The Mysterious Shogunate That Ruled Japan For 265 Years | The Mark Of Empire (Full Episode)

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the Edo shogunate, was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Japan was unified under the their rule, and they laid the foundations for modern Japanese culture.
Singaporean curator and scholar Peter Lee travels through Japan to chart this epic period in Japanese history, trying his hand at the ancient art of samurai swordsmanship, testing his skills at making fine porcelain, and getting behind the counter to make supersized sushi, the way it was before.
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ABOUT "THE MARK OF EMPIRE: KINGDOMS OF THE EAST":
How do legacies of the past shape some of Asia’s most modern nations today? Singaporean scholar and curator Peter Lee travels to Japan and South Korea to seek out epic legends and vibrant traditions of four distinct nations and peoples in East Asia.
He embarks on a journey of adventure and discovery as he learns more about the mighty Tokugawa Shogun during Edo-period Japan. Up north in Hokkaido, he goes on a search for wild bears in their legendary natural landscapes. And as he makes his way down south, Peter traces the history of the small but vibrant Ryukyu Kingdom that emerged 600 years ago. In neighbouring South Korea, Peter meets the Korean musicians reviving Joseon-era music into radio-worthy pop, and discovers how much of the nation’s cultural footprint is shaped by this legendary period in Korean history.
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  • @bethserran
    @bethserran Жыл бұрын

    Oh, I missed your documentaries for so long, Peter. It is so nice to hear your voice again. The Portuguese navigators really brought the egg yolks deserts to a lot of Asian countries. Like, the Philippines Islands was discovered by a Portuguese navigator named Ferdinand Magellan. We have our famous Flan and I thought it was the Spaniards that brought to our country who ruled for over 300 years.

  • @stevenv6463

    @stevenv6463

    7 ай бұрын

    I'm thinking of Macau egg tarts too.

  • @ajjmka
    @ajjmka2 ай бұрын

    I Love Japan🇯🇵❤

  • @pensieri2596
    @pensieri2596 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this wonderful documentary - I have totally enjoyed watching it. Please continue to get Peter Lee to explore other parts of the world, including the migration of Chinese and Indians to Southeast Asian countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. There are many of us outside Singapore and Asia who are interested to know more about the region's unique cultures and histories!

  • @timeclock3969
    @timeclock3969Ай бұрын

    Excellent documentary

  • @scorpzgca
    @scorpzgca Жыл бұрын

    Wow excellent video I learned a lot about Japan culture, history and heritage here thank you

  • @samlai3362
    @samlai3362 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting and insightful history of Japan !

  • @BuruIgeru
    @BuruIgeru Жыл бұрын

    In all fairness to the Unifiers roleplayers, they manage to just portray the level of bluster popular images of them have. (Shoutout to the "Ieyasu" cosplayer for the bald-faced lies haha.)

  • @peaceleader7315

    @peaceleader7315

    Жыл бұрын

    Dymyo.. always listen to their traditions.. hmmmm..

  • @jadeandblood

    @jadeandblood

    Жыл бұрын

    Anyone who said "I never killed a man" is absolutely a man with most kills 😂

  • @kajony
    @kajony Жыл бұрын

    Peter Lee makes such awesome shows!

  • @abdelra7man87
    @abdelra7man87 Жыл бұрын

    Nice series

  • @brodull1142
    @brodull11422 ай бұрын

    Calling centuries old shogunate that reference in every novel, movies and manga as mysterious is kind of pandering. Kind a like calling the three kingdom as secret society despite it's known by everybody

  • @genneltorres4500
    @genneltorres45006 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this vedeo verry interesting.. I love the story of 3 unifiers of Japan 🗾 the story of senguko jidai..love and watching from Philippines 🇵🇭

  • @Shineon83
    @Shineon83 Жыл бұрын

    I always felt that of all Asian nations, the Japanese were (by far) the most innovative, the most driven, and had the most breathtakingly beautiful architecture, gardens & artwork (particularly watercolours & botanical drawings)….

  • @schadenfreude6274
    @schadenfreude6274 Жыл бұрын

    "In Japan, the CEO and Board of Directors will call a Conference and take a Deep Bow, and in the Good Old Days, they may even commit Hara-Kiri." - Khaw Boon Wan :)

  • @babangteo2853
    @babangteo28539 ай бұрын

    I hope someday Indonesia will like Japan too, bustling without erasing traditions.

  • @Shineon83
    @Shineon83 Жыл бұрын

    The Japanese just have so much class & such lovely manners…. (A very large country in Asia could learn to behave much better by studying the country & its people)….

  • @chenyung6268

    @chenyung6268

    4 күн бұрын

    Yes including yanks Aussies and kiwis….like admitting being descendants of butcher robber and rapist….time to go home

  • @Ayaki6166
    @Ayaki61666 ай бұрын

    My grandma's ancestor is upper class samurai of Tsugaru clan. also part of the daimyo's family.

