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Alternative Title: Why did the Shogunate let Emperor dress like an Emperor, and have nice things?

In England there was a similar thing in the feudal era, with Kingmakers being unofficially lords who were more powerful than the kings. Today in the modern era umbrella corporations also wield greater power than governments. Interesting dynamics, huh?

I learn more about Japan's history from this channel than anywhere else

When the Portuguese got to Japan, they compared the Emperor and the Shogun to the King and the Pope.

I love finding out about Japan's history and Culture, an your videos are always very informative and entertaining. One day I will get to visit Kyoto & Tokyo ^_^

You should do a whole episode on the Boshin War, the epsiode on the Shinsengumi touched on this War, but its a very interesting period in Japans history. I would also like to see an episode on the real "Last Samurai" Saigo Takamori, who fought in the Boshin War, and there are several legends that say after being badly injured in the hip he asked a friend (Beppu Shinsuke) to assist him in Seppuku, its also said that he fled to Russia, ascended to Mars, and his image was on a Comet.

"What were the americans doing in the 1800's around ja-" Shogo: oil "Checks out"

Thank you for the explanation. I have always wondered why in the warring eras, the shogun never overthrow the emperor. Compare to the Chinese dynasties, where the emperor can be dethroned/killed, and a completely new person becomes the new emperor. But in Japan, the shogunate usually just control the imperial court, and not overthrow them. I thought that was interesting.

That was a great video! There's plenty of Japan-related content on KZfaq, but most of it is aimed at otaku, potential tourists or guys who want to pick up Japanese women. I'm glad to have found a channel that discusses other aspects of Japanese culture in such an insightful and intelligent manner. Good luck with getting your first million subscribers!

I'm learning more Japanese history here than with any other history videos ありがとうございます。

unrelated to the content (great as usual), but I really appreciate your consistency in wearing kimono! let's make kimono-wearing normal again! :)

Shogo is such a cool dude man. So humble and knowledgeable, but stands firm on his principles, traditions and beliefs. Not sure if you will see this new comment on this old video, but I (and I’m pretty sure many many others as well) are super grateful for your passion and willingness to teach us the very broad and intricate details and nuances about Japan. Keep striving brother. You have something really really awesome going. Much love, all the way from Sacramento California USA. Peace ☮️

Finally, an overall picture that explains the relationships clearly. Thank you!

This video essay was so well-done. You are a great speaker. Look forward to bingeing through more of your great work. :)

Amazing, I’ve always been curious about Asian’s history. It’s great that many people know about their country’s history. Sadly not all Asian are that fortunate about the knowledge of their tribe or race history. I’m from a small Asian tribe that was enslaved by the Ming dynasty’s empire a long time ago. My ancestors had to fled to Laos 🇱🇦 from slavery then migrated to Thailand during WW2. To this day many of us still don’t know about our true roots and which area we were originally from. We are one of the Asian bloodline that does not have a country and have spread across the globe after WW2. But I love your videos! Keep it up 👍

Who is here after watching Shogun?

As an Indian🇮🇳🇮🇳. Love Japan, Japan's history and your channel Shogo.🇯🇵🇯🇵. Share more Histories like this :D

Your channel is golden man , really good vídeos, greetings from Brasil 😁

I heard also that Emishi horsemen who defected to the Yamato side during their conflict, played a part in the development of good military tactics for the Yamato army. Do you think that these warriors and the ones you mentioned, the Bushi who were the land governers, kind've combined tactics, and this combination of tactics would be the prototype for Samurai?

I love Japanese history i love Japanese products, people and culture

dude you could also make some vlogs visiting some famous kyoto spots(ofc depending on the pandemic in your area) would be cool

I had to subscribe, because I love history. Learning history will help you not make the same mistakes in the past and ensures a brighter future.

Awesome video, I took a world history class in uni and they touched on japanese history only briefly, glad I found this channel because I wanted to learn more

Thanks Shojo. This video helped me understand a few questions about Japanese history and the power play between the Emperor and Shogun. Very very interesting!

This video is awesome and easy to understand Japanese History!! Thank you for summarizing these difficult concepts!!

Ma boy at it again with an excellent video 🙂🙂

The Japanese system has been more stable than the Chinese imperial system precisely because of the separation of head of state and head(s) of military

Thank you for your educational and entertaining videos of Japanese culture and history. Although I’ve read about the country it’s nice to have a native Japanese stating and clarifying historical and cultural details. Keep up the good work! ❤️🇵🇭❤️

4:16 Izanagi gave birth to 3 gods ☀️ 🌙 >:(

The anime connection I got a smile from was Rurouni Kenshin.

