Tenjin is the deified spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, a scholar and poet. After his death, disasters struck the capital, leading people to believe his spirit was vengeful. He was appeased by being enshrined as Tenjin, the god of learning and scholarship. #Tenjin#GodOfLearning#JapaneseHistory
One disaster bisexual, a dream of a northern kingship, and a biography a century in the making: #FridayNightHistoryhttps://buff.ly/4egrqM3#podcasting#JapaneseHistory
Clavell's "Shogun" provides a vivid portrayal of Japanese culture in the early 17th century. A window to the past! #JapaneseHistory#Shogun
The Tokaido Road, established in the Edo period, connected Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto. It was one of the Five Routes and the most important for travel and communication. Travelers, including samurai, merchants, and pilgrims, stopped at 53 official stations along the way. #TokaidoRoad#JapaneseHistory
📚 In Shōgun, you'll encounter the phrase "katajikenai," which might be confusing as it translates to "thank you" but isn’t the same as "arigatou(gozaimasu)." 🙏✨ " Katajikenai" is often used in historical contexts or by samurai. #SamuraiWord#JapaneseHistory#Shōgun
📚✨ Interested in Japanese history? Check out Shōgun! It’s an epic tale about the first Englishman to set foot in Japan in the late 16th century. 🇯🇵👀 Dive into this captivating story and explore a fascinating chapter of history! www.imdb.com/title/tt2788...#JapaneseHistory#Shōgun
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Today I was in the Cancer Research UK charity shop in Wellington, Telford, and randomly found this statue of Sakamoto Ryōma. 今日はテルフォード町にあるチャリティーショップで坂本龍馬の像を見つけた。 #Photography#photo#japan#japanesehistory#sakamotoryoma#silhouette#写真#しゃしん#日本#日本史#坂本龍馬#チャリティーショップ#シルエット#影絵
Dang - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away!! #WhatAreYouReading#BookReviews#20thCenturyHistory#MilitaryHistory#NaziHistory#FascistiHistory#JapaneseImperialHistory#AmericanHistory#GermanHistory#ItalianHistory#JapaneseHistory#AxisHistory#WWIIHistory#HistBookChat
I saw a torii gate ⛩️ with ‘天保十四’ written on it. That’s the year 1843. People from 180 years ago saw this gate too. #TenpoEra#JapaneseHistory#TimeTravel
What are some grants, I suppose arts grants, for a #JapaneseHistory podcaster with a PhD who's approaching the 100-episode milestone and wanting to improve the quality of her operation? I am unaffiliated with an academic institution and thus my usual knowledge of grant sources is unreliable.