Walking Samurai World: What Hiroshige Saw in "53 Stations of Tokaido" | Samurai History

Описание: 🚅Japan travel meets art explained in Hiroshige's ukiyo-e prints (浮世絵) and the 53 Stations of the Tokaido. Learn about Japanese samurai history and Edo culture through this history documentary exploring the challenges, like river crossings, which were distractions of samurai travel!

🚃【Chapters】
0:00 Hiroshige's Life
1:21 15th station: Kambara-juku (蒲原宿)
2:05 16th station: Yui-shuku (由井宿)
2:33 17th station: Okitsu-juku (興津宿)
3:00 18th station: Ejiri-juku (江尻宿)
3:35 19th station: Fuchū-juku (府中宿)
┗ 4:00 Kawafuda ticket price list
5:20 20th station: Mariko-juku (鞠子宿)
6:04 21th station: Okabe-juku (岡部宿)
6:44 22th station: Fujieda-juku (藤枝宿)
7:29 23th station: Shimada-juku (嶋田宿)
8:49 24th station: Kanaya-juku (金谷宿)

⏭【Next video】
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🇯🇵【Japanese Vocabularies】
▬ Places ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Tōkaidō (東海道): An administrative division or its highway
The fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō (東海道五拾三次): the highway network system on Tōkaidō or its series of ukiyo-e prints
Kyoto/Kyō (京都 / 京): Former capital of Japan, current Kyoto city
Edo (江戸): City of the government by the Tokugawa family, current Tokyo
Mt. Fuji (富士山): The highest mountain in Japan
Okitsu River (興津川):
Mt. Kunōzan (久能山):
Miho no Matsubara (三保の松原):
Abe River (安倍川):
Umegashima Gold Mine (梅ヶ島金山):
Kanto Region (関東地方):
Ōi River (大井川):

▬ People ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

UTAGAWA Hiroshige (歌川 広重): Painter in Edo period (1797-1858)
UTAGAWA Yoshitsuya (歌川 芳艶): Painter in Edo period (1822-1866)
MINAMOTO NO Yoritomo (源 頼朝): The founder of the Kamakura shogunate
HŌJŌ clan (北条氏):
MATSUO Bashō (松尾 芭蕉): Haiku Poet in Edo period (1644-1694)
HASHIBA Hideyoshi (羽柴 秀吉): Unifier of Japan, a.k.a. TOYOTOMI NO Hideyoshi
TOKUGAWA Ieyasu (徳川 家康): The founder of the Edo shogunate
TOKUGAWA Iemochi (徳川 家茂): The 14th shogun of the Edo shogunate

▬ Other Words ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬


Post Town/Inn Town (宿場町): Town built around a posting station
Ukiyo-e (浮世絵): Paintings and woodblock prints
Sengoku Period (戦国時代): From 1467 to 1615 in this video
Edo Period (江戸時代): After the Sengoku period, from 1603 to 1868
Kamakura Shogunate (鎌倉幕府): Feudal military government during 1185 to 1333
Edo Shogunate (江戸幕府): Feudal military government during 1603 to 1868
Daimyo (大名): Influential warlord with a large estate
Daimyo Gyoretsu (大名行列): A procession of Daimyo on an official outing
Soba (蕎麦): Japanese noodle made of buckwheat
Kasa (笠): A type of headgear
Mino (蓑): A traditional raincoat made of straw
Kasa (傘): A traditional umbrella made of waxed paper
Mon (文): Unit of coins
Kanji (漢字): Chinese character used in Japanese writing
Kawafuda (川札): Ticket for crossing river
Mochi (餅): Known as rice cake, no ice cream inside
Abekawa Mochi (安倍川餅): Mochi with soybeans flour
Tororo-jiru (とろろ汁): A yam soup
Jinen-jyo (自然薯): A kind of yam
Haiku (俳句): Japanese poem with 17 syllables
Tōkaidō Chu Hizakurige (東海道中膝栗毛): A popular novel, Travelogue of Tōkaidō
Tsuta Momiji Utsunoya Tōge (蔦紅葉宇都谷峠): A popular Kabuki play
Lord Yoritomo's Procession at the Ōi River (頼朝公大井川行列圖):
Prioritize crossing the river before lodging (川越して宿をとれ): Think ahead and take measures. Don't procrastinate when it comes to essential tasks.


Satellite Photos: U.S. Geological Survey
The fifty-three stations of the Tō-kaidō (Ukiyo-e): National Diet Library Digital Collections (Japan)

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