Instructional Video12:18
Curated Video

Battle of Tedorigawa, 1577 AD Uesugi's Finest Hour

6th - Higher Ed
Battle of Tedorigawa, 1577 AD Uesugi's Finest Hour
Instructional Video18:55
Curated Video

The Battle of Sekingahara: Tokugawa's Rise to Power and the End of the Sengoku Period

6th - Higher Ed
This video details the intense power struggle in 16th century Japan, focusing on the Battle of Sekingahara where Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern Army triumphed over Ishida Mitsunari's Western Army, leading to Tokugawa's establishment as Shogun...
Instructional Video17:51
Curated Video

Battle of Nagashino: The Rise and Fall of the Takeda Clan

6th - Higher Ed
This video provides a detailed account of the historical events leading up to and during the Battle of Nagashino in 1575, a pivotal moment in Japanese history that marked the downfall of the Takeda clan and solidified ODA Nobunaga's...
Instructional Video5:15
Curated Video

Yasuke: the Forgotten African Samurai

9th - Higher Ed
There is a Japanese proverb which says “For a Samurai to be brave, he must have a bit of black blood.” Yasuke first appears in history in 1579 as an attendant of the Jesuit missionary Alessandro Valignano coming to Japan to visit the...
Instructional Video10:58
Weird History

What It Was like Being A Samurai In Feudal Japan

12th - Higher Ed
Samurai dominated the country of Japan from the 12th to the 19th century. The fierce, disciplined warriors lived according to the bushido code, an unwritten set of rules and norms based in loyalty, sacrifice, bravery, and honor,...