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The New Frontier

November 7, 2024 justin-david-hebert Meiji, Season 13 0 Comments
Season 13, Episode 4: The New Frontier
A photograph of an Ainu man in traditional clothing. Source: Public Domain
A replica of the Hokkaido Development Committee’s headquarters. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of William S. Clark, who served as a foreign expert in Hokkaido in 1876. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of Sho Tai, the last king of the Ryukyu islands. Source: Public Domain
Naha Shuri Castle, which had been the capital building of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Source: 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dancers in modern-day Okinawa performing a traditional Ryukyu ceremonial dance. Source: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A photograph of Japanese soldiers in Taiwan, pictured with friendly villagers assisting in their punitive expedition. Source: Public Domain