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00:00In 2022, a mysterious monument appeared on the hillside of Asuka village.
00:14It was shaped like a pure white pyramid.
00:17The ancient tombs built during the Asuka period were restored to their original form.
00:25The shape is an exact octagon.
00:30It is a characteristic shape seen in the temple of the Asuka period.
00:38Who is the master of this mysterious tomb?
00:42Many researchers believe that it is Emperor Saimei.
00:49She is the mother of Nakano Oenomiko, the protagonist of the story of the death of the Soga family.
01:00She was the first female emperor to take the throne twice in the history of Japan.
01:08In the early days of Japan, Emperor Saimei was known as the master of the Dino-Doboku construction.
01:15She made the city of stone construction appear in Asuka and made many mysterious stone sculptures.
01:27Why was Emperor Saimei buried in an octagonal tomb?
01:32Why did she turn Asuka into a city of stone?
01:38In the studio, the guests, who have a deep knowledge of ancient history, approach the unknown portrait of Emperor Saimei.
01:48She is an emperor who fully utilized the mysterious nature of women.
01:57She is an emperor who fully utilized the mysterious nature of women.
02:02I think she made a great contribution by combining science and art.
02:09That's why she is the emperor of Emperor Saimei.
02:14In the second episode of the series,
02:18we explore the latest research of the octagonal tomb and Emperor Saimei,
02:24and the great transformation of ancient Japan.
02:55Good evening, everyone.
02:57Good evening.
02:58What did the heroes think and worry about when they were forced to make a choice at the turning point in history?
03:05And what would you do?
03:08In the last episode of the series, we talked about the period of Kofun,
03:12which started in the middle of the Kofun period and ended in the late Kofun period.
03:17In the last episode of the series, we talked about the period of Kofun,
03:20which started in the middle of the Kofun period and ended in the late Kofun period.
03:23We also looked at the relationship between the nobles who built the front garden in the local area and the Emperor Yamato.
03:30In the second episode, we will focus on the period when the Emperor Yamato advanced to a new stage,
03:38from the second half of the 6th century to the middle of the 7th century, when the front garden was no longer built in the area.
03:42Here is the protagonist, Emperor Saimei.
03:46Mr. Isora, what are you going to focus on this time?
03:49Emperor Saimei.
03:50Everyone knows Emperor Shotoku, but I think it would be better to pay more attention to Emperor Saimei.
03:56I didn't know either.
03:57Emperor Saimei is important.
03:59If it weren't for this emperor, the shape of ancient Japan and its imperialism may have been different.
04:08After all, the mother of Emperor Tenji and Emperor Tenmu.
04:11For the first time in Japanese history, he became the emperor twice, even if not as a woman.
04:17It's the first time.
04:18There are other people who became the emperor twice, but he became the emperor twice for the first time.
04:23This time, I would like to take a closer look at the ancient Empress who opened the doors of the new era.
04:30What kind of Empress was Emperor Saimei?
04:33First, let's take a look at the Kofun where Emperor Saimei is said to sleep.
04:41The Empress who ruled the ancient Asuka.
04:45Kengo Shizuka Kofun where Emperor Saimei is said to sleep.
04:52Width 22 meters.
04:54Height 4.5 meters.
05:00The surface of the Kofun is all decorated with white gyokai stone.
05:06The three octagons overlap like a pyramid.
05:11It is a grave called Hakkaku-fun, which appeared at the end of the Kofun.
05:21Kengo Shizuka Kofun, who was already known in the Edo period, but his successor remained unknown.
05:30In 2009, the discovery investigation was carried out because of the danger of collapse due to the decline of the moon, and new facts were revealed one after another.
05:47Asuka-mura cultural property developer Shinji Saiko, who became the king of research and restoration, was surprised at the shape of the stone group that appeared from the basement.
05:59What was confirmed by the excavation investigation is this part of the stone.
06:13When I measured it with a thermometer, it was exactly 135 degrees.
06:19I found that it was a Kofun made in a sacred place.
06:25Before the investigation, Kengo Shizuka Kofun, which was thought to be a round circle, turned out to be an octagonal Kofun.
06:39What Saiko found in the investigation is this 135-degree angle.
06:45Also, when I measured the dimensions of each side, I found that it was built using the same angle as the Chinese royal tower at that time.
06:57I think it was very difficult to build the stone up to the top with this angle.
07:07The stone room where the survivors were kept is not restored, but the real thing is left as it is.
07:17This time, it was allowed to open the door of the stone room and enter the room.
07:26This is the stone room where one stone was carved out.
07:31It is about 5 meters wide and weighs about 80 tons.
07:41The stone room was made by carving out a 3-meter-high giant rock.
07:48The room is divided into two rooms and has a stand for each coffin.
