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The Rumbling Giant
Manage episode 413549519 series 3568471
The first Shogun - Yoritomo of the Genji - was born more than 800 years ago. In this episode we explore the amazing background of Yoritomo's Genji clan - a real-life medieval mix of Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones. And then we see how his father Yoshitomo prepared to protect the samurai honor, by standing against his own family...
Places mentioned in this episode:
Rashomon Gate - made famous by Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film - once stood at the southern entrance to the city of Heian (Kyoto). Nothing remains today except a small memorial in a children's playground. You can see what it once looked at the nearby Kyoto JR station, which has a scale model of the original gate. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rajomon-gate
The Shogunzuka mound - or Mound of the General - is located in the eastern mountains overlooking Kyoto. It marks the site where the Emperor Kammu first surveyed the valley where he would build the nation's new capital, Kyoto.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3954_shogunzuka.html
Written and presented by Sean Bermingham. Music and sound effects from Pond 5: www.pond5.com
The First Shogun podcast website: https://firstshogun.buzzsprout.com
Chapters
1. The Shogun's Mound (00:00:00)
2. Legends of the Genji (00:04:05)
3. The Demon-Cutter (00:06:12)
4. The Three Emperors (00:12:24)
5. Preparing for Battle (00:16:15)
11 episodes
Manage episode 413549519 series 3568471
The first Shogun - Yoritomo of the Genji - was born more than 800 years ago. In this episode we explore the amazing background of Yoritomo's Genji clan - a real-life medieval mix of Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones. And then we see how his father Yoshitomo prepared to protect the samurai honor, by standing against his own family...
Places mentioned in this episode:
Rashomon Gate - made famous by Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film - once stood at the southern entrance to the city of Heian (Kyoto). Nothing remains today except a small memorial in a children's playground. You can see what it once looked at the nearby Kyoto JR station, which has a scale model of the original gate. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rajomon-gate
The Shogunzuka mound - or Mound of the General - is located in the eastern mountains overlooking Kyoto. It marks the site where the Emperor Kammu first surveyed the valley where he would build the nation's new capital, Kyoto.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3954_shogunzuka.html
Written and presented by Sean Bermingham. Music and sound effects from Pond 5: www.pond5.com
The First Shogun podcast website: https://firstshogun.buzzsprout.com
Chapters
1. The Shogun's Mound (00:00:00)
2. Legends of the Genji (00:04:05)
3. The Demon-Cutter (00:06:12)
4. The Three Emperors (00:12:24)
5. Preparing for Battle (00:16:15)
11 episodes
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