Dating, Marriage, and Women (in Ancient Japan) | History of Japan 13
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- How was the dating life in ancient Japan? What were the marriage customs?
Kofun Japan was more egalitarian than in later periods. It was quite matriarchal, which had effects on dating, marriage, and the role of women. Gender roles were quite different back then. This only changed once the ancient Japanese began adopting more Chinese culture, especially Confucianism.
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I often wondered if the comfort women atrocity during ww2 wasn't just a kinda cultural misunderstanding since prostitution was wildly accepted in Japan that comfort women would kinda be seen as more along the lines of forced labor rather then rape.
Yeah, I said it. Kinda makes sense though.
OCD Stig like...2000 years ago? 🤣
Linfamy Night crawling sounds like the bonobos.
Zachary Bittner You should know there is a difference between rape and prostitution. And even forced labor and rape. I think a person with at least a bit of empathy can recognize the difference, no matter the culture.
Linfamy I wish I had a time machine so I could go back and shag everyone who so desires. I mean if children are produced it'll seriously fuck up the gene pool and history but i ain't my problem...
"They were a husband and wife pair... and also brother and sister."
Oh, you...
It's true :p
Well... It's mythology so it's... A bit more exactable
Should I play sweet home Alabama?
Weirdly common in mythology. Zeus and Hera were also brother and sister spouses
Some of that matriarchal culture still survives today. In traditional Japanese families, the wife runs the household and controls the finances, giving her husband an allowance. My ex-wife is Japanese, and her family name comes from her mother because her father had an older brother and her mother didn't have any brothers to carry the name. Her father tried talking me into taking their family name when we got married because her brother didn't have kids. In the family registry, she was listed as the head of household.
Thanks for sharing, that's very interesting!
Where did things go wrong bro
@@suskechidori That's none of our business man🤐
@@simsimma3839 Eh, valid question.
Did you take the name?
darn that confucius, he's always getting in my way!
Yeah seriously
Hahaha true
I'm skeptical of the last segment attributing the decline of sexual freedom and a more matriarchial society in Japan to Confucian Chinese culture. Here are my two main reasons:
China, itself, contrary to popular belief was fairly matriarchial as well in some respects. Women were in many cases the real power behind the throne of the Emperor whether as the Empress Dowager or as the Empress Consort. Concubines themselves tended to wield quite a bit of political influence. Confucianism nominally placed male above female, but the reality of this being put into practice is more complicated. One factor for this is that age was seen as a greater marker of social status than sex, i.e. elder women & mothers > younger men & sons.
A much stronger rebuttal would however be that the peak of Chinese influence in Japan was during the Tang dynasty. This period is known as the Golden Age of Women in China precisely because women had near equal status to men. Sexual freedoms were prevalent and even encouraged. Women could form their own associations & sports teams, be active in outdoors life, and princesses dominated the courts. China during this period was also more Buddhist and Taoist than Confucian in and of itself. In fact, Hei'an sexual culture is often said to have echoed that of the Tang dynasty.
I'm not sure if you might be referring to the decline in female status at a later period in Japanese history, where we saw a similar trend in China where their status precipitously plummeted during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Regardless, it is definitely an overgeneralization to say that the social status of women in Japan declined because of traditional Chinese and Confucian values when these were not static in China either.
C-blocking!
So the historical anime were right about strong and hot female clan leaders...
Lol
well yes, but actually no.
Zack Oz Well you make no sense 😃👍
Strong: most likely.
Politically savvy: most definitely
Hot: debatable considering standards of beauty differ from era to era.
well, usually those historical anime are set during the Edo or Sengoku eras (Kofun would be about as mainstream a historical setting in Japan as like, idk, the Minoan civilization would be to the west) and in that case, strong female leaders would not be very accurate. Maybe a little in the Sengoku era but not at all in Edo.
As a Japanese woman myself, I find it interesting to see some viewers seem to be shocked at this video.