07:55It is a special shape stone room that accommodates two people at the same time.
08:03In fact, the reason why Kengo Shizuka Kofun is emphasized as the grave of Emperor Saimei was in this stone room.
08:12It matches the way it was buried in the early days of Japan.
08:20Emperor Saimei is said to have been buried in the same grave as his daughter Hashihito no Himemiko.
08:31In addition, it is said that Emperor Shizuka Kofun was buried in the same grave as his daughter Hashihito no Himemiko.
08:40In addition, a small grave was found right next to Emperor Shizuka Kofun in a survey conducted in 2009.
08:51In the early days of Japan, it is said that Emperor Shizuka Kofun was buried in the same grave as his daughter Hashihito no Himemiko.
09:01It matches the way it was buried in the early days of Japan.
09:05It is not often that two coffins are built next to each other.
09:13It is built to be attached to each other.
09:17It is a result of creating a new grave for Emperor Saimei.
09:27The stone room where Emperor Saimei and his daughter are said to sleep is firmly sealed with stone around it.
09:36In addition, it is covered with chalk.
09:45The center of the stone room matches the center of Hakkaku-fun.
09:52It is said that it was designed and built very accurately.
10:00But why did Emperor Saimei make his own grave Hakkaku-fun?
10:11Originally, Yamato-oken had a style of a large grave called Zenpo-koen-fun.
10:18By sharing this style with the powerful nobles of each country, they formed an alliance and expanded their power.
10:33However, in the late 6th century, Yamato-oken's large grave was no longer Zenpo-koen-fun, which is said to belong to Emperor Kinmei.
10:49Since then, the graves of the nobles, such as Emperor Suiko, have been Hoh-fun.
10:57It was the same shape as the powerful nobles.
11:03The powerful nobles who lived in the same era as Emperor Suiko, Soga-no-umako's grave, Ishibutaiko-fun, is also Hoh-fun.
11:12As far as the shape of the grave is concerned, there is no difference between the large and the powerful nobles.
11:23Emperor Suiko believes that the Hakkaku-fun has the intention of discriminating the large and the powerful nobles.
11:33Hachikakkei-fun
11:37Hachikakkei-fun was adopted as a symbol of the new country-building centered on the emperor.
11:50So I think that many people felt that it meant the beginning of a new era.
11:57Hachikakkei-fun
12:01Mr. Isara, it's interesting to see the exact Hachikakkei-fun.
12:08I would be moved if I went there.
12:11I went there in the hot summer.
12:14It's really hard to go there in the hot summer.
12:18But it's like a clock.
12:21It's Hachikakkei-fun.
12:23After three hours, the sun hits a different surface.
12:30It's like the descendants of the sun.
12:33It's like something that exists on the ground as the embodiment of the sun.
12:38I remember being very moved by the fact that it was a building that embodied it.
12:43We have two guests with us this time.
12:48First, Mr. Machiko Satonaka, a manga artist who has published various works on the stage of ancient Japan.
12:57Mr. Satonaka, have you ever seen the Kengoshizuka-kofun, which is said to be the grave of Emperor Saimei?
13:02Yes, I have.
13:04It was discovered before it was restored.
13:06When I thought there was no doubt that it was the grave of Emperor Saimei,
13:12I was allowed to enter to the edge of the entrance.
13:18I see. It was just opened.
13:21What I thought was that there was a partition in between.
13:26I was fascinated by the fact that the two slept quietly while maintaining moderate privacy.
13:33I see.
13:35What did you think of the shape of the Hachikakkei?
13:38I thought it was very modern.
13:41It was rather similar to a tower.
13:45It seemed to sweep away all evil from all directions.
13:51The center of it was the most important being,
13:55the one who appealed to the world that he was the most important being.
14:03I think it was made with great attention to the shape when viewed from the sky.
14:09I heard that you have written a research paper on Emperor Saimei.
14:14I'm Takeda Sachiko, a professor of honor at Osaka University.
14:18Nice to meet you.
14:19First of all, when I visited this grave,
14:25I realized that graves are artificial constructions.
14:30When we think of graves, we tend to think of trees that have grown.
14:37But it's not like that.
14:39It's a grave that is made of artificial stone.
14:47I felt that it was very strong as an artificial construct.
14:58I had the impression that Emperor Saimei was a very strong woman.
15:06I think everyone around me was a person who could think of my way.
15:13I think I was a person who pushed forward with the image of my country.
15:23How do you interpret the eight-dimensional system?
15:29There are many eight-dimensional systems in Japan.
15:36For example, Horyu-ji and Yume-dono are eight-dimensional.
15:42Also, in Zenki-na-niwa-no-miya, there is an eight-dimensional circle next to Daikokuden.
15:51Eight-dimension is the center of the universe.
15:54It's the center of the universe.
