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Meiji at 150

Dr. Oleg Benesch (University of York) Benesch, Oleg; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Benesch surveys what happens to Japan’s medieval castles following the Meiji Restoration, highlighting how they stand for both continuity and change in modern Japan. We discuss the destruction of castles in the 1870s as relics of the feudal past before their re-appropriation by the military in the 1890s, connections between castles and reconstructions of Bushido in the prewar, and finally the rebuilding and repurposing of castles in the postwar for tourism.

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Title
Dr. Oleg Benesch (University of York)
Alternate Title
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 111
Creator
Benesch, Oleg; Grunow, Tristan
Date Issued
2019-05-17
Description
In this episode, Dr. Benesch surveys what happens to Japan’s medieval castles following the Meiji Restoration, highlighting how they stand for both continuity and change in modern Japan. We discuss the destruction of castles in the 1870s as relics of the feudal past before their re-appropriation by the military in the 1890s, connections between castles and reconstructions of Bushido in the prewar, and finally the rebuilding and repurposing of castles in the postwar for tourism.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; castles; Bushido; tourism
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
10.14288/1.0416004
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81997
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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