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Episode 595 - Koume's World, Part 2

Episode 595 - Koume's World, Part 2

Update: 2025-09-19
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This week, we'll look at the first chunk of Kawai Koume's diary, which deals with life in the 1830s--or as she knew it, the Tenpo Era. What can we learn about the lives of samurai and commoners in Wakayama during the final decades before the great crises that would end feudalism in Japan?

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Episode 595 - Koume's World, Part 2

Episode 595 - Koume's World, Part 2