It's not that ancient Japanese were sex maniacs but just that our religion had no taboo about sex. Like sex is fun so why don't we enjoy it?
I was shocked too when I heard that sex is regarded as evil or at least some kind of taboo in the
West. Of course we are too Westernised now and it's an irony Japanese birthrate is so low.
Isn't sex taboo in japan nowadays?
It seems to me like the West is more comfortable with sexuality now than Japan, we do not censor our pornography. True we attach a stigma to people who have sex with many different partners but overall the West seems more open for the moment.
@@domusavires19 It better to look current situations of west beforehand = there is no balance & security on man is nill out with internet the risk have been coming to highlight like how child fraud - divorce for money & many more...
It,s what contributing for west downfall and for ancient Japan ( Ignorance is bliss worked out as popular phase go if *she don't know it won,t hurt * why do People get by suprise when they found their partners cheating -->
The thing is the se# first time is appealing since everyone want something entirely to themself but there are not many who willing to put efforts afterwards so it,s what contributing to declining birth rate + unbalanced power - Very self directing approach to live for myself => while people call it society the word itself has become hollow self directing approach ...
So literally => capitalism ☕ rocking.
I guess you wondering where we reach from where i started but ultimately not Many have what it to Take to build good family.
With self directing mindset being promoted.
Knowing about thaf you die someday don,t make it less scary just because you know what gonna make the effect disappear
Chad Kofun Japan vs. Virgin Modern Japan
@@darthzayexeet3653virgin like, literally? I think?
Nice shade thrown at American politicians.
ancient japan seemed pretty open minded
@@leenananzeh ahmmm.. That makesbyou close minded cause not all premarital sex seemed that bad unless you are with the same person and not cheating tho.
leen Ananzeh if you’re gonna go with the “humans are better because we don’t have premarital sex” I’d like you to know that swans mate for life, aka they also do not sleep around before settling.
@@leenananzeh just pointing out, we in fact are animals so we are no different than animals.
@@leenananzeh No offense but if your talking about sex outside of marriage, I think, Nothing is wrong with having sex outside or marriage or relationships, bc it's human nature and sex can make us feel good not just desire but mental and physical health. I don't advocate for having sex with just about anyone ,without knowledge or protection for the simple reason of health and staying safe. But having sex in itself isn't bad, I hate how people especially women think that having sex for the first time means your losing something. It doesn't, your still the same person no matter how dramatic Hollywood movies make it seem. Even the term "losing your virginity " is so stupid and inaccurate. Your just having sex for the first time, your hymen is just opening up. Most people in a relationship do have sex bc of love and it's a way of showing affection. Experience can lead to more knowledge about yourself as well. As a virgin myself who chooses not to have sex bc I haven't found anyone I yet trust or love enough to do "it" with. Having a positive attitude toward sex is important . Some relationship do end bc of sex and some don't, I would say most don't. Since I've never liked anyone so I can't relate to a break up but I get the feeling of losing a part of you after a breakup, I think it's bc of of poor self image when we put our trust in other and exepct people to complete us we loose yourself in the process bc we're so eagure to please the other person since we see ourself trough their eyes.
But I things it' fair to name that divorce rates have and are going down bc people are choosing to actuallt take the time to know themselves and partners wich leads to marriage happing later.
Tho I still agree with you that the experience can be good when it's with someone you fully trust or love, that shouldn't and hopefully won't be basis of your relationship. It's like having a best friend if your friendship is bases on simple things like what kind of music you both listen to and not how that person treats and support you it won't last long. Sorry for the long answer .
Anglerr.E.D have you seen Rome?
I was waiting for "The fujiwara clan famously married their daughter's into to the imperial family."
sorry, about 200 years too early
*Oh no, the matriarchy*
Oh noes
TalanSouthway LOL, they also incest. So much incest.
