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Alexander C. Bennett has two PHDs in Human Studies and Sciences from the University of Canterbury and Kyoto University. He holds the ranks of 7th dan Kyoshi in Kendo, 5th dan in Iaido and Naginata, 5th Dan in Jukendo and Tankendo.
He is a professor at Kansai University of both Kendo and Japanese Culture and History and author of several books in English and Japanese.

This lecture was filmed at the famous Nisshinkan Samurai school during an historical tour revolving around the Samurai culture of the Fukushima prefecture and co-organized by Alexander Bennett in January 2020.

This one hour lecture comes back to the History of the Bushido culture in the Aizu clan and the role of this clan in the events that led to the Meiji revolution.

Website of the Nisshinkan Samurai School: https://nisshinkan.jp/
#SamuraiSpiritTourism Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SamuraiSpiritTourism/
#VisitFukushima Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa6etLJzKLPTaaH2n_FW1ZA

--- SPECIAL THANKS TO ---
ANA Strategic Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Samurai Spirit Tourism (http://iplayfukushima.com/last-samurai/samurai-spirit-tourism/index.html)
Alexander C. Bennett

--- SOURCES ---
Nisshinkan's Youtube Channel: http://bit.ly/2IXBxbB
Confucius: http://bit.ly/2Qt6zfu
Observatory: http://bit.ly/2QrIPs2
Byakkotai print: http://bit.ly/33usc4p
Byakkotai Statues: http://bit.ly/2wjgEow
Matthew C. Perry: https://bit.ly/3bpT60g
Black Ships: https://bit.ly/33LGz4l
Saigo Takamori: https://bit.ly/33HGu1E
Iinuma Sadakichi: https://bit.ly/33JR2NP

--- CREDITS ---
Footage by Seido Co., Ltd.:
https://www.seidoshop.com (en)
https://www.seidoshop.fr (fr)
https://www.seidoshop.jp (jp)
https://www.seidoshop.com/blogs/the-seido-blog (en)
https://www.seidoshop.fr/blogs/the-seido-blog (fr)

--- MUSIC ---
"Miyabi", Fumiko Midori, Otowabi (https://otowabi.com)

--- NARRATION ---
Brian Kamei

---SUBTITLES ---
Baptiste Tavernier

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