Here is an exceptionally well-presented series that shows the origins of modern Japan and Japanese attitudes in the nation’s 2,000-year history. Strikingly beautiful photography and well-researched and thoughtful commentary combine to provide an understanding of such disparate concepts as the Japanese invocation of supernatural spirits to bless business ventures, their disdain for and distrust of foreigners while they adapt foreign advancements, and Japanese concepts of nature, honor, loyalty, beauty, solidarity, and violence. In short, the programs manage to articulate the essence of Japan and of being Japanese. 5-part series, 48-53 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : Buddha in the Land of the Kami (7th-12th Centuries) | The Coming of the Barbarians (1540-1650) | The Age of the Shoguns (1600-1868) | The Meiji Period (1868-1912) | The Essence of Being Japanese

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