A Summary of the History of Samurai by a Japanese Swordsman 

I am impressed how you were able to fit the entire history of samurai in a 25 minute long video! Well done, Shogo!

I think the most unique part of this lesson is that when you mentioned why and how America westernized Japan. Here in the states specifically California for me, we have a world history class, and we get basically everything you just said in this video. But they never mentioned how America found Japan. Or why our trade was important. I love these small portions of information that seem like common knowledge for one nation, but not for another.

Dear Shogo-san, Can I just say, I really enjoy your colloquial use of saying "yeah" as an affirmation after a statement. You speak English like a Westerner does, and it's very charming. Love from USA, California

Love these mini history lessons 💛

I love how you can see Japanese-styled speech because of the "Yeah" or "Mhm" that is said near the end of sentences in this video, whereas most native English speakers either say "Right" or nothing at all. Fascinating.

I'm curious to know more about the Ainu. I want to know about how they were assimilated, and how the culture today is influenced by them and their history.

I absolutely love Shogo. The way he speaks so sweetly, and explains the answers simply, yet in depth. I adore the Japanese culture. I fell in love when I watched a documentary about Geisha and ive been very interested ever since. I myself am Romani (Gypsy) and I live in New Zealand. Here there is very minimal Japanese culture around, and my culture (Gypsy and European) is very very different (Euro is SO borong and selfish 😖) so I find it hard to learn and experience anything. I rely on the internet, since coming across this channel I have learnt so much so quickly! Thank you for doing what you do Shogo! 🙏🥰

A nice neat package!

Thanks!

Excellent video! The history is clearly explained with enough detail, though not too much. Shogo really makes this interesting part of Japanese history easy to understand and accessible.

Learning about the history of Samurai is truly interesting to know and to learn about. Thank you so much for a great history class of Samurai! Thank you so much Shogo!

I highly recommend the Netflix documentary series “History of Samurai” to learn more about the three warlords of the Sengoku Period that Shogo mentioned. It goes through the timeline between Oda Nobunaga starting his campaign towards domination, all the way to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s victory and pacification of Japan starting the Edo Period.

Great video Shogo!

I was never a big Samurai fan until you Shogo-San started these discussions. Now I'm intrigued.

I love this new style of video! If you were one of my professors I would have actually attended my lectures!

Cool video!

I like how natural and dapper Shogo-dono looks with a sword on his hip. One hardly notices it, like a man with a nice watch.

A real SAMURAI explaining about JAPAN.There is nothing more cooler than this ❤️❤️....man I am getting anime flashbacks😎😎

Videos like this is the reason why you're more likely to reach 3 million subscribers by the end of 2022, instead of 2 million.

Great summary of such a rich and complex subject, Shogu.

Would love to see a more in depth video on the Sengoku period. I especially want to learn more about Uesugi Kenshin and the Takeda clan

Thank you for this classroom. My kids and I wanted to learn about Japan and we used this for our history class today

you look much more at ease now and much more animated. and great subject and class

Hello Shogo, speaking about the history of samurai, can I request your reaction in Ghost of Tsushima? Everyone is really wanted to see your version, and the characters may fictional but the time setting is 1274 like you said The story follows a samurai named Jin Sakai who want to freeing Tsushima Island from the raid of Mongol Empire while lead by Khotun Khan, cousin of Kublai and grandson of Genghis. Jin even notice that the code honor of samurai wasn't helping Jin to freeing Tsushima, he choosing and forging a new path but really breaking the code of honor, then his fighting style was called "The Way of the Ghost"

You have very strong public speaking and teaching skills

Thank you for this awesome video! This is really well done!

This was an excellent summary covering the rise and fall of the Samurai in Japan. I would also like to see another video covering the Meji Restoration period and how it lead to the Taisho and Early Showa periods.

This is incredible!! Thank you x

I love learning about historical/ancient Japan. I am not Japanese but I feel a very close tie to the land and their rich history deep in my heart. Miyamoto Musashi has been my favorite Samurai since I was very little. Much respect to you, sir.

Well communicated, Shogo. Nice work. Liked and shared.

This is really interesting and very informative! Thank you! :D

I am very impressed at your teaching methods Shogo-san. Especially enjoy your visual style of explaining things to make them simple. It also was a subject that I am very interested in. I hope you make more of these kinds of videos and improve as you go along 💪👍.

In one of my comments of one of your early videos I suggested a novel called ‘Shogun’ written by a western author, James Clavell. He had done some research into Japanese history and he based his novel on that part of Japanese history that you described as the Sengoku period. BTW the novel was made into a miniseries and which was filmed largely in Japan

Another superb video! And a very informative (and easy to digest) lesson. Thank you

It's 2 a.m. and I was going to go to bed but this is just too interesting! Thank you for your hard work, Shogo Sensei.

I loved the little “mhm” following every tidbit of samurai facts; made the vid so much more engaging

What an amazing history lesson…encore,encore…….

Perfect ! Thank you very much , Shogo !

I want Shogo as my teacher now! Nice job Shogo.

Thank you Shogo. Very happy I stumbled upon your channel!

Excellent video. Thank you for this! 😊

Really enjoyed this lesson a lot!

