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Meiji at 150

Dr. Jennifer Prough (Valparaiso University) Prough, Jennifer; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Prough guides a tour of historical sites in Kyoto associated with Sakamoto Ryōma, stopping along the way to discuss Ryōma’s role in the Restoration, the historical memory of Ryōma, the repackaging of Ryōma’s story for tourists, and the role of tourism in shaping Kyoto’s urban identity as a city of traditional culture and history, for better or worse.

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Title
Dr. Jennifer Prough (Valparaiso University)
Alternate Title
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 95
Creator
Prough, Jennifer; Grunow, Tristan
Date Issued
2019-02-19
Description
In this episode, Dr. Prough guides a tour of historical sites in Kyoto associated with Sakamoto Ryōma, stopping along the way to discuss Ryōma’s role in the Restoration, the historical memory of Ryōma, the repackaging of Ryōma’s story for tourists, and the role of tourism in shaping Kyoto’s urban identity as a city of traditional culture and history, for better or worse.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; tourism; Sakamoto Ryoma; Kyoto; historical memory; regional identity
Geographic Location
Japan
Type
Sound
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0415987
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81981
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; History, Department of; Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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