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Episode 136
Published 1 year, 10 months ago
Description
On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about the Shimabara Rebellion, yÅkai and more with the author of the Simon Grey books, Charles Kowalski.
ðŸ'‰Topics Discussed
- What is the Shimabara Rebellion (島原ã®ä¹±, Shimabara no ran)
- About the hidden Christians of Nagasaki/Shimabara
- About the building of Shimabara Castle
- About researching the Shimabara Rebellion
- About Amakusa Shiro (益ç"° 四郎)
- The legends surrounding Amakusa Shiro
- About researching the Shimabara Rebellion in Nagasaki
- About getting to see the actual flag of Amakusa Shiro
- About Dejima
- About the Gashadokuro
- About Takiyasha hime
- About tengu
- About training with modern day Shugendo practitioners
- About the language and customs of hidden Christians in Japan
- And more!
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ðŸ'‰Links, Videos, Etc.
Check out the first book in the Simon Grey book series for free via the link below.
And check out the Simon Grey homepage for more information, including on the upcoming book Simon Grey and the Curse of the Dragon King.