Htoo Doh it's funny how social norms can become so ingrained in our minds. Right now, thinking of aunt/nephew relationships makes me throw up a little, but if I lived in Japan back then, I'd probably see it as normal
my great grandmum's parents were uncle and niece, and she lived to 106 and was quiet beautiful in her youth, had 22 kids with her husband who was also her first cousin. The true evil of incest, as i found out looking to my family; was power dynamics. It's also a genetic disaster if you come from a diverse background, as 99.99% of people do, which fortunately my family did not till the 1950s. The only cultures who practice cousin or marrying your aunt/uncle are also those where women are still truly oppressed economically and by clan dynamics. In the developed 21st century, things may not be perfect; but we are so spoiled we often lose optics on why things were regarded as bad, not to mention what bad truly is.
@OCD Stig you serious?
6:29 "The patriarchal ideals did *come* to dominate Japan, but the sexual conservatism did not seem to *penetrate* much" XD I see you with your puns, sir
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No, as they developed further from small settlements into a unified country, so did their ways of governing society.
5:43 I thought this was more common in the Yayoi era because Yaoi
LMAO 🤣🔥👌
Sameee
So true!!!!!
Damn, ancient japan had some impressive progressive streams, but dang the old geezer "I know it better than you" neighbor Confuscius came by for a tea talk...
"Oh grandpa, why don't you go back to bed--oh noo my rights..."
You know how much it was worth, considering it lasted laughably short in time of peace.
Why no matriarchy in Edo period?
"sex between men was okay" welp,never knew!
Them samurais with heart eyes tho
And so was sex between women, those were quite different times in many ways.
They could properly differentiate between sum fuk for pleasure and actual family relations. Then new religion(s) came along and tried all they could to equal sexx and marital obligations.
Is that why we have dude cosplay a maid in Japan these days?
@@enricofermi3471 To be fair, during the same time period children were not really seen as a priority and could be killed/ abandoned/ aborted without any ramifications. So lineage only really mattered regarding the name. If you didn't have that responsibility, it seems society let everyone go nuts with creating and destroying life left and right.
tl;dr when life isn't a priority, morality becomes far looser.
What the samurai practiced was called Shudo between warriors, some say reason why it was made was that you can't really bring a concubine to a battlefield. Also like the Spartans bonding with another warrior to fight more effective
Yeah I always thought it was because of availability.
@@Linfamy I think there's also a component of misogyny. Your partner in arms was your perfect partner: bold, courageous, strong (and readily available, of course).
It isn’t Matriachal. Rather it is more like half-patrillineal and matrilocal.
No, it ain't matriarchal. Buuuut I'm pretty sure he was just mocking people who jump to the "matriarchy" conclusion too quickly anyway..
“Half-patrilineal” Bilateral descent you mean?
@Vladislav Razumeev he was mocking them, yes
the concept of matrilocal is matriarchal .
@@testacals To call a society with matrilocal aspects matriarchal as a whole would be simplistic. That’s why they’re different words.
Wow...I've been interested in Japanese culture and history since I was in sixth grade, and I never new that there was a time when Japan was so egalitarian.
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Yeah it's quite awful
Can you also talk about the life of children (from birth to adulthood) in Kofun Japan (that you also included dark issues as infanticide and child abandonment) .
Are you referring to my suggestions? The theme of the video? Or the time period?
You mean "conceived?" Or what you are saying is infanticide.
Speed they’ve done that in America. Especially since a lot of people are able to abort right up until birth, but they are trying to extend it even more into right once they are born. Completely sickening
When I typed four days ago, I did not expect that the issue of abortion would occupy this space. I, honestly, did not want a divisive, political issue to be brought up. I, originally, requested for theme of what life is like for children in Ancient Japan. I do not mind having a civil discussion of abortion, but I don't feel comfortable discussing the issue of abortion like it was over the last few days. I am sorry if I sound like I was harsh.
Thank You
I liked that jab at the government! Was hilarious.
Who doesn't like a good dig at our politicians :p
Wow on some aspects ancient Japanese is open minded than modern times
Agreed
Yobai culture explains what those doujins portrayed actually.
