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History: Japan under the Shoguns

Resources & links to aid in your study of History at SHGC.

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Japan under the the Shoguns - A Video Playlist

A series of 4 videos from YouTube about Japan & the Shoguns.

  1. Samurai warrior documentary from National Geographic (45:00)
  2. Shogun : the supreme samurai from History Channel (45:52)
  3. The way of the samurai from PBS (55:18)
  4. The will of the Shogun from PBS (55:17)

Objects from The British Museum

Click the image below to discover a range of objects from the collection of the British Museum to do with Japan from AD 794 - AD 1867

Non-fiction in the SHGC Library

Fiction in the SHGC Library

Set in Japan prior to 1600