15:57I think that people who come from Yume-dono, Oda-nobunaga, Azuchi-jo, etc.
16:05and say, I'm the center of the universe.
16:10I think I can be seen in the constructions of people who say that.
16:16Anyway, I think it was probably the best thing for humans to live and create.
16:29That's why it's a little asymmetrical, and the distorted shape is wonderful.
16:35It's a Japanese feeling.
16:37The way of thinking of the advanced country is how to put people's hands in and make it tight.
16:44Whether to make it symmetrical, flat, beautiful, or circular.
16:50That's why people think, ah, ah, ah.
16:53So I think it's a good way to show it in shape.
16:59What kind of person was Emperor Saimei in the first place?
17:07Suiko, 2nd year.
17:10Emperor Saimei was born as the great-grandchild of Emperor Bidasu, the son of Emperor Kinmei.
17:17He was called Takara-no-Hime-miko.
17:23Takara-no-Hime-miko first appeared in the early days of Japan at the age of 37.
17:28His husband, Tamura-no-Miko, was chosen to be the next great-grandchild of Emperor Suiko.
17:35He became Emperor Jomei, and Takara-no-Hime-miko became the empress.
17:43However, at this time, it was the powerful Soga family who were in power.
17:49Emperor Jomei's title was Soga-no-Emi-shi, who was a great-grandchild.
17:54It is said that Soga-no-Emi-shi was the middleman who made his sister and Emperor Jomei
18:00the next great-grandchild of the old man.
18:08In the following year of his title,
18:11Emperor Jomei married Asuka-no-Amakawa, the wife of Asuka-no-Amakawa,
18:16and set up his own teahouse next to Asuka-no-Amakawa, the base of the Soga family.
18:23It is said that it was a proof that the Soga family was overwhelmed by the power of the Soga family.
18:32There was no reason for the royal family of the Shinka family to obey such a great-grandchild.
18:38In the early days of Japan, the royal families refused to go to the imperial court.
18:46It is said that Soga-no-Emi-shi, a great-grandchild, also did not come to the emperor.
18:59In the 11th year after his title, Emperor Jomei held a banquet.
19:04It was the wedding of the first Buddhist monk, Kudara-no-Odera.
19:11Emperor Jomei tried to make this temple a symbol of the authority of the great-grandchild, the center of the country.
19:22A 90-meter-high tower was built in the temple.
19:26On the mainland of China, the 90-meter-high tower was thought to be a symbol of the authority of the emperor.
19:41However, two years later, Emperor Jomei decided to abandon the temple.
19:46Who will be the next great-grandchild?
19:50The empress of Soga-no-Emi-shi was not old enough to give birth to a great-grandchild.
19:59So the empress chose Empress Takara, the daughter of Emperor Jomei.
20:06Empress Takara was the daughter of Emperor Jomei.
20:10Emperor Jomei chose Empress Takara.
20:21Empress Takara was 49 years old when she gave birth to Emperor Kogyoku.
20:29According to Japanese history, the empress had a mysterious power.
20:35June of the same year.
20:38It didn't rain, and the rain continued for a long time.
20:42At this rate, it would be a disaster.
20:48So, Emissary of Soga-no-Emi-shi gathered a group of monks to perform amagoi, but it only rained a little.
20:56Emissary of Soga-no-Emi-shi gave up amagoi.
20:59Emissary of Soga-no-Emi-shi gave up amagoi.
21:07At this crisis, Emperor Kogyoku stood up.
21:13The empress, who looked down on the river bank of Asuka River, looked up at the sky and prayed.
21:20Then...
21:21The thunder rumbled and it rained heavily.
21:25The rain continued for five days, and the land was equally wet.
21:32The people of the country were happy and praised that it was an emperor with a great virtue.
21:43Emperor Naga, who studied Emperor Saimei for many years,
21:47and Yoshiyuki Aihara of Nara University,
21:51said that this rain was the trigger for the relationship between Soga-no-Emi-shi and the Emissary of Soga-no-Emi-shi to change.
22:03Emperor Kogyoku did something that the people of Soga-no-Emi-shi couldn't do.
22:10Soga-no-Emi-shi showed the people that the emperor was great.
22:25The following year, Emperor Kogyoku completed the grave of his husband, Emperor Jomei.
22:34It was an eight-leaf clover that had never been seen before.
22:41Emperor Kogyoku saw that the emperor was different from other nobles by making a new-shaped clover.
23:00Then, on June 12th, 1644, an incident occurred.
23:11At the Sankan-no-Gi, where the emissary of Soga-no-Emi-shi was seen from the Korean peninsula,
23:18the empress of the emperor, the son of Emperor Kogyoku, assassinated Soga-no-Emi-shi.
23:32The next day, Emissary of Soga-no-Emi-shi, the father of Soga-no-Emi-shi, set fire to the mansion and committed suicide.
