Japanese Aesthetics, Literature, and Culture

As a self-proclaimed military historian, the Battle of Nagashino has always signified a shift in the nature of warfare in my eyes. From the use of unique barricades which provided musketeers the freedom to choose their targets and remain relatively immune to melee attacks, to the advanced level of volley fire said to have been used on the battlefield, Nagashino presented me the opportunity to depict how technology shipped from the Ottoman Empire transformed the Japanese archipelago militaristically, laying the foundation for decades of ruthless combat.

The sky glows a hellish orange, the scent of burning hair permeating the air. A cacophony of snapping wood and collapsing structures overpowers screams as fire whirls engulf those not fast enough. The horizon, similarly aglow, offers no refuge. To all trapped within this burning testament to man’s
power, the world must have seemed to come to an end.

Cultures grow, wilt, and rebloom. China, Japan, and Korea adapt East Asian traditions to their own cultural contexts, developing and drawing from a uniquely interconnected history. Many cultural practices in East Asia are highly coherent across borders.

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