Oda Nobunaga – Japan’s Greatest Warlord Pt. 1

Oda Nobunaga – Japan’s Greatest Warlord Pt. 1

Some men need no introduction. In Japan’s case, no one man needs less of an introduction than Oda Nobunaga. I’m willing to bet more Japanese people know his name than the full name of the current prime minister. Undoubtedly the most famous samurai of all time, he ranks in the top three of virtually every samurai ranking that has been conducted in the modern age….

Japanese history overview Pt. 5: The Muromachi era Pt. 2

Japanese history overview Pt. 5: The Muromachi era Pt. 2

Congratulations on reaching part two of the Muromachi era overview. I had to split this one into two because there’s so much to get through. It’s such a complicated era, the majority of which consists of non-stop fighting for control of the shōgunate and, by extension, the country(which, to be fair, doesn’t differentiate it much from the era that came before it). Luckily, the Ōnin…