Sleepy Japan History

Podcast by Sleepy Japan History

English

Personal stories & conversations

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About Sleepy Japan History

Sleepy Japan History is a calm, long-form English-language podcast that walks listeners through Japanese history one figure, event, or era at a time. Each episode lasts 45 to 55 minutes and is designed for slow listening — for the hour before sleep, for a long evening walk, or for any moment when you want to drift through the past without urgency. Episodes cover the people who shaped Japan: shoguns and emperors, monks and merchants, artists and inventors, as well as the events and turning points that defined each era — from the Heian court to the founding of Kamakura, from the Edo townscape to the Meiji modernization. The narration keeps a measured pace and stays close to the historical record. Where a detail is legendary or disputed, the script says so plainly. This podcast uses AI-generated narration as a material part of the audio. All scripts are original and created for this show, then produced through a local text-to-speech workflow with editorial review and audio finishing.

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8 episodes

The Kitamaebune: Merchant Ships That Sailed Through the Fog of the Japan Sea

A calm, long-form journey along the Kitamaebune sea route, the network of merchant sailing ships that carried rice, herring, and kelp around the long western coast of Japan during the Edo and Meiji periods, and quietly knitted distant provinces into a single trading world.

23 Jun 2026 - 35 min

The Shinsengumi and the Ikedaya Affair: A Rainy Night That Changed the Course of the Restoration

A calm, detailed account of the Shinsengumi — the shogunate's elite police force in Kyoto — and the dramatic 1864 raid on the Ikedaya inn, a night that reshaped the final years of the Edo period.

16 Jun 2026 - 45 min

Ashikaga Yoshimasa: The Shogun Who Dreamed of Silver Pavilions on a Winter Night

A calm, long-form journey through the life of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the fifteenth-century shogun who retreated from a burning Japan into a world of gardens, ink paintings, and silver pavilions, and in doing so quietly shaped the aesthetic soul of Japanese culture.

11 Jun 2026 - 40 min

Dejima: The Small Fan-Shaped Island Where Japan Watched the West

A calm, long-form journey through the history of Dejima, the small artificial island in Nagasaki harbor where Japan and the West maintained a careful, centuries-long conversation during Japan's era of restricted foreign contact.

11 Jun 2026 - 40 min

The Founding of Heian-kyo: Emperor Kanmu and the Birth of a New Capital

A calm, long-form exploration of Emperor Kanmu's decision to abandon the old capital and build Heian-kyo — the city that would become modern Kyoto — tracing the political, spiritual, and human story behind one of Japan's most consequential acts of nation-building.

11 Jun 2026 - 40 min

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