You seem to really like body-pillows...
Haha i know right? Maybe subconsciously I do since I brought it up twice already.
Keep em comin my man
Will do! :)
Japan has gone through quite a metamorphosis culturally speaking. Pretty cool stuff.
Oh yes, many changes throughout the years
Linfamy It makes me imagine a scenario where someone was sent back in time to 660 BCE, the year Japan as a nation-state was officially founded. And a side affect of their time travel stopped them from aging, and they lived in Japan all the way up to today. I wonder how a person like that would view the country.
The main means by which STDs were avoided was that very few STDs had made it to the Archipelago at this point.
^this. Some of the more terrible stds (like syphilis and hiv) came about only much, much later. Usually brought by european sailors to the rest of the world.
That's why you really have to appreciate Naruto for all its historical Japanese cultural references
Why isn't anybody talking about all these references that NARUTO took
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Lord Amateur maybe because that was way over done regarding another video.
It's so brutal that the patriarchal system started centuries ago and still has so much power and influence in the world.. so primitive
I believe many ancient civilisations were way more open-minded than most people today
But Indo-Europeans are of OP!
pretty sure were more open minded today than most ancient civilizations back in the day. Despite you thinking ancient civilizations were more open minded than today, gender roles would no doubt have been more stricter than ever.
putinpunhere has a point. What is shown in this video wasn't really the norm for most agricultural societies, including all Indo-European cultures from 5500 BC onwards (6000 years before Kofun Japan), which were extremely patriarchal, far more than anything you see today, perhaps with the sole exception of the most Islamic countries.
In Proto-Indo-European society, women had so little rights that they were considered the property of the father of the household, and when they were married off to different families, it wasn't in the sense of union between two people like today, but it was rather in the sense that a woman was given as a gift to the other household, usually in exchange for either material goods or favors.
Times are changing. Patriarchy soon will be gone.
@@ayonticabanerjee8326 Hahahaha. Good joke.
its funky to see similar practices from all over the world, the yobai sounds a lot like what some tribes in papua and australia practice, as well as a few other places i cant recall off the top of my head. like even down to staying for breakfast to make things official. super cool
Well.... No wonder NTR is quite a popular genre among the *ahem* H-anime. The culture has lived through.
Well my friend I was looking for this comment, glad I found you bud.
@@shiedakayn365 same
Hey Linfamy I really love your videos. I was wondering how far do you plan on going with this series? Will you go all the way to modern Japan?
Hmm...at least up to the Meiji era. I'm willing to go further if there's interest =)
@@Linfamy Only up to the Meiji restoration is probably all that's necessary. Most people know what happened from 1940's onward (but the comeback in the 70s and 80s may be interesting for some people to learn about.) If you want to focus on non-modern history, stopping at Meiji may be good. Besides, talking about WW2 can get messy pretty quickly in the comments section. lol.
Informational and so much fun....love the cheeky humour
Thanks! I appreciate it ;)
When I was a teenager I lived in Japan for a year and I agree that Japanese culture has a strong matriarchal flavor viewed from my middle-class overseas Chinese background. I have come to view Japanese 'home' culture to be quite similar to Malay where men are married into the women's household.
Recently, while doing my research about a Japanese company for a job interview, I was pleasantly surprised that the founder named his company based on a confucian concept and I appreciate the respect and esteem which Japanese society confers to Confucius.
Japan is such a cool place, it really is an ethereal world all in itself.
So what happens when the boy leaves and it later learned she got pregnant? does the family try and hunt down the boy, or does the child get raised never knowing his father?
Good question
Good question indeed. This is off of memory so someone correct me if it's inaccurate.
iirc they did not hunt down the biological father. It wasn't a huge deal, the child was assumed to be the child of the married couple, with full rights just like a "normal" child.
In the Heian they were lax with regards to bastards. I guess raising a child in the household was enough to make it legitimate.
