The Sengoku Archives Podcast

Hello and Happy New Year!

We are talking about the docuseries Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan but there is a lot to go over. For this episode, we are covering the first three episodes of this series and part two will be our next episode, covering the last three episodes of this six episode docuseries.

Here are the links to those who get more technical about the docuseries:

The Shogunate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qkzp2-QkTE&t=12s

SengokuStudies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7F_ew1nW4Q

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Samurai History & Culture Japan Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SamuraiHistoryCultureJapan

Enjoy checking out these awesome creators/historians!

~Shawn, 1/4/2022

Hello Everyone!

We are ending 2021 with a Christmas special. In this episode, we are going to talk about the history of Christmas in Japan and the two recorded Christmas celebrations that took place during the Sengoku Jidai. This the last episode of the year so enjoy! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and may you all have a Happy 2022!

~Shawn, 12/16/2021

P.S.- Quote from Fróis was from the book They Came to Japan: An Anthology of European Reports on Japan, 1543-1640 (1995), edited by Michael Cooper, page 103.

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Happy Thanksgiving! This episode is dedicated to you all, for I am so thankful for each and every one of my listeners. The Sengoku Archives would not be what it is today without your support.

In this episode, we are talking about the Sanada Ten Braves, a group of ninja that served Sanada Yukimura during the Siege of Osaka. There is also a review for the 2016 film under the same name, so there is a Spoiler Alert for this episode!

Got to playing around on Anchor and found out that background music can be applied so enjoy the new formatting of the future episodes to come! It sounds so much better to me, at least. May you all have a great Thanksgiving week and I will be back just before Christmas!

~Shawn, 11/23/2021

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Hi Everyone! Welcome to Ninja November! This month, we are focusing on ninja on the podcast and website and for this episode, we are looking at the legendary Momochi Tanba! Stay tuned for another ninja episode just in time for Thanksgiving.

~Shawn 11/5/2021

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Happy Halloween! For this episode of the Sengoku Archives Podcast, we are looking into Oiran Buchi, a gorge where fifty-five women were killed by Takeda soldiers. We will be discussing why they were killed and the hauntings that take place at this location. It's a nice short spooky story, so sit back, relax and turn off the lights. It's time for a Sengoku ghost story!

~Shawn, 10/11/2021

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It's our last week talking about the Sekigahara Campaign and this week we are talking about Minakuchi, Kuisegawa, Tanabe and Fushimi. As of this week, we are changing up our uploads to once every two weeks. Next episode will be published sometime during the week of October 11-15, 2021 and stay tuned because this next one is a Halloween Special! It one of the "Sengoku Hauntings" topics. Go to https://thesengokuarchives.com/articles/ and see if you can figure out the topic for the next episode! Until next time!

~Shawn, 9/24/2021

Source quoted: Turnbull, Stephen. The Samurai Sourcebook (2000), p. 254

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This week, we are heading down to the southern island of Japan, Kyūshū, and seeing how the Sekigahara Campaign affected them there! We've got an important announcement next week, so stay tuned!

~Shawn, 9/17/2021

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We're back with another episode talking about the lesser known battles of the Sekigahara Campaign. In this episode, we are going to talk about the Siege of Ueda, a siege that had things gone differently, it could have changed history. Stay tuned as we continue our Sekigahara discussion next week!

~Shawn, 9/9/2021

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Hello and welcome to September! I have been teasing this for the past few weeks and it's finally here! For the month of September, we are going to be focusing on the lesser known battles that were fought around the time of the famous Battle of Sekigahara, which was fought on October 21, 1600. This week, we are looking at the northern campaign known as the Tōhoku Sekigahara Campaign. This was fought between the Uesugi clan, who had sided with Ishida Mitsunari in the West and the Date and Mogami clans who sided with Tokugawa Ieyasu in the East!

~Shawn, 9/3/2021

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It's Women's Equality Day here in the United States, a day that celebrates the addition of the Nineteenth Amendment that gave the women the right to vote! To celebrate this day, we will be talking about Tachibana Ginchiyo, one of the few women during the Sengoku Jidai that became the head of her clan.