Thank you for this amazing video!!!! Every time I tried to study some basic things about Japan's history it seemed soooooo chaotic and I ended up without understand anything!!! I accidentally found your video and it is so to-the-point that I finally understood what's happening 😊🥳 Thank you again, you do such a great job!!!!

Hello Shogo, a very interesting and informative video. I enjoyed listening about Japan's history. Have you ever considered lending your voice to create audio books? Perhaps your voice can be used in different literary venues, such as historical, cultural, and other Japanese themed literature.

Learned a lot once again. Thank you Shogo!

What a lovely video! Knowing more about Japanese Architecture would be great!

A piece of Japanese history, nicely presented. 👍🏯

Such an interesting video…your videos are excellent…keep up the great work

Very helpful! I like the way you explain because it's very easy to understand

Another great content. I always wanted to know why the sogun did not defeat the emperor. Thank you.

Excellent video. Thank you for this History lesson. ありがとうございます.

An amazing episode, as always. I would love if you talked about the few Empresses that Japan had and the ongoing discussion about male only succession, which is a modern concept only,

I watched almost all of your videos, ur channel is so educational and very good for young people. Try to do some research of "Batik" (indonesian and southeast asia traditional clothes), because in some countries believe to wear "batik" in japan, will cause some issues, because "batik" resembles yakuza outfit in japan

Would love a video about restaurant etiquette and possibly kaiseki etiquette. Seems like your etiquette videos perform very well.

Shogo , you prepared a whole pdf presentation like in University , I am pretty impressed by your hard work and research , thank you .

Great video, very informative

This was a very nice class lesson!

excellent class sensei . cleared up a lot of misunderstanding and learned some history along the way

4:57 “I’m pretty sure Naruto fans were very excited with those word.” Me:Oh, I thought you were talking about Shin Megami Tensei.

Merci, Camarade Shogo. Grâce à vous, vous avez réussi à me faire comprendre, en une seule et unique vidéo, des siècles d’histoire du Japon. Grand merci pour votre pédagogie et votre sens de la synthèse et de l’organisation. Vous me rappelez un de mes très estimés professeurs : Mister Kensaku Nomoto, de qui vient le profond respect que j’éprouve aujourd’hui pour le Japon, les Japonais et leur culture. Bonne continuation. From : West Africa (Senegal 🇸🇳).

Shoooguuuuun kayooooo....! -Gin-san Sorry can't help my self..as usual Great video shogo 👍

Wow!! Thank you so much for this video! Now I can finally understand better the actual role of samurai and how they started. :D The way you present the historical facts is super detailed and easy to understand!

Japan is so amazing. I feel that my love of history and anime and manga were the seeds of my interest in Japanese history.

When he said ( Mongolian invasion) I remembered ghost of Tsushima

Although I do know some of the facts you mentioned, it's still pretty interesting, keep it up, Shogo :)

Shogun like minister of defence? I'm just starting to watch :) Love your video's

You answered so many questions I had about your contry's history :) I really began having an interest after playing Shogun 2 (fall of the samurai). Its so interesting to hear about the rise and fall of the Samurai and i especially enjoy your 3 reasons for not killing the emperor back when The Shogunate was strong. Thank you very much :) Kind regards from Denmark

Brilliant video, succinct + well informed. Well explained + extremely broad. Really appreciate this one, amazing!!

Not sure why the youtube algorithm put you in my home screen today, but I enjoyed this! Thanks😊 subscribed

Didn't General Hideki Tojo create a type of Shogunate during World War II? He was both a general and the prime minister of Japan. It seemed (to me, at least) that he was effectively the dictator of Japan. Did Emperor Hirohito have any material power during this time? Am I just misunderstanding the way the government was run during that time?

Thank you for the information!!

Thank you for the video. I've been wondering about this topic for a long time and finally I've got my answers.

Thank you for an excellent video!

Wonderful video. Well presented and easy to follow. Thank you for helping to increase our knowledge.

Thank my friend from America I learn so much from you for history class you have given me many good grades may you stay prosperous

I'm so happy I found this channel! So much interesting information! Thank you!

Very very interesting. I do not know anything else about the history of Japan besides what you taught me in this video.

The only real katana I've ever seen was in a museum in Colorado, and it was an Edo period blade. All these years later I now have an understanding what that period was in Japan thanks to this video. Your ability to explain not just the history but the context of the history of Japan and katana is incredible. Thank you for the videos!

