Gleanings in Buddha FieldsAfter a couple recent posts, I realized that I had never covered a very weird, disastrous war in Japanese history: the Ōnin War (応仁の乱, Ōnin no Ran) from 1467 to 1477. The Onin War is something most Westerners would not be familiar with, but it had a devastating impact to Japan that can still be felt today in Kyoto… #Japan #japanesehistory #kyoto #oninwar
The Japan TimesAs Kyoto tore itself apart, Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa busied himself with art in his sanctuary. His indifference may have birthed today's Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/16/national/history/japans-nero-shogun-dabbled-art-kyoto-burned/?utm_content=bufferc2b33&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #history #history #kyoto #donaldkeene #ashikagayoshimasa #ginkakuji #oninwar #oninera
Justin Hebert 
Rebuilding Kyoto
Season 9, Episode 1: Rebuilding Kyoto
A painting of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshihisa, artist unknown. Yoshihisa would lead a short but active life as Shogun, but died at the age of 25 in 1489. Source: Public Domain
Yamashiro Province (shown in red) is home
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2023/03/06/rebuilding-kyoto/
#Season9 #SengokuJidai #Ashikaga #Japan #Kyoto #Muromachi #Omi #OninWar #Rebuilding #Rokkaku #SengokuJidai #Shogun #Takayori #YamashiroIkki #Yoshihisa #Yoshimasa
The Onin War Part II: The Fire Spreads
As the Onin War continued to ravage the capital, it sparked regional conflicts and forced the Shugo-daimyo and peasants to fend for themselves amid the civil war. When the war was over, the political power of the Shogunate reached an all-time
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2023/01/09/the-onin-war-part-ii-the-fire-spreads/
#EarlyMuromachi #Season8 #AshikagaYoshimasa #History #Hosokawa #Japan #MuromachiPeriod #OninWar #Ouchi #Yamana #Yoshihisa #Yoshimi
As the Onin War continued to ravage the capital, it sparked regional conflicts and forced the Shugo-daimyo and peasants to fend for themselves amid the civil war. When the war was over, the political power of the Shogunate reached an all-time
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2023/01/09/the-onin-war-part-ii-the-fire-spreads/
#EarlyMuromachi #Season8 #AshikagaYoshimasa #History #Hosokawa #Japan #MuromachiPeriod #OninWar #Ouchi #Yamana #Yoshihisa #Yoshimi
The Onin War, Part I – A Family Dispute
Ashikaga Yoshimasa wanted to retire from the office of Shogun, so he chose his brother Yoshimi to be his successor. In 1465, however, his wife gave birth to a son. As two powerful clans each threw their weight behind a different candidate, war becam
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2022/12/22/the-onin-war-part-i-a-family-dispute/
#EarlyMuromachi #Season8 #AshikagaYoshimasa #History #Hosokawa #Japan #MuromachiPeriod #OninWar #Yamana #Yoshihisa #Yoshimi
Ashikaga Yoshimasa wanted to retire from the office of Shogun, so he chose his brother Yoshimi to be his successor. In 1465, however, his wife gave birth to a son. As two powerful clans each threw their weight behind a different candidate, war becam
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2022/12/22/the-onin-war-part-i-a-family-dispute/
#EarlyMuromachi #Season8 #AshikagaYoshimasa #History #Hosokawa #Japan #MuromachiPeriod #OninWar #Yamana #Yoshihisa #Yoshimi
