
The Advent of the Yayoi
06/29/20 • 7 min
The Jōmon people suffered calamities which caused many of them to abandon their western settlements and relocate to the northeast, leaving Kyushu and western Honshu relatively empty. Enter the Yayoi: the people who brought large-scale agriculture to Japan.
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The Jōmon people suffered calamities which caused many of them to abandon their western settlements and relocate to the northeast, leaving Kyushu and western Honshu relatively empty. Enter the Yayoi: the people who brought large-scale agriculture to Japan.
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A History of Japan - The Advent of the Yayoi
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You’re probably thinking, “Wait, China and Korea? I thought this was the history of Japan!” Rest assured, you did not accidentally stumble upon the wrong podcast. One of the stated missions of this particular project is to help raise awareness of East Asian history in general, and there’s no way to do that without at least a little bit of knowledge about China and Korea. As we work our way through Japanese history we will return to China and Korea periodically, especially when
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