The song is about a Japanese battle unit called the "Battotai". They carried swords (as mentioned in the song by "the sword has been brought back after being abolished in the restoration") and fought against the last vestiges of what remained of the samurai and old government, the Shogunate. The so-called "Satsuma Rebellion" was the occasion to which this song was created a few years after the fact. Japan heavily westernized and modernized itself from about 1853 onwards because the US commodore Matthew Perry sailed a gunboat near the shores of Japan and forced the country to open up because the Japanese government isolated itself between the 1630s to 1853 from the rest of the world and didn't allow trading with foreign countries, including European ones and the US. Only the Dutch really traded with them during this period (and a few others). This was called the "Meiji Restoration" in which Emperor Meiji and his ministers modernized the country and abolished the entire feudal class system, the samurai and the Shogunate. The old government was replaced by a new one with a western-style constitution and a modern army.
Battotai is my second favourite military march after Muistoja pohjolasta (eng. memories from the north). there was a version of this with great wartime footage, too bad you watched this one with still picture :D
@@Unstable_TV there are 2 great versions. both have subtitles too. this one is a metal version of the full song, i like it more and the footage is great. th-cam.com/video/lKc1Q551ANs/w-d-xo.html this version is the same song as this reaction video but the footage isnt as good in my opinion. th-cam.com/video/xTepkTjOP88/w-d-xo.html
@@Unstable_TV btw are you ever reacting to the metal version? im just curious :D been checking your channel every now and then for it. as i said, im just simply curious ;) i love war history.
Of course.. everyone have to prepared to death especially someone who served in army....why so shocked 😂 there's no point becoming army if not prepared to face death in battlefield
this song sounds really nice, if you didn't get the lyrics to the song, you would probably really jam to this song, I do it really hits when you play it in the background of WAR THUNDER
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The song is about a Japanese battle unit called the "Battotai". They carried swords (as mentioned in the song by "the sword has been brought back after being abolished in the restoration") and fought against the last vestiges of what remained of the samurai and old government, the Shogunate. The so-called "Satsuma Rebellion" was the occasion to which this song was created a few years after the fact.
Japan heavily westernized and modernized itself from about 1853 onwards because the US commodore Matthew Perry sailed a gunboat near the shores of Japan and forced the country to open up because the Japanese government isolated itself between the 1630s to 1853 from the rest of the world and didn't allow trading with foreign countries, including European ones and the US. Only the Dutch really traded with them during this period (and a few others).
This was called the "Meiji Restoration" in which Emperor Meiji and his ministers modernized the country and abolished the entire feudal class system, the samurai and the Shogunate. The old government was replaced by a new one with a western-style constitution and a modern army.
Thanks so much for sharing all this information with us 😁☘️
You have forgotten an interesting detail, this famous Japanese military march was composed by a European musician, the French Charles Edouard Leroux.
Thanks for letting us know 😁☘️
Battotai is my second favourite military march after Muistoja pohjolasta (eng. memories from the north). there was a version of this with great wartime footage, too bad you watched this one with still picture :D
Would you be able to send a link for that one please?
@@Unstable_TV there are 2 great versions. both have subtitles too.
this one is a metal version of the full song, i like it more and the footage is great.
th-cam.com/video/lKc1Q551ANs/w-d-xo.html
this version is the same song as this reaction video but the footage isnt as good in my opinion. th-cam.com/video/xTepkTjOP88/w-d-xo.html
@@Unstable_TV btw are you ever reacting to the metal version? im just curious :D been checking your channel every now and then for it. as i said, im just simply curious ;) i love war history.
Unstable_TV your reactions are always the best on YT ❤ I’m gunning for you 🎉🎉🎉🎉
That’s such a lovely thing to say, thank you so much ❤️❤️
Nice one! Thanks for sharing 😊
Thanks Pete 😁☘️
Nice reaction guys
Thanks Sam 😁☘️
天皇陛下万歳!!!!!!!
Of course.. everyone have to prepared to death especially someone who served in army....why so shocked 😂 there's no point becoming army if not prepared to face death in battlefield
We’re more shocked of the fact that the music is so happy and upbeat but the lyrics are everything but 😂
this song sounds really nice, if you didn't get the lyrics to the song, you would probably really jam to this song, I do it really hits when you play it in the background of WAR THUNDER
The lyrics should be available here?
@@Unstable_TV no if you were just listening to the song and not looking at the lyrics
Nice
Thank you ☺️
Go raibh maith agat as do spéis in amhráin ár dtíre. Beannachtaí ón tSeapáin 🎌
grá a sheoladh chuig an tseapáin ❤️❤️
@@Unstable_TV th-cam.com/video/I5rgSB1QkFw/w-d-xo.html Anam, spiorad, cuirfear ar aghaidh chuig an sliocht é. Go raibh maith agat as do fhreagra
please react to the toukkotai bushi❤
Thanks for the suggestion 😁☘️