Tag: Shimazu

Shikoku and Kyushu

August 24, 2023 justin-david-hebert Azuchi-Momoyama, Season 10 Comments Off on Shikoku and Kyushu
Season 10, Episode 8: Shikoku and Kyushu
The mon (crest) of the Chosokabe Clan. Source: 百楽兎, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A portrait of Chosokabe Motochika, the daimyo of the Chosokabe Clan who unified nearly the whole of Shikoku before it was invaded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Source: Public Domain
A statue of Chosokabe Motochika, which I have to say objectively looks pretty awesome. Source: photock, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The mon (crest) of the Shimazu Clan, who unified nearly the whole of Kyushu before Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s conquest. Source: Public Domain
A statue of Shimazu Yoshihisa, the daimyo of the Shimazu Clan credited with the near-total conquest of Kyushu. Source: Ginger1192, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Nanban Jidai

April 6, 2023 justin-david-hebert Season 9, Sengoku Jidai Comments Off on Nanban Jidai

In the mid-1500s, a Portuguese ship sought safe harbor from Tsukushima Island and thus began a robust, vibrant trade relationship between two distant powers. In addition to guns, silks, and exotic foreign goods, however, these “Southern Barbarians” also brought missionaries preaching a religion heretofore unknown to the Japanese: Roman Catholic Christianity.

Sengoku “States” Part III

April 3, 2023 justin-david-hebert Season 9, Sengoku Jidai Comments Off on Sengoku “States” Part III

In this third installment of the Sengoku States series, we follow the activities of the Shimazu Clan on Kyushu, the Chosokabe Clan on Shikoku, and the Miyoshi Clan on Shikoku and in Kansai during the early-to-mid 1500s.