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1:07 not sure I agree with that from what I know we really don't know much about nara period clothing, replicas like this and what people often wear are more guesswork, the clothing for men showing here are pretty different than clothes that would have been seen in Tang, there's some artwork and statues around but they are pretty different than what people presume to the nara wear.

I'm so glad to have you :) happy new year!

I would love to hear about any events where Japanese culture changed. The tradition protection tradition protection loop makes change seem relatively hard compared to other cultures so it’s fascinating to hear where things ultimately did change and why!

Thank you! Is there an English version of the book on Heian fashiom, and where can i attain one, please?

Happy new year :)

"Women were vicious to eachother" well this may have to do with patriarchy, maybe also translations influenced by the time it was written.. if people found our movies in 300 years, they could say " women were jealous of eachother" but it is just that these films are made by male not understanding a thing to women interactions ;) But for the rest thanks for the infos !

Thank you so much! That was a delightful explanation!

Merry Christmas my Kodan Storyteller :) I will always want to hear the Tap Tap before I hear a story.

your videos are so cool! the premises, the scripts, the editing! they're so nice! it's so easy to digest the information and they're just entertaining! thank you for making them! 💙

Hello! Nice video! I couldnt find a link to shop for Katsuko Takashima's book. Would you help, please? Thank you very much

That’s Interesting! Have A Lovely Week! 🫶🏻🤩🌸❤️✨

おもしろーい！ 勉強になりました！

Thank you for your videos. I really enjoy watching them and learn so much and also leave very entertained wanting to know more. Other than The Pillow book and Murasakis Diary are there any other Books you could recommend me about influential women of that time ?

Do you know anything about Red Pond? Aikeki I believe it’s called in Japanese?

I read this book called "Culture of the four seasons" and now I am reading "Mapping courtship and kinship in classical japan" which mainly focuses on Murasaki Shikibu and Sei shonagon. You are great at giving me a better understanding of these texts ぉきに💚.

This is a great informative video thank youuu

Do they let a man dress in junhitoe or is it not allowed?

Your pronunciation and dictation is IMPECCABLE 😩💖

Gracias!!! Excelente video 😀

I did read "The Tale of Genji" several years ago. Regrettably my copy in Spanish by Xavier Roca-Ferrer is a comparative indirect translation from various sources in Western languages. I still have to read the Uji chapters. Beautiful prose, even if the translator did understand the story as a soap-opera. He kind of makes up when he basically tells us in one of his appendix that one of the most alluring finds of her book is that a lot of characters and archetypes to be found in later literature was written first by her. She prefigurates modern literature. When I reached the episode when Genji passes away, "Lost in Clouds" and found it was a blank page I fell more in love with the story: all that had to be said about Hikaru Genji and his visit to this world had been said... only the luminosity of the empty page lingers as a reminder that he existed, a moment to absorb what has been written and to ponder on that life that has slipped away. Then, as time never stops, Hikaru Genji must be left behind to proceed with the Uji Chapters. Also recommended is "The World of the Shining Prince" by Ivan Morris. Even if the scholarship is around 60 years old, it is still a wonderful read. Regrettably my copy of Sei Shonagon's "Pillow Book" was defective, and I have no access to Lady Murasaki's Diary, so I can't comment on them firsthand. If you want to linger in Murasaki's world and you don't mind modern authors doing good stories on it, I can recommend: * Liza Dalby's "Tale of Murasaki" where she creates a fictionalized novel on Fujiwara Takako based on her Diary (she believed that "Takako" was the real name of Murasaki Shikibu). * Marguerite Yourcenar (author of the "Hadrian's Memoir" <- recommended lecture!!!) creates a tale about the last days of Genji in her "Oriental Tales". Found that there are other traditions on the location of Lady Murasaki's Tomb. Please take into account that I am writing from the top of my head, Thanks for the Video!!!

Where is this? Wow!

You are so underrated, these things are soo interesting!! I wish more people watched you, your content is really great! Keep it up!! ^^❤ I'm writing my thesis about yokai's romanticized and idealized representation in anime, so learning about old japanese beauty standards is super fun and useful for me! Also, what is the name of the background music from about 10:35, I just love it!

Im student of japanese studies major at the Prague university. I really like Heian era. Thank you for this awesome video! ❤

Thank you! I'm researching to make a junihitoe for a fashion show, and this is very informative on the structure and background!

This is super informative!! Thank you so much for sharing!!

So basically if i buy a katana in japan, ship it from the Japanese post office to the U.S., but they have to appraise it before it gets shipped to the us? Or is the appraisal only for bringing a sword INTO japan, sorry didn’t get that part

I just want to say you are a wonderful content creator and I love all your hard work bringing the magic of kodan storytelling to the world. I just really want you to be proud of what you have created, its taught me so much about Japan and how older societies operated. I love you dearly and wish you the best.

I have recently discovered a passion for lady Murasaki, I read the diary and now i am reading the tale of Genji. During the reading many question arose in my mind about her life and hope one day to visit Japan , her grave her monument in Kyoto her house.

So. is there any trace of Sugawara in Dazaifu today? I went there last year and didn't see anything about him.

Good job with the story telling. Very informative and my son found it educational. Thank you for your work.

Nice video

I am a teacher in Japan. I heard about this video from my coworker. I showed this video to the students, and they all loved it!

i was named after her :(

I always think you´ve got a gentle and soothing voice. And with all these interesting themes, who could ask for more? Good job and ganbatte!

*like* 👍🏼 😂🎉

hahaha. love!!! 💯💯.

Love how you emphazise the aesthetic preferences that are a bit harder to buy into from a modern day's perspective!

This ep deserves more viewws

As a long time resident of Japan, I'm trying to import a family heirloom (civil war sword). So you mean the J. Gov. will NOT let me do it? There has to be some collectors here who have done it?

Once again I have to say that I adore your personality! Great video! I wonder if you have seen The Tale of Princess Kaguya from Studio Ghibli. That film takes place in the Heian period( I think!!) and it's just gorgeous. You can see the twelve layers of the junihitoe fall away in one of the scenes. Thank you for your wonderful videos!!

I´m pretty sure you ended up broken after that shikkou session.🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍

Thank you

What a cool origin story! 知らなかった！🤯 So basically, he was like the first viral meme 🥸

学校の英語の授業で、講談や南春さんのことを知りました！ 今まで講談のことはよく知りませんでしたが、少しだけ興味が出ました。これからも頑張ってください！

Wow!! This is amazing, thank you for sharing. It's my dream to try on historical garments like these

MORE COMPLICATED??? is that even possible?

Green is my favorite and color and those greens are just stunning!!!

You mentioned forbidden colors for junihitoe in your video about that, are these the same colors forbidden here? Or were they different for men and women ( I assume)

I just discovered your channel a few days ago because I was researching junihitoe for a drawing I'm doing. and I'm obsessed with your personality!!!