@@Linfamy
I find that odd, especially since such a system would enable a new mouth to feed at any moment without additional support from the father. Say what you want about the monogamous west, but their system helped clarify who was responsible for whose child. It seems simpler and more practical than having your daughter randomly producing children from an unknown stranger and dealing with the natural consequences yourself with no compensation.
I'm not sure how prevalent bastard births were, it may not have been often enough to make a difference.
Remember these were the elites, they likely didn't have problem feeding their children, and the advantage of political marriages was an incentive to have more children.
@@Linfamy
Sorry I naturally assumed this was also common among the middle class and such. If it is only the elites then that's different.
Your presentations are the best. I can’t wait for your next one.
Thank you!
Oh my gosh, I love this channel!! 😂💕📚💕🙌🏻 Thank you!!
Glad you like! =)
Today the bride's family is expected to pay for the wedding. No different from them having to pay for the house back then.
I activated my Sharingan watching this video
So who did you have to kill?
Franz Sarmiento what are you talking about?
Franz Sarmient ¿shrringan? What the hell are you talking about?
@@oiudatropen9548It comes in naruto anime
In rural Holland, up till rather recently, say, World War Two, particularly farmers practiced comparable courting procedures.
The suitable candidate for future son-in-law would be allowed to sleep with his wife-to-be untill she became pregnant. Then the couple married.
If no pregnancy resulted, the relationship ended. Probably this method was to ensure a marriage would be fruitful so the new couple and their children could take over the farm and start taking care of their parents and parents-in-law when they became too old to work.
Dunno if it's truth or a myth, but I've heard that one way some courtesans reduced the risk of STDs was... by having only one client.
Probably a privilege that only few could achieve, but find a rich enough client, and offer him exclusive rights to yer groin, if he pays you enough to keep you alive.
... sounds better than bamboo if you ask me.
(disclaimer - I love bamboo viscose underwear, but I don't think medieval Japanese knew how to make it yet)
Ah that sounds like a good strategy
I believe this was the basic practice during the Kamakura period. I read Towazugatari (問わず語り), and it seemed to be the case then. But this "client" wasn't a prostitute. The main character, Lady Nijo, was a concubine to the emperor. Emperors only had one concubine, and Lady Nijo was thrown out of the court when she had an affair. Concubines were only allowed to "have relations" with the emperor, and at this time the emperor only had one concubine. Also, in the Kamakura period, while concubines were highly respected as being part of the courtier class, prostitutes were thought about in almost the same way they are thought about today - to the point many concubines didn't want to even be seen talking with a prostitute. But the thing is we are talking about the Kofun era in this video...which is WAY WAY WAY before the Kamakura Period. It was probably not the same then.
I think old Japanese dating and marriage system from south Asia. Becouse there were Utagaki (Villagers would sing and dance on the way up to a mountaintop, where singing, dancing, eating, and the reciting of poetry would occur, in celebration of the beginning of spring or autumn.Closely associated with harvest rites, and therefore fertility, these events often also led into much free sexual activity.) since Nara period, similar events exist in southern China, Vietnam, Indochina Peninsula, Philippines and Indonesia.
Interesting!
@@Linfamy Thank you! and I think there had been like yobai and utagaki all over the world during BC. For example
may poll was originally a sexual event.
2:17 - Gotta bring those Bronze Mirrors.
Another great episode. I do have to say that it seems to end rather suddenly. It kind of feels like you cut off the end of the episode.
Yeah, I'm terrible at endings. I'll work on it ;)
A simple, "Thank you for watching and please subscribe!" or something would make it more obvious that it was an intentional ending to the episode (A credits roll? ;)). This felt like a bit of an editing mistake, like you had cut off a part of the end and hadn't realised even after uploading the vid. Just my 2c.
Yeah, so I keep experimenting with things. Viewer retention drops at the end screen, so I wanted to see how the TH-cam algorithm reacts without the end screen. Unfortunately, I'm terrible at endings, making it look like it ended abruptly =P. Bear with me, I'm still learning!