It would be interesting a clip about Ainu people :)

I have just seeing Battosai on Netflix - so this is a great video to cover up the conflict

What an amazing channel! So informative.

I swear when Shogo say about Izanagi and Izanami, I remember a book of mine which also explains that too although not as detailed as Shogo's explanation and I was in the middle of doing absolutely nothing when I search for the book looking for the exact pages because I buy that book many years ago.. ^^ found the same info about Japan from two different source like this is such a pure joy of mine.. ( BTW the book is actually called "Why? ; Japan Edition, page 23. )

I wanted to know about the Shogun period,tried Wikipedia, but it was so vast & boring.. After only watching this video, I could understand it so easily.. 9 years after reading, only now I totally understood 'Samurai X-Rurouni Kenshin' manga's plot & why/against whom the war was happening...thank you so much for solving this mystery..

It's a very interesting story, I'm going deeper and deeper and deeper into Japanese history for research, to understand the entire world history.

This is a good educational and information video. Thank you and keep it up!

Thank you so much for this video. What you think doing a vídeo about the tree ancient treasures of Japan?

Nice, very clear explanation thanks

Fantastic video, thank you!

Thank you for this video! I was waiting for it and as always it was very informative and fun! I am so glad I discovered your channel and got to see it grow so fast! Wish you and your family all the best :)

very clear explanation..easy to understand and not boring..domo arigathanks...

This is great! Thank you! I know it's a little late because it already passed but would you be able to talk about the History of Golden Week, most importantly Boy's Day and Girl's Day? It would be really nice to know the background of these holidays

This video is so underrated! It was very interesting

Great video! I like your views on history. I want to see more videos like this.

I was going to argue stuff, but since your theme is quite peaceful and calm I rather not create drama. haha Nice TLDR by the way

I remember that around 1 and a half ago I first saw this channel, so happy to see its roots:)

I've always wanted to visit Japan. The history, the culture. I've always looked at Japan as the future, for it has so much to teach us.

I have learned a lot today, thank you. You have earned a subscriber.

Thorough, rich in content, entertaining thank you

nice video, Shogo-kun :) keep up the good work.

Very informative… Learned so much about Japan’s history in a single video

21:20 I love part of Japanese history where everyone fondly remembers authoritarianism.

Hey @Letsaskshogo it would be awesome if you could do a video on how you probably clean and sharpen your katana. As someone who recently gotten into japanese culture more seriously, and your channel is the most informative among others it would be great if one day you could educate us on this particular topic.

Hi Shogo. I just discovered your channel and I love it, I really appreciate all the information you provide. I just wanted to mention that, in watching your videos, I've noticed a very strong hissing noise whenever you pronounce the letter S. It's very loud and actually slightly painful to hear. I don't know if it's due to your microphone, maybe a "dead cat windscreen" would help muffle it? Just thought you might want to know, since fixing this will only help in your goal to get one million sucscribers by Jan 2023. I wish you all the best in this endeavor, and hope you continue to release many more enjoyable and informative videos!

Very interesting, thank you, Japan is my dream country to visit/work, sadly I always rejected when I am applying at many agencies 😅

I understand that the Shogun also drew their authority from being a branch of the imperial family, hence why they couldn't straight up dispose of them as then they would have undermined their own right to rule?

Beautiful! I learnt alot. Thank you!

Some semi-relevant snippets: 1. The Japanese state was, in lore, founded on 11 February 660 BCE. The Imperial family is the same one since that time, and as such, has the claim of having the oldest continuous dynasty, even though the Imperial family renounced their divine claim following their defeat during World War II. 2. The names Izanagi and Izanami may have come from the word _izanau_ (or _izanafu_ in historical orthography), meaning to invite. 3. Shintō and Buddhism syncretised (Shinbutsu-shūgō, 神仏習合). During the Meiji era, they attempted to split Shintō and Buddhism (Shinbutsu-bunri, 神仏分離), but that ultimately failed. (The way I see it, it made Shintō more distinct and more Japanese.) If you find yourself asking the question, "Is Japan predominantly Shinto or predominantly Buddhist?" the answer is a resounding, "Yes." Or a resounding,「はい。」 4. The word samurai (侍) originally denoted a civil servant. 5. During the Boshin War, France supported the Shōgunate faction, in opposition (in conpetition) to the UK, who supported the Imperial faction. I'm pretty sure Shogo-san covered some of these already.

Never thought that those Naruto jutsus were named after japanese gods. So interesting.

Fascinating lesson on Japanese history

thankyou for a very educational video very interesting

It is amazing how similar it is to European feudalism. Thanks for the class. Congratulations on your work.