Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
00:00 Introduction (1853)
06:57 Marco Polo and the Land of Endless Gold (1298)
11:15 First Contact (1543)
16:04 Arrival of the One God
21:03 The English Arrive (1604)
28:04 Japanese Travellers (1614)
32:50 A Closed Country? (1639)
37:26 The Dutch Take Advantage
41:06 Studying the West (1709)
47:06 Russia (1791)
50:57 The Napoleonic Conflict Reaches Japan (1808)
56:09 Planning for When
Written by Thomas Lockley
Edited, script edited and narrated by David Kelly
Art by Matthew Cartwright
Check out Thomas Lockley´s fantastic book: amazon.com/African-Samurai-Yasuke-Legendary-Warrior/dp/1335141022
Citations and sources:
Aizawa Seishisai: H. Paul Varley (2000). Japanese Culture, 4th Edition. University of Hawai'i Press; Updated and Exp edition (2000).
The Travels of Marco Polo (1298) en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Travels_of_Marco_Polo
Tanegashima: The Arrival of Europe in Japan
Olof G. Lidin
NIAS Press, 2002
The life and letters of St. Francis Xavier
by Coleridge, Henry James, 1822-1893
Toyotomi Hideyoshi quote: Japan: A Documentary History: The Dawn of History to the Late Tokugawa Period, edited by David J. Lu (Armonk, New York:
M. E. Sharpe, 1997) pg 196-197
Memorials of the Empire of Japon in the xvi and xvii Centuries, ed. with notes by T. Rundell. London: Hakluyt Society. 1850.
Part II. The Letters of William Adams 1611 to 1617. Pages 17 – 88
Japanese travellers in sixteenth-century Europe. A dialogue concerning the mission of the Japanese ambassadors to the Roman curia (1590). Edited by Derek Massarella and translated by J. F. Moran. (The Hakluyt Society. Ser. 3, 25.) Colloquium IX
Anthony Farrington
The English Factory in Japan, 1613-1623
The Invention of Religion in Japan
Jason Ananda Josephson Storm
University of Chicago Press, Oct 3, 2012
(Quotes from extract of Arai Hakuseki, Tidings from the West)
Japanese Journal of American Studies, No. 2 1985, Japanese Interpretation of the American Revolution (Tadashi Aruga) pg. 6
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By antmoose - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27929344
By Justin Vidamo - Flickr: Sunset at Wat Chaiwatthanaram, Ayutthaya, Thailand, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24954594
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By Bruno Cordioli - Shunga Arte ed eros in Giappone nel periodo Edo, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8163109
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By Игорь Гордеев - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95011038
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By Wiiii - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5753324
00:00 Introduction (1853)
06:57 Marco Polo and the Land of Endless Gold (1298)
11:15 First Contact (1543)
16:04 Arrival of the One God
21:03 The English Arrive (1604)
28:04 Japanese Travellers (1614)
32:50 A Closed Country? (1639)
37:26 The Dutch Take Advantage
41:06 Studying the West (1709)
47:06 Russia (1791)
50:57 The Napoleonic Conflict Reaches Japan (1808)
56:09 Planning for When
Written by Thomas Lockley
Edited, script edited and narrated by David Kelly
Art by Matthew Cartwright
Check out Thomas Lockley´s fantastic book: amazon.com/African-Samurai-Yasuke-Legendary-Warrior/dp/1335141022
Citations and sources:
Aizawa Seishisai: H. Paul Varley (2000). Japanese Culture, 4th Edition. University of Hawai'i Press; Updated and Exp edition (2000).
The Travels of Marco Polo (1298) en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Travels_of_Marco_Polo
Tanegashima: The Arrival of Europe in Japan
Olof G. Lidin
NIAS Press, 2002
The life and letters of St. Francis Xavier
by Coleridge, Henry James, 1822-1893
Toyotomi Hideyoshi quote: Japan: A Documentary History: The Dawn of History to the Late Tokugawa Period, edited by David J. Lu (Armonk, New York:
M. E. Sharpe, 1997) pg 196-197
Memorials of the Empire of Japon in the xvi and xvii Centuries, ed. with notes by T. Rundell. London: Hakluyt Society. 1850.
Part II. The Letters of William Adams 1611 to 1617. Pages 17 – 88
Japanese travellers in sixteenth-century Europe. A dialogue concerning the mission of the Japanese ambassadors to the Roman curia (1590). Edited by Derek Massarella and translated by J. F. Moran. (The Hakluyt Society. Ser. 3, 25.) Colloquium IX
Anthony Farrington
The English Factory in Japan, 1613-1623
The Invention of Religion in Japan
Jason Ananda Josephson Storm
University of Chicago Press, Oct 3, 2012
(Quotes from extract of Arai Hakuseki, Tidings from the West)
Japanese Journal of American Studies, No. 2 1985, Japanese Interpretation of the American Revolution (Tadashi Aruga) pg. 6
If this channel is something you like, if you think saving primary sources is important, head over to the patreon and join up!
patreon.com/voicesofthepast
— Don’t forget to subscribe to my brother's channel History Time, where he makes full length historical documentaries:-
youtube.com/historytime
— Music courtesy of:
Epidemic Sound
Artlist.io
We try to use copyright free images at all times. However if we have used any of your artwork or maps then please don't hesitate to contact me and we’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit.
Image credits:
By Bernard Gagnon - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5685041
By User:20nana75 - Image:H2A11001.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2729994
By Loco Steve - Flickr: 039;Sir Walter Raleigh039; Statue Greenwich London, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31311627
By Mccapra - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75749994
By Mccapra - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75749995
Muyo（会話） - アップロード者自身が撮影, CC 表示-継承 3.0, ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3545508による
By antmoose - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27929344
By Justin Vidamo - Flickr: Sunset at Wat Chaiwatthanaram, Ayutthaya, Thailand, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24954594
By Bourrichon (atelier graphique), CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76729079
By 663highland - Own work, CC BY 2.5, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6988118
By Bruno Cordioli - Shunga Arte ed eros in Giappone nel periodo Edo, CC BY 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8163109
By Stephencdickson - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72939415
内閣府, CC BY 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
By I, PHGCOM, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2445734
By Momotarou2012 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23188851
By Reshinna - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94987451
By Игорь Гордеев - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95011038
By Baikalsky - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28028586
By Wiiii - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5753324
