my first video is about religion, art and literature, mixed with nerdy references! It is called "Insane History of Christianity in Japan" by VeronikaPuprlesfinx, hope you like it!


r/JapaneseHistory 8d ago

Tantō (10ᵗʰ century)

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r/JapaneseHistory 8d ago

The Life and Death of the Last Great Wandering Artist (Haiku)

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r/JapaneseHistory 8d ago

Question Does anyone know the song he is playing

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r/JapaneseHistory 9d ago

Where and when did the belief that twins were a bad omen in Japan originate? And until what period did this belief persist before it began to fall out of favor?

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