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Discover Japanese culture, history, food, crafts, architecture, people and more one topic at a time.
Made by a former tour guide tired of old myths overstaying their welcome.
More info: https://japanexplained.com/
Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support
YouTube: coming soon!
Cover design: @justlavi
Saigo Takamori Explained. Part 1 – Childhood, early career and exile to Amami
Japan Explained
43 minutes
2 years ago
Saigo Takamori Explained. Part 1 – Childhood, early career and exile to Amami
Saigo Takamori, the Great Saigo or the Last Samurai is the ideal Japanese man and one of Japan's most beloved historical characters. In popular imagination, Saigo is THE perfect samurai. His image is so heavily embellished that it is sometimes hard to see where reality meets fiction. But let's try to separate them anyway.
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Japan Explained
Discover Japanese culture, history, food, crafts, architecture, people and more one topic at a time.
Made by a former tour guide tired of old myths overstaying their welcome.
More info: https://japanexplained.com/
Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support
YouTube: coming soon!
Cover design: @justlavi