The Mark of Empire: Kingdoms of the East
Singaporean scholar and curator Peter Lee travels to Japan and South Korea to explore four distinct peoples and kingdoms that rose and fell as the modern age dawned: Japan’s Ainu people, Tokugawa (Edo) shogunate and Ryuku kingdom, and Korea’s Joeson dynasty.
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Singaporean scholar and curator Peter Lee travels to Japan and South Korea to explore four distinct peoples and kingdoms that rose and fell as the modern age dawned: Japan’s Ainu people, Tokugawa (Edo) shogunate and Ryuku kingdom, and Korea’s Joeson dynasty.
Peter Lee learns about traditions and culture under the mighty Tokugawa Shogun during Edo-period Japan, trying his hand...
Lasting over five centuries, the Joseon Dynasty was the Korean Peninsula's longest-reigning dynasty - and perhaps its...
Located in Japan's south, the Ryukyu Archipelago was the setting for the small but vibrant Ryukyu Kingdom, which emerged...
On the northern island of Hokkaido, Peter learns how the Ainu people lived off the land's abundant natural resources.
Wed Jan 28, 8:00pm
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Descendants of Ainu
Thu Jan 29, 12:00am
E4
Descendants of Ainu