Videos

Cultivating an ancient legacy, modern Japan continues to hold on to its past. And while today many of the ancient crafts are struggling to survive, they provide the foundation for modern Japan's technological success. What the Ancient Japanese...

This lecture discusses kingship in pre-modern Japanese culture. By: Kanda University of International Studies.

This lecture details the Nara period of pre-modern Japan. By: Kanda University of International Studies.

This lecture is a continuation of (Part 1) on the discussion of the Heian period of pre-modern Japan. By: Kanda University of International Studies.

This lecture details the Heian period of Pre-modern Japan. By: Kanda University of International Studies.

The Ise Grand Shrine is a Shinto shrine complex that is made up of multiple shrines in two main locations. According to legend, it was founded circa 2000 years ago, and the buildings are rebuilt every twenty years for preservation.

An inside look into Shintoism, a religion that was founded in ancient Japan. Filmed By: Donte' Richardson

Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan, a life-affirming animism calling upon the blessings of the numinous forces of nature and of specific spirit deities. Shinto is largely associated with growth and prosperity; encouraging people to...

This brief video describes the famous site of Mount Fuji in Japan.

This video, describing the history of Premodern Japan (by Kanda University of International Studies), discusses the origins of Japanese culture and is part of a lecture series on ancient Japan.