Bamboo condom...
No
Not your cup of tea, huh? =)
Wow, thank you! Hilarious and enlightening!
Ideal beauty standard of ancient Japan
I sleep with a body pillow 💁🏻♀️🙇🏻♀️
Sounds comfy :)
Confucius = Party pooper
Wew.... Didn't know that old Japan people have so much freedom.... But i think i prefer Melayu culture. That Japan culture just so wild for me.....
Melayu culture?
Ermmmmmm as a Malaysian i have absolutly no idea what you're talking about . Do you mean islamic ?
@@ivyyip8852 i mean the Indonesian(cuz u know..... Indonesia basicly Melayu descendant) culture where girl are forbidden to meet a man when she is a Virgin ( yeah that culture is back in the old day but some Region still do that ) and sorry for my English CMIIW
At 0:18
I thought yayoi
Was YAOI
Why can’t japan be like this today 😭
Good video, but the ending was pretty abrupt. Technical troubles?
Nah, I keep experimenting with things. Viewer retention drops at the end screen, so I wanted to see how the TH-cam algorithm reacts without the end screen. Unfortunately, I'm terrible at endings, making it look like it ended abruptly =P
"Oh no the Matriarchy..."
*The Fempire wants to know you location.*
Confucius wasn't as bad as Judaeo-Christianity and Islam....Some denominations of Judaeo-Christianity consider sex as a sin that needs to be purified once performed
@J purple ramen correct me if am wrong am not a Christian but isn't there a bible called the book of salmon where it talks about how sex.is a beautiful thing and should be treasured etc.
Oh, damn. 😂😂😂 The political prostitutes bit killed me.
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"whenever you wanted to have a good time, Konfucius had to go and ruin it for everyone" 🤣 imagine what it was like for the chinese!^^
"Stop peeing on my dog" when will someone put that in a fortune cookie?
Other type of Prostitutes, Us Politician hahaha. Dude your channel needs more support. You put alot of work into it
I agree :p
Lol you know it bad when a country political class is compared or lower than prostitute
Another great vid
Thanks man!
Ancient Japan would be a perfect place for many people today..........
love your videos
No body pillows in the Kofun period!? I'm shook
Unfortunately no
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I feel like I might actually have a chance if I could time travel to ancient Japan
So the black flames and infinite tsukyomi got their names from this.Pretty cool
Itachi knew his mythology
I love your videos
Glad you like it =)
If I had to be reborn at one place and time in ancient history, it would definitely be as a woman in Kofun Japan
"... & stop peeing on my dog." XD
The second half of the video can clearly saying *naughty Ancient Japan*
Body pillows I love that!! :D
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Very nice. It's too bad that Christian influences caused homosexuality to be demonized. It was pretty common and accepted throughout most of the pre-Christian world.
True, I think most people don't realize how common it was
Z. L. Burington Well, I am fine with it as long as gay men can't donated blood.
there was no concept of Homosexuality in the ancient world. Men just had sex with men. The responses to this were either 'meh' or 'weirdos' depending on circumstances. On weirdo side you have China, Ancient Rome, ancient sumeria, Babylonia, Assyria, ancient Greece
That is homosexuality.
I mean marriages between step siblings isn't too bad.
They aren't biologically related, which is the important part.
I don't think any society that legalized or normalized the sexual slavery of women could be considered "matriarchal".
3:54 😭
2:47 History likes to repeat itself...
0:36 Ōkami CALLED IT!
Dam! I'm living in the wrong era!
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@@Linfamy Time to build a time machine! *builds time machine*
@Anamaria Ramirez wow that's quick, from idea directly to implementation in one sentence :p
It’s a shame that such a freed culture changed because of another culture, yet if cultures didn’t mix they wouldn’t grow.. hmm interesting
If only the freer culture changed the less-free culture 🤷♂️
I have a question: you made a previous video about ancient japan aristocractic women "cheated alot". But is it cheating when it is expected that she does it and everyone knew exclusivity wasn't to be expected?