~Shawn, 8/26/2021

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Again, I apologize for a short episode this week. I am preparing for a month long topic in September and some more for October and they have required a lot more time and research. Unfortunately too, there is not a lot on Shima Sakon (at least in English sources), which has resulting in a short episode for this week. As I stated, this week, we will be talking about one of the Western Army's strategists, Shima Sakon. Enjoy the short episode this week for September is about to get interesting!

~Shawn 8/20/2021

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Hello everyone and welcome back!

I apologize for this week's episode being so short! I had a completely different topic in mind but some things came up and I had to go with a topic I had already researched well. This week, we are talking about the famous tea kettle, Hiragumo, that was once owned by Matsunaga Hisahide. Hope you all enjoy!

~Shawn, 8/13/2021

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In honor of reaching over 100 views on YouTube for this very topic, I have decided to talk about Matsunaga Hisahide in this episode. I learn something new about him every time! This episode looks at his life and we talk about if he really deserves the title of Villain of the Warring States.

~ Shawn, 8/5/2021

YouTube Video on Matsunaga Hisahide: https://youtu.be/4dk-6DRwriQ

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This week, we diving into the paranormal as we talk about the history at Hachiōji Castle and the hauntings that have been recorded from those who have dared to go there. Paranormal stuff is always fun for me to cover because I have loved ghost stories since I was a kid. This might not be for the faint of heart, so you have been warned!

~Shawn, 7/28/2021

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This week, we are talking about Naoe Kanetsugu, a man who isn't really known to Western audiences, but it well known in Japan. Also included is a reading of the famous document called Naoe-jo, a letter that was written by him to Ieyasu before everything broke out at Sekigahara. The translation I read from is the only translation I know of from Sparrowdreams on Tumblr: https://sparrowdreams.com/post/95872037266. Also, we have merch! Check us out here: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/the-sengoku-archives/. There is also a link for it on our website at www.thesengokuarchives.com under the "Merch Shop" tab. Go there now and get 15% off your order! (offer ends 8/1/2021)

~Shawn, 7/23/2021 

Hi everyone! This was a difficult one due to my computer making my web page crash and, because I don't have a sound room, waiting for thunderstorms to pass so I can finish the episode! But here it is! In this episode, we are taking at look at Cao Cao, the Chancellor of the Han Dynasty and King of Wei, to Oda Nobunaga, the first of the Three Unifiers of Japan. I apologize in advance for any mispronunciations of Chinese names for it has been a long time since I have dived into Chinese history. Also, I did mention that there is a translation out there for The Art of War and I have the link for you right here: https://www.amazon.com/Art-War-Essential-Translation-Classics/dp/0140439196/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=9780140439199&qid=1626451011&sr=8-1. This translation contains the notes that Cao Cao wrote in his copy of the book and it managed to survive. Hope you all enjoy!

~Shawn 7/16/2021

Welcome back! After glossing over who Saika Magoichi was in last week's episode, I decided to go back and talk about him and why I could not get into last week. It is very complex and confusing but hopefully this clears the air on who Magoichi was. Again, a big thank you goes out to our sponsors and to you, my listeners. We hit 10,000 views last week on the website and I'm so thankful for my fans. It wouldn't have gotten there without you! Stay tuned for next week's episode!

~Shawn 7/8/2021

Welcome back!

In this episode, we are going to take a trip down memory lane as I talk about why I believe that 'Samurai Warriors 2' is the best game in the franchise. A big thank you goes to Anchor for sponsoring this episode, the first sponsorship The Sengoku Archives has ever gotten! I'm so excited to see how far we can take this podcast. Thank you all for listening! I couldn't do this without you.

~ Shawn, 6/29/2021

Hello everyone!

This is the first podcast episode for The Sengoku Archives, a website I created about four years ago that focuses on the Sengoku Jidai (1467-1615). This is a "trailer" for the podcast as I lay out what The Sengoku Archives is, what the goal is for this podcast, and a brief timeline of what happens during these 148 years of war. This is also my first ever podcast, so I hope to have the kinks worked out for the next episode. Thank you for listening!

~Shawn, 6/24/2021