Outline History of Japan


A history of Japan from its origins to the early 20th century. - Summary by Kazbek (15 hr 39 min)

Chapters

Introduction: Why Study Japanese History? 27:17
Chapter I. Preliminaries 26:48
Chapter II. Origin, Race and Language 17:02
Chapter III. Mythical Japan 18:17
Chapter IV. Legendary Japan 38:58
Chapter V. Primitive Japan 15:06
Chapter VI. The Protohistoric Age 21:28
Chapter VII. The Coming of Buddhism 21:05
Chapter VIII. The Great Reform 22:11
Chapter IX. "The Great Discovery" 6:28
Chapter X. The Nara Period 24:17
Chapter XI. The Capital Moves to Kyoto 34:30
Chapter XII. Taira versus Minamoto 32:05
Chapter XIII. The Hojo Regency (1199-1333) 30:48
Chapter XIV. The Hojo Culture 27:56
Chapter XV. The Ashikaga Shoguns 26:36
Chapter XVI. The Coming of the Foreigner 36:50
Chapter XVII. The Era of Military Dictatorship 26:31
Chapter XVIII. The Regency of Hideyoshi 26:27
Chapter XIX. The First Tokugawa Shogun 40:03
Chapter XX. The First Successors of Iyeyasu (1605-1651) 20:11
Chapter XXI. Iyetsuna to Iyetsugu (1651-1716) 25:24
Chapter XXII. From Yoshimune to Iyeharu (1716-1786) 19:25
Chapter XXIII. Iyenari to the Coming of Perry (1787-1853) 34:40
Chapter XXIV. The Reopening of Japan (1853-1854) 40:25
Chapter XXV. The Beginnings of Meiji 51:19
Chapter XXVI. The Era of Expansion 38:33
Chapter XXVII. The Last Years of Meiji 23:28
Chapter XXVIII. The New Era of Taisho 38:46
Chapter XXIX. Aftermaths of the Great War 28:21
Chapter XXX. The Great Earthquake and After 28:44
Chapter XXXI. The Beginning of Showa 26:32
Appendix I. Constitution of the Empire of Japan 15:35
Appendix II. First Treaty between Japan and the United States, 1854 9:30
Appendix III. Anglo-Japanese Treaty of January 30, 1902 3:20
Appendix IV. Agreement between Japan and the United Kingdom 5:25
Appendix V. The Gentlemen's Agreement 2:03
Appendix VI. Convention Embodying Basic Rules of the Relations between Japan an… 7:26