For imperial loyalists of the late Edo Period, the experiences of Emperor Go-Daigo from five centuries past were an inspiration — and a warning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/17/japan/history/go-daigo-ashikaga-kenmu-meiji/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #godaigo #kusunokimasashige #ashikagatakauji #kenmurestoration #meijirestoration #kamakuraperiod #edoperiod #masukagami #taiheiki

The emperor against the shogunate: power and politics in 14th-century Japan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/19/japan/history/go-daigo-masukagami-kusunoki/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #godaigo #masukagami #bakufu #kamakura #kusunokimasashige #ashikagatakauji