This week, we're going to zoom in on the kind of life that doesn't usually make the big picture history of Japan. It's time to look at the story of a single medical student during the final years of the Tokugawa era and explore everything from his education to his drinking habit, and to ask ourselves just what we can learn from such a focused examination of the past.
Show notes here.
Episode 540 - The End of the Beginning
Episode 539 - Japan Falling
Episode 538 - Japan Rising
Episode 537 - The New Order
Episode 536 - Revolution from Above
Episode 535 - The Road to Disaster
Episode 534 - The Imperial Democracy
Episode 533 - At the Table or On the Table
Episode 532 - Cash Rules Everything Around Me
Episode 531 - The New Japan
Episode 530 - Bakumatsu, Part 3
Episode 529 - Bakumatsu, Part 2
Episode 528 - Bakumatsu, Part 1
Episode 527 - The Beginning of the End
Episode 526 - The Outside World and Tokugawa Japan
Episode 525 - A Day in the Life of Tokugawa Japan
Episode 524 - The Tokugawa System
Episode 523 - Reunification, Part 3
Episode 522 - Reunification, Part 2
Episode 521 - Reunification, Part 1
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