The Pax Ashikaga
In the closing years of the reign of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the Shogun would continue to reach ever higher for honors and titles which were usually reserved for sovereigns. He would also continue to refine Japan's aesthetic tastes by patronizing Noh performances.
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Shikata Ga Nai
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu retires... or does he? The Ouchi clan seizes its moment but faces off against the Shogun's private army - the Hokoshu. We also explore the differences and similarities between the Muromachi Bakufu and the Kamakura Shogunate.


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A City Divided
Season 8, Episode 8: A City Divided

A portrait of Ashikaga Yoshiakira, the second Shogun of the Ashikaga Bakufu. Source: Geneast, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The main hall of Kanshin-ji temple, where the Southern Court took up residence for a tim
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