tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.comments2023-11-23T22:52:59.636-10:00Shogun-kiKitsunohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18081442616773641512noreply@blogger.comBlogger282125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-4438698513685165252018-01-30T21:30:09.590-10:002018-01-30T21:30:09.590-10:00Another source says Hideyoshi requested Rikyu to t...Another source says Hideyoshi requested Rikyu to take Hideyoshi's daughter as a concubine. Rikyu rejected. This seems to be the most cause of Hideyoshi's revenge on Tea master. Hideyoshi was noted for arrogance and impatience. He is not the only one who has the characteristics of dictatorship. Plenty in our time, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600793604830793400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-44113343393766193582017-11-12T12:30:05.520-10:002017-11-12T12:30:05.520-10:00Interesting to add that Kanamori Nagachika, the ru...Interesting to add that Kanamori Nagachika, the ruler of Hida Takayama who built the Takayama castle and was on Hideyoshi's side (and later , Tokugawa) but also a tea lover and thus hid Sen no Rikyu's son,Sen Dian , after his father's suicideיזהרhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705104759097819457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-72934025133946593642017-10-17T03:49:01.343-10:002017-10-17T03:49:01.343-10:00Hi Tatsunoshi! I’ve just watched the movie, and i...Hi Tatsunoshi! I’ve just watched the movie, and it was awesome! I’ve just got one burning question I need answered! Why did Kanemi kill the Lord Obiya when he is obviously a good ruler who cares for his people? And if he just realized he was betrayed at the end, why didn’t he kill both his lord and Minbu since they are both really bad ppl? Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524128771747939385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-12599443222364548482017-05-13T09:32:28.285-10:002017-05-13T09:32:28.285-10:00LOL WTF. I thought this was an interesting post, ...LOL WTF. I thought this was an interesting post, not really seeing what the previous commenter has an issue with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-54337266307818371232017-03-27T12:57:20.902-10:002017-03-27T12:57:20.902-10:00The Ninja was a royal King in Japan and was agains...The Ninja was a royal King in Japan and was against the Emperor of China during the Ming Dynasty I believe because he stood against letting the kingdoms have their dominion and kingdom rights. They came and went peacefully across the land and then the Emperor saw to it that they had harsh tariffs against them and subsequently Japan... That I believe is what part of the Ninja way and warrior was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-68756326130745556462017-02-02T12:25:09.192-10:002017-02-02T12:25:09.192-10:00The Keanu Reeves version is dismal abysmal nonsens...The Keanu Reeves version is dismal abysmal nonsense. His acting is dire. The Japanese actors who appeared in it must have been mortified!Britishfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04467652546171322783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-14055616860386595182017-02-02T12:23:28.196-10:002017-02-02T12:23:28.196-10:00The Keanu Reeves version is abysmal nonsense - he ...The Keanu Reeves version is abysmal nonsense - he cannot act and it is an insult to the Japanese. Britishfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04467652546171322783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-41087381253219252602016-09-26T15:33:48.696-10:002016-09-26T15:33:48.696-10:00Thanks for the chuckle, Arbiter of Social Justice....Thanks for the chuckle, Arbiter of Social Justice. Much appreciated. Next time, a little context would really put a nail in the coffin of injustice. Keep fighting the good fight!Kitsunohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081442616773641512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-62548107642513874552016-09-25T20:11:52.275-10:002016-09-25T20:11:52.275-10:00I am happy to see that no one has commented on you...I am happy to see that no one has commented on your vitriolic horse shit in about a year. It is good to see that most have seen through your pseudo intellectual posts and realized you are just another 'wanna be' who wants to denigrate any opinion that doesn't agree with your racist revisionist history which appoints you as the Caucasian arbiter as to what is truly "Asian". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-83162400490026333212016-08-14T02:48:26.425-10:002016-08-14T02:48:26.425-10:00That was amazing.That was amazing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025743431158097388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-61031108460363393062016-03-14T05:33:39.942-10:002016-03-14T05:33:39.942-10:00Well, I guess another of my historical heroes has ...Well, I guess another of my historical heroes has just been discredited by recounting of real history. Why does this keep happening? That said, I think I'll respect him for what he really was, a guy who had some talent and the brains to make others believe he's more than he is, honorable or dishonorable, and a man who was canny enough to survive into old age and write a book while Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-5906273222773418612016-03-07T16:41:50.823-10:002016-03-07T16:41:50.823-10:00i am confused with the role of samurai and daimyo....i am confused with the role of samurai and daimyo. When daimyo becomes the landlord, will the samurai managed to obtain the benefits of being the sub-landlord ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13729063211584559838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-10853885841374287112015-12-27T08:02:13.686-10:002015-12-27T08:02:13.686-10:00Nice post..Japanese have always been front line in...Nice post..Japanese have always been front line in railway tech world wide.Ianhttp://checkirctcpnrstatus.