You're right, cheating has a negative connotation. It was expected so I wouldn't put any ethical judgements on it. Another word for it would be marital affair, but that also has a negative connotation in modern usage.
when you said that the change came from China I was like "Yes, once not we Europeans ruined it!" XD But I think we had some influence later then.
Lu Ke Yeah, European will later have influence during the renaissance.
"But I think we had some influence later then." All but the most diehard cranks in Japan realized that Gun>Everything Else. Whilst not as accurate as modern weapons they had a similar range against individual targets to bows. As demonstrated here: th-cam.com/video/1Xu4QQnUJRI/w-d-xo.html and discussed in the various primary source documents mentioned here: allthingsliberty.com/2013/08/how-far-is-musket-shot-farther-than-you-think/ They were better against armor, made bigger holes, had a flatter trajectory, were more intimidating (especially against horses) and due to the Japanese ones using Paper Cartridges and Snapping Locks, they could reasonably maintain 3 shots per min, about double that of the Windlass Crossbow.
I'm interesed in the Heian period in particular, can you talk more about it?
he does in a lot of his videos
time to get my time machine
I call shotgun
Fucking Confucius always making it harder
What happend to that homosexual part later on? How did later Generations handeld it? What was the most common reaction to it later in japenese history? And any idea About today?
Anyway, kofun Japan sounds like a chill mindset.
hahaha got me hard with the prostitute- politician joke
"Stop peeing on my dog!"
Wait what?
The video sure did end abruptly... Was that meant to be the end?
Yeah, I'm terrible at endings. I'll work on it ;)
4:50: We have the same expression in french and... it's funny because "Tail" ("Queue" in french) is also a surname of the "something else" xD
6:03: How things have change nowadays :'D! Ouch!
Ok thanks, now i understand every word used in Naruto
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You're telling me that the modern, 21st-century world is trying to replicate ancient Japan?
When my ex left I made him take all his damn bronze mirrors. Those are such a pain to polish!
But super curious in regards to sex outside of marriage: in some tribes across the world we see unique means of birth control or parenting approaches to children born outside of the material bond. How was this handled during this period in Japan at this time?
I didn't expect this😗🤯
Expect what?
@@Linfamy that a woman is able to do this
Ah, yes :)
Japan was more advanced than we are today...
"oh no the matriarchy!" I died xD
Yobai sounds like a cute practice~~~ As a matter of fact, why is Kofun period sexuality so liberal and wholesome?
Agreed it sounds pretty sweet
it would probably be around today if it wasn't for confucius's anti-fun tenents
If only the modern day world could have equal men's and women's rights across the world, I am an old fashion type of feminist, not these feminazis, I just want universal equality (obviously there would be some exceptions here and there, that is bound to happen), and the UK Parliament and European Union it does not help that some females can make some crazy remarks here and there, but yeah pretty much universal equality on stuff
Why don't you call yourself an egalitarian then, why continue to associate yourself with such a damaged brand?
@@1988thefreeman i will consider this, thanks
@Catch_Me_If_You_Can not the old version.
We seems to be going on the right path recently. Even though there some wrong paths we took , generally the future is bright.
Close within the family that is one way to keep it in the family.
Incest is not wincest
I love your videos! Please keep it up! One correction though: You said females being allowed to succeed to the throne ended "recently" in the "Meiji period". That's not correct. It ended in the Nara period in 770 CE, because of Empress Shotoku's scandals. So not so recent. lol.
Thanks for watching! About the correction, female rulers didn't end after Empress Shotoku. There were 2 more empresses after Shotoku (much later), and it wasn't until Meiji that there was an official law banning female rule.
@@Linfamy Oh ok, I may have learned wrongly. I'll look into it!
No worries!
What? Ancient Japan sounds awesome
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