  • @carlswenson5403
    @carlswenson5403 Жыл бұрын

    If you liked this story, you should read James Clavell's Shogun.

  • @plurplursen7172
    @plurplursen71726 күн бұрын

    They should rebuild Edo castle !

  • @raiden5176
    @raiden5176 Жыл бұрын

    Ngl that cake looks appetizing

  • @johannakadar4314
    @johannakadar4314 Жыл бұрын

    I want to see the Korean epizode but its not on KZread

  • @MyWorldIsYourOyster

    @MyWorldIsYourOyster

    Жыл бұрын

    I believe you need to find it as Joseon since that was the name prior to Korea. Is this what you're interested in? (It's spelled Choson if you live in 🇰🇵 as that's the original Romanization spelling.) kzread.info/dash/bejne/g55rsZh8ptHJdc4.html

  • @Shineon83
    @Shineon83 Жыл бұрын

    CNA….The BBC….and PBS : Makers of the BEST documentaries in the world….

  • @amdiak7283

    @amdiak7283

    3 ай бұрын

    add to your list the German Channel: DW. :))

  • @stevenv6463
    @stevenv64637 ай бұрын

    So how did the Japanese get those guns from the Portuguese? It seems it gave them an advantage against Korea in the Imjin war.

  • @motorola9956

    @motorola9956

    Ай бұрын

    They procured it from the Portuguese, reverse engineered it, and then mass produced it. At least that is what Quora said. Japan in those years have industrial capability to manufacture early models of teppo guns (different from Tanegashima guns)

  • @rosegarden0615

    @rosegarden0615

    16 күн бұрын

    In 1543, a Chinese ship drifted ashore on Tanegashima Island in southern Japan. The Portuguese on board this ship introduced a flintlock gun.

  • @chowcheingkhen4118
    @chowcheingkhen4118 Жыл бұрын

    Hira Hira Gyoto

  • @pirate1367
    @pirate1367 Жыл бұрын

    Look exactly like Genshin

  • @safuwanfauzi5014
    @safuwanfauzi5014 Жыл бұрын

    Istinggar, Pemuras, Terakol, Rentaka.

  • @wisono7857

    @wisono7857

    Жыл бұрын

    Cetbang/meriam coak, bedil..........

  • @sourovdas7883
    @sourovdas7883 Жыл бұрын

    リシ ダ リヴォルバータ

  • @djallalnamri1
    @djallalnamri1 Жыл бұрын

    a low crime rate of course, but there is crime all the same and sometimes as violent as elsewhere: the Japanese are human beings too and this is what we must not forget.

  • @sarahcesar5813

    @sarahcesar5813

    Жыл бұрын

    Shogunate Yakutza..

  • @djallalnamri1

    @djallalnamri1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sarahcesar5813 the violence of humans against themselves is everywhere the same beyond space and time and the Japanese are no exception: I saw a lot of video documentaries on YT which tempered the fascination I had for this country and as much the Japanese aesthetic is sublime as much the Japanese violence is insane especially that of the modern era between yakuzas and acculturation-deculturation.

  • @sarahcesar5813

    @sarahcesar5813

    Жыл бұрын

    @@djallalnamri1 ... My parents and my grandparents used to tell us the horrible stories during the Japanese occupation in our country. They said that the Japanese occupation of our country for about 3years is even worst then the Europeans imperialists. Especially regarding the only women's prisoners they kidnapped for their sexual need. And also, my parents told us how they killed those women in front of public areas. So scary and unpleasant to watch.

  • @djallalnamri1

    @djallalnamri1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sarahcesar5813 I was not aware of these facts which I only recently learned about. this is why we must seek to know the truth beyond the history books and appearances because in general we end up discovering dark secrets.

  • @MyWorldIsYourOyster

    @MyWorldIsYourOyster

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sarahcesar5813 Phillipines or Joseon (modern day Korea)?

  • @sarahcesar5813
    @sarahcesar5813 Жыл бұрын

    Japanese mafianos, Yakutza is ... 🤔🤔🤔

  • @Shineon83

    @Shineon83

    Жыл бұрын

    If you were a Japanese porcelain maker/designer in the 1700-1800s, you would never have to worry about going hungry : In all of the Western capitals-even the U.S.-the wealthy were willing to pay top money, and wait years,for their porcelain orders to arrive from Japan….

  • @JuriBinturong
    @JuriBinturong Жыл бұрын

    beki

  • @JinFX
    @JinFX Жыл бұрын

    The first season was a lot better with more animations and better locations. You guys went to two castles but never showed much.

  • @subathiru3666
    @subathiru3666 Жыл бұрын

    Narrative is so arrogant

  • @MyWorldIsYourOyster

    @MyWorldIsYourOyster

    Жыл бұрын

    What do you mean?

  • @Shineon83

    @Shineon83

    Жыл бұрын

    ???