The first episode in a comprehensive pre-modern history of Japan based on Japanese-language educational materials. Today I introduce the premise of the series, and then move on to talk about Japan's Paleolithic period and its first named era, the Jomon period.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:36 Series Introduction
3:46 The Paleolithic Period
9:18 "God Hand" Scandal
10:11 The Jomon Period
16:07 Outro

Sites referenced (and worth traveling to!):
Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum: https://m17n.nojiriko-museum.com/en [English]
Iwajuku Site: https://www.city.midori.gunma.jp/iwaj...
Goshono Jomon Site: https://goshono-iseki.com/goshonoisek... [Some English informational PDFs on this page]
Omori Kaizuka: https://www.city.shinagawa.tokyo.jp/j... [English]
Sannaimaruyama Site: https://sannaimaruyama.pref.aomori.jp... [English]

Final image: Koho Shoda (庄田耕峯), "Stars Over Biwako" (琵琶湖の星)

Sources:
学研ニューコース中学歴史 (Gakken Plus)
テーマ別だから理解が深まる日本史 (Asahi Shinbun Publications Inc)

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