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-70456894952786869372015-10-29T17:12:54.366-10:002015-10-29T17:12:54.366-10:00A bit late to comment but I just wanted to say it ...A bit late to comment but I just wanted to say it was a pleasure to listen to these podcasts, even on topics that I wouldn't normally read about (i.e. pre-9th century). Thanks again for all your hard work in putting these together!<br /><br />ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542641513980942343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-19300866761513719202015-09-24T18:21:53.227-10:002015-09-24T18:21:53.227-10:00I think the label "ninjer" is a little s...I think the label "ninjer" is a little sophomoric, frankly. It's an amusing mythology. Anyone who takes it too seriously isn't going to be disabused so easily.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08712806649287242870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-15473162283316468422015-09-14T23:22:44.402-10:002015-09-14T23:22:44.402-10:00I suspect any inaccuracies involved here may stem ...I suspect any inaccuracies involved here may stem from a genuine misunderstanding - this story is so commonly presented as Chushinguresque that it is easy to miss that there are other possibilities. I was under the same impression until I read this article - though it does occur to me to wonder about a man who is 62 surviving a younger man's attack in light of assertion hh. that "The Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12205251645158058330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-33877177677348842972015-05-27T10:34:28.231-10:002015-05-27T10:34:28.231-10:00I see a bit of cultural chauvinism going on here; ...I see a bit of cultural chauvinism going on here; good kami, look at how history is taught in American schools. All cultures rejigger 'the facts' through the use of creative mythology. Questioning Japanese "(moral) values in mythologizing this tale hardly withstands scrutiny. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-17878008138339640492015-05-27T10:22:07.102-10:002015-05-27T10:22:07.102-10:00Seems to me you are a bit overwrought here; all cu...Seems to me you are a bit overwrought here; all cultures change 'the facts' of their history by creative mythology. Good kami; look at American history as taught in U.S. schools. "Lack of (moral) values" smacks a little of cultural chauvinism maybe? Robert Burns lamented that it was too bad we couldn't see ourselves as others see us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-18029749591738256012015-05-03T20:19:23.122-10:002015-05-03T20:19:23.122-10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Customer recommendations for Ipe Decking websitehttp://www.austinwholesaledecking.com/ipe_decking.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-83493208417139224622015-05-02T13:03:44.131-10:002015-05-02T13:03:44.131-10:00I just picked up this book from the library, just ...I just picked up this book from the library, just to check on a direct citation, to see what the other scholar is pointing to in Swope's book.<br /><br />If it's as problematic as you say it is - and I really trust you that it is - I find it rather worrying that such renowned scholars as Timothy Brook and John Wills have such positive things to say on the back book cover...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-81124019213567982092015-02-09T12:07:30.325-10:002015-02-09T12:07:30.325-10:00MAKOTO!!!MAKOTO!!!Malena Graddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491127958367759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-62896155034032431032015-01-06T05:30:02.451-10:002015-01-06T05:30:02.451-10:00Thank you for your comment, Dr. Dresner. It is app...Thank you for your comment, Dr. Dresner. It is appreciated. I agree that this is something that can be and should be expanded on-- perhaps in another blog entry at a later date as further writing about the Akō Rōnin is quite painful for me. Thinking deeply about Ōishi and the boys usually leads me to try dropping myself on my head to numb the senses or drinking Draino to purge any drops of Akō Rekishi no Tabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210881598551319318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-45964069463872288602015-01-05T12:07:34.335-10:002015-01-05T12:07:34.335-10:00I think you may be right, but the question has to ...I think you may be right, but the question has to be broadened: the story was modified from the actual history into its present form almost immediately, so it's not just about the values lacking in the now, but in the past. The Ako incident was seen as a throwback even at the time (though, as Ikegami and other point out, it's not clear that wasn't ahistorical nostalgia even then) so Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-14039700543923051502014-12-28T08:55:30.891-10:002014-12-28T08:55:30.891-10:00I mostly agree with your opinion, but unlike you, ...I mostly agree with your opinion, but unlike you, almost the only thing I enjoyed in this movie was the CGI. :-)<br />I basically watched it to look for ideas for a roleplaying campaignRunebloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828214323432087292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30516416.post-15540167283724319832014-11-30T21:28:11.950-10:002014-11-30T21:28:11.950-10:00honestly, since Lustbaders work are fiction, and l...honestly, since Lustbaders work are fiction, and labeled as such, i dont really think its fair to wrack down too hard on him, although i do agree with many other points such as westeners claiming to be masters of an arcane art that noone even knows where it started. 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