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 257 - The Bookseller
Episode 256 - The Wrestler
Episode 255 - The Beautiful Island, Part 4
Episode 254 - The Beautiful Island, Part 3
Episode 253 - The Beautiful Island, Part 2
Episode 252 - The beautiful Island, Part 1
Episode 251 - Homosexuality in Japan
Episode 250 - Today is the Victory
Episode 249 - Every Day is a Journey
Episode 248 - Family Matters
Episode 247 - Edokko
Episode 246 - There and Back Again
Episode 245 - The Summer of Rage, Part 2
Episode 244 - The Summer of Rage, Part 1
Episode 243 - Heavyweights
Episode 242 - Castaway
Episode 241 - All in the Family, Part 3
Episode 240 - All in the Family, Part 2
Episode 239 - All in the Family, Part 1
Episode 238 - Hell is Empty
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