This is so awesome! I just was commenting last night something similar except talking about the swords each of the samurai wore and what they were called and where they can be viewed!! But this is even better!

Thanks for the History lesson THUMBS Up Shogo

Great video! I started watching this channel because I wanted to know Japanese customs and how to be polite. I love learning about history, though, and now that there are lessons on Japanese history, I like this channel even more! Thank you for making such high quality content and for being such a great teacher!

Excellent and accurate captioning!!

I'm so glad I found your channel bcs I've been looking for a general explanation about Samurai history in Japan. And I love the way you explain things, it's fun and easy to follow!

I love hthis video. It's really informative and fun to watch. Thank you so much, Shogo!

you're great at teaching in such a short amount of time! great job 👏

incredible how much information you could fit into this video, great work!

Great overview! Thanks for this!

Thank you very much for this video!

Shogo, you and your team are so awesome! Shogo, you have such a beautiful gift!

Very helpful. Thank you!

I'm enjoying this, I learning what I have of Japan. Thank You so much. big smile.

nicely explained💛

thanks for the lesson, shogo!

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Amazing video. Thanks a lot. I learned so much. Thank you.

This was great 💜⚡️

Great work brother 👍 Big fan 😉

These classes are amazing, eager to learn more! Thank you for creating these educating video's! So interesting!!

since kid i really love samurai because i played a lot of sengoku basara heroes 2 in PS2 (since today i still playing it in my 20s) and i really love your excitement while explaining the Samurai history, thank you very much!

His enthusiasm for history is so contagious :))

Thank you Shogo. It always amazes me how similar first world cultures are, and how they evolved, though separated by thousands of miles. All I could think of were the European Knights, same thing in general.

Nice work! Regards from Menorca!

Very informative. Arigato.

Thats ok if you don't know everything Shogo. I'm a history re-enactor.myaelf and we are all just students at the end of the day. What I love best is that I'm always leaning more things as I teach and share knowledge.

Looking forward to hearing about each section in detail. And in my humble opinion nothing ends if it is held in the hearts and minds of people. And the Samurai are held this way by millions of different people all around the world in many different ways coming from many different backgrounds. They will never be forgotten, the idea that is Samurai will never die! Thank you all so much. Take care. Stay safe 🙏 Kate and John.

10,000 years in 20 minutes! 0.0 I need a nap now...lol. Great video buddy!

I love your history lessons

thanks for thisvideos shogo!

Excellent video Shogo, you always make history lessons very interesting. I really appreciate these videos and the information you convey to everyone. I really like knowing why there's a highway in Florida called Yamato.

THANKS :)

This is fire

Thanks for the history lesson Shogo sensei! *bows * 😊

Tysm shogo

Awesome video! Love learning this stuff. I wonder if you could do a video on the history of the Onmyoji and Onmyodo. I know some but I always seem to learn more from our Japanese friend in Kyoto.

thanks

Thank you, shogo!

My personal favorite daimyo is probably Takeda Shingen

Hi, is there a new video on your journey for katana series? Really looking forward to it

fantastic video, i have study material now xD

こんにちは彰吾さん This video I really enjoyed this video I have watched a lot,of videos about Japanese history so I know a lot of the stuff mentioned in the video but it was still really interesting and I love how you teach it’s really exciting

This helped to clear up a lot of confusion I had with all these periods. And i completley forgot about Heian period. It`s usually Sengoku and Edo everywhere. Not many people talking about first 2.

Great gist shoogo !!! I loved it :) would you discuss the ueno battle ?

Amasing video like always. Thank you very much for that Shogo San. Is there book for samurai histori from the begining to the end ?

Teacher with a live weapon in school, respectable

Such an informative channel. Fantastic. Thank you. In movies Samurai a portrayed as honourable people but didn't some switch sides if it wasn't going their way during a battle?

fascinating! I absolutely loved this thank you! I'd also like a video on the prostitutes and other entertainment professions!

16:34 is the era where the new Shogun TV series starts. Torananga and Anjin-sama

Hello Friends

Uesugi Kenshin is my favourite daimyo. Mainly because of his commitment to commoners, but also because the first chanbara film I saw besides the Lone Wolf and Cub adaptation was Ten to Chi to, or Heaven and Earth as it's called in English.

Shogo is the only person I know that could talk about how many people d*ed in the Mongolian Invasion and still have a big smile on his face

Mornin' teach....✋

History 💗

This was a great class Shogo!! I understand a bit more about the Samurai and their history! Thank you🎉🎉

I still wonder what would had happened if Oda Nobunaga had succeed in conquering Japan? I know in Japan he has gotten somewhat of a villanious image through out history and modern times. But he seemed to had ideas that was before his time. Using firearms etc but also more radical views of traditions that one need to go beyond that and not get stuck in old ways.

Your Wakizashi is very interessting. The Tsuka Kahira and Kojiri looks like a Tach and the Tsuba is like an Aikuchi.

Anthropologist refer to the earliest humans in Japan as a sloth culture, due to ceremonial sloth bones being placed in shrines or grave gear, where a skull would be preserved and two femur bones crossed in it's mouth through the eye sockets.