Christmas In Feudal Japan

Let's dive in and discuss the History of Christmas in Feudal Japan!
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[@IKEMENOsakaman]

My Meiji-era born great grandfather once told me about his first experience of Christmas in the Taisho period (1912-1926). He was working in Namba in Osaka, one of the most "Western-style" shopping and business districts at that time in the whole of Japan. He said that the lighting and the decorations were nothing we could compare with today (he passed away in 1998). I wish I could see some footages of the Taisho-era Christmas...

[@user-rj8iv1zi1s]

The first Christmas celebration record in Japan was held in 1552, in Yamaguchi prefecture. Ouchi Yoshitaka was a bravery daimyo who was a friend of Xavier and an early daimyo who accept Christian mission to spread gospel in Yamaguchi prefecture

[@TheSengokuArchives]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s been covering the forgotten history of Christmas in Japan! Great video, man, and Merry Christmas!

[@TheShogunate]

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you as well!!

[@wadepsilon01]

There are records that Matsunaga Hisahide and Miyoshi's Kirishitan Samurai jointly celebrated Christmas in 1565 or 1566.
At that time, their army was at war

[@kapitan19969838]

The first Christmas Truce? 🥰

[@yoshimitsu8922]

Really? That's fascinating, I never would have guessed Matsunaga Hisehide would celebrate Christmas. I found no mention of him being a Kirishitan daimyo. Did he do it for other reasons?

[@wadepsilon01]

Matsunaga Hisahide is a Buddhist (Nichiren sect)
It was his subordinate Kirishitan Samurai who blessed Christmas.
However, his nephew(Naitō Joan) converted to Christianity

[@yoshimitsu8922]

@@wadepsilon01 Ahh I see. Thanks for enlightening me!

[@todd2.08]

@@wadepsilon01 Hard to call him a Buddhist considering his burning of the Great Buddha statue

[@jimross7648]

As with most things the Japanese take the foreign and transform it into something that they can relate too, and make their own. Not a topic I had considered ,so thanks expanding my knowledge as almost all of your video's do.

[@GOMBE3]

Timely and insightful viewpoints of Christianity History in Japan!

[@theuniverse5173]

kirishitan samurais and daimyos sounds interesting you should make a video about them.

[@andrearaujo6623]

Liked the image of Japanese Holy Mary. Great touch. I am looking forward to watch your video about the persecution of Christians. Maybe the review of Silence as well. And the history of Saint Francis Xavier if possible. Thank you and Merry Christmas.

[@jeffreysams3348]

Silence was an intense movie... Probably not a great date movie though.

[@ChadiusMaximus317]

Merry Christmas!

[@pharaohstatus9333]

great video, I've been in Japan for 5 years now in a very small prefecture. Christmas here today definitely fascinates me. Majoring in Anthropology I read a little on Christmas in different cultures, including Japan, spot on my friend. Keep up the great videos. Love this channel.

[@TajiriOli]

Merry Christmas! Hope to see many videos from you next year too!

[@rockdesu]

Last christmas I gave you my heart.
But The very next day you gave it away.
That thumbnail 🤣

[@TheShogunate]

Lmaoooo

[@-RONNIE]

Hopefully you, your family and friends have a good holiday 🥃

[@soldierboy2559]

I enjoy your work I love your videos and how must effort you put in them

[@BlueGoblin1]

What a great moment in history. A record of people coming together sharing the gospel and each others burdens with gifts to those in need. Out of all the great people and events of japanese history. This is the one i wish i could witness. And those generous and faithful people i look forward to one day meeting in heaven.

[@quiet-spirit478]

Finally, Christmas in Japan

[@MBP1918]

Very cool history

[@bushidoblues9302]

Interesting topic! Something you don't really think about. Merry Christmas, man!

[@TheShogunate]

Merry Christmas!!

[@bezaleel01]

Thank you for this informative and inspirative clip.
Merry Christmas to all!

[@sengokusanada2690]

Awesome video!

[@EddySteel]

Merry Christmas, and thanks for all of the videos that you put out - they have been really informative on Japanese history for me! A few points from a total layman, Christmas is at its root, the celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord in the Mass, i.e: Christ-mass, or Christmas, so Japanese Christians who were evangelised by the Jesuits in the Sengoku Jidai would have celebrated Christmas presumably by going to Mass (If they could get to one, permitting geographic availability and persecution-notwithstanding, of course!) What exactly this would have looked like, I'm not sure, I imagine it would have been the Tridentine Mass (essentially the same as a Traditional Latin Mass that you see today, give or take) as the Council of Trent took place roughly around when Jesuit missionaries started to go to Japan, although I'm not sure if the Jesuits had their own rite at the time, or if one developed in Japan, even.
Also, I'd love to see a source on the image of Virgin and Child at 5:43, representations of Mary with an uncovered breast and hair are not very common at all (let alone together!) in the western Catholic tradition so I find this very interesting.
Thanks again!

[@Arriss2121]

Merry Chirstmas

[@kapitan19969838]

Merry Christmas everyone! ❤

[@thearchivesofthot8869]

Wait a minute, you are saying that in Japan we have Godzillas Christmas trees and nuggets? Honestly, I believe that they understood the real meaning of Christmas and it is we that are wrong...

[@melvinsaji2805]

Thank you JESUS 🙏😊😊

[@bigmac8168]

👍. Great info.. THX

[@tonk8395]

nice

[@cSharpIndonesia]

Are the christian daimyos and their policies during the Sengoku period worth a video of its own? :)

[@sorith5664]

Can you do a video on the history of the imagawa clan

[@TheShogunate]

I'm doing something very similar this week actually

[@johnnycanadiana1897]

I miss living in Japan

[@Gadottinho]

And "oranda" came from Portuguese "Holanda"... xD

[@terrytzaneros8007]

Christus Natus Est! Alleluia!

[@DennisPulido]

I haven't watched the video yet, but does it involve KFC?

[@artiz32000]

eeee sorry, but decorating trees in the middle of winter is a Turkish custom. called nardugan, celebrating at least the last 10 thousand years. basically it a celebration about a week long. starting with longest night of the year to perceptible shortening of the night which is about 6 days later. since Japans are closely related to Turks it is very likely them to embrace it

[@xXjOmAmMaXx]

Time for some KFC

[@bttnat439]

Christianity history in Japan, their mistake was mixing politics and religion.

[@kawadashogo8258]

Politics and religion were inherently mixed for most of human history and this didn't even begin to change until around the time of the French Revolution.

[@Gadottinho]

Their mistake was not colonizing japan

[@theuniverse5173]

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[@todd2.08]

@@gnosticpygmy4417 the rebellion happened because the shogun started torturing catholics. Japanese were literally considered vile by most Europeans because of their excessive brutality

[@blablableh724]

Christmas is Pagan and its real name is Yule and it is for everyone not just Christians, stay safe and take care.

[@todd2.08]

Why would ROMAN catholics adopt a holiday celebrated by the same people Romans called barbarians?

[@pastorofmuppets4552]

The roots of Christmas are more pagan than Christian.

[@Gadottinho]

Yeah, and Japan make it even more pagan...

[@bradicas5359]

All cultures have found truth. Adoption of others festivities into the church is nothing new. Halloween aspects of Christmas, Día de Muertos. Plus the church believe God made all the seasons so no one can claim them all. If people aren’t careful the church will claim shark week next haha. Have you ever heard of inversion festivities? That’s where modern Christians forget about the old world. There is a danger in casting away the wilds of the world.

[@timgersh6787]

its not really Christian so much as its American

[@sengokusanada2690]

what? christmas?

[@kawadashogo8258]

@@sengokusanada2690 The present-day Japanese version of it, I think is what tim gersh means.

[@Gadottinho]

@@kawadashogo8258 if it is, than it's right... But it's quiet unique, closer to american, at least, but even worst.

[@Flankymanga]

Merry Christmas!

[@sengokusanada2690]

Merry Christmas!