23:37However, Soga-no-Emi-shi, who had great power, died.
23:44It was a so-called one-death incident.
23:50The day after Soga-no-Emi-shi's death, Emperor Kogyoku appointed his younger brother as the next emperor,
23:58and Emperor Koutoku was born.
24:02In the past, it was customary to choose the next emperor after the emperor's death.
24:08Emperor Kogyoku took the position of the next emperor.
24:15Until then, the nobles gathered to decide the next emperor.
24:20I think it was the start line for the nobles to decide the next emperor.
24:34At the end of the nobles' reign, the nobles decided to build a country centered on the emperor.
24:43Emperor Kogyoku, who took the position of the next emperor, named himself the Mikoto of Sumemioya.
24:48The Mikoto of Sumemiyoya was a common ruler along with the emperor, Okimi.
25:00The next year, Emperor Koutoku announced the policy of building a country, the Mikoto-nori of Kaishin.
25:07Until then, all the lands and people owned by the nobles were taken by the country,
25:14and the state directly collected taxes and soldiers.
25:24However, the rapid reform called for a fierce rebellion of the nobles.
25:30Emperor Koutoku, who was isolated, defended himself.
25:40The next emperor was a surprising person.
25:46Emperor Kogyoku returned to Okimi and became Emperor Saimei.
25:53It was the first time in history that the same person became Emperor Okimi twice.
26:03Emperor Saimei first went to the surrounding areas.
26:09In the year of Saimei, he subjugated Hayato in the south of Kyushu,
26:15and sent expeditionary troops to Emushi in the northeast.
26:19The background of the rebellion was the East Asia War.
26:25Emperor Shotoku's envoy, Zui, died,
26:30and after the war, the Tōga, who unified China, rapidly expanded their territory.
26:37The Kōkuri and the Kōkuri of the Korean Peninsula,
26:42the Kōkuri and the Kōkuri of the Korean Peninsula,
26:46and the Kudara, which were deeply related to the Emperor Yamato, were about to be destroyed.
26:57In this crisis, Emperor Saimei invited technicians from the Korean Peninsula,
27:04and sent them to the Tōga to acquire cutting-edge technology and information.
27:10The Tōga, which was about to be destroyed,
27:15had to fulfill its national power in the face of the threat of the Tōga.
27:22Emperor Saimei decided to push for a new country-building.
27:30In the episode where he succeeded in the Amagoi and subjugated the people,
27:36it gives the impression that he was a mysterious emperor with mysterious powers.
27:43In our country, women have long been able to hear the voice of God,
27:49and men have been able to conduct politics.
27:53This has been the case since the days of Himiko.
27:57Women are the only ones who can hear the voice of God.
28:01It may be a co-existence phenomenon,
28:05but I think it was a country where such things were common.
28:10I think Himiko had a great power in advance,
28:16which was to deceive the people every year.
28:21I think it was a great power.
28:26I think that's why the women leaders,
28:32or people who were like the women emperors,
28:36had little power.
28:40I think that's why Emperor Saimei was able to show such power.
28:48The family that leads to the emperor has a different power from that of humans.
28:55There are people among the archaeologists who pay attention to this,
28:59but there is a possibility that there is not only a human gene in the family.
29:04According to the legend of Toyotamabime,
29:07a woman turns into a crocodile or a dragon,
29:11a water animal, and gives birth to a child.
29:14There is a dragon's bloodline.
29:17That's why it's different from you.
29:20It's not normal, so it has a mysterious power like water.
29:24It's in the legend.
29:27It's safe to think that the top people in the country have spiritual power,
29:32and that's why it's going well.
29:37That's why it's okay.
29:39I think it's a wonderful system that allows people to live in peace
29:45without any scientific basis.
29:50In the era of Emperor Kogyoku,
29:54a strange thing happened.
29:57Emishi of Sogan and his family were purged from the royal court.
30:02It was quite a rare scene.
30:05Emperor Kogyoku was afraid that he didn't know anything,
30:09so he was deported.
30:12I don't know if it's true or not.
30:15You mean he didn't know anything.
30:18I don't think he didn't notice anything.
30:21I think he knew.
30:24I think it's her job to know it and do something about it.
30:30It's scary.
30:32Ms. Satonaka, how did you feel when you were deported again?
30:38Compared to what I've done so far and what my brother has done,
30:44I thought I could do better.
30:48And after that,
30:51it's hard to tell who's going to be the next emperor.
30:56I know the value of what I've said.
31:02I know it from my experience.
31:06I made it rain.
31:09Everyone will be fine.
31:12There won't be any more floods because I'm here.
31:16When I was deported,
31:19I didn't know anything.
31:22It's amazing.
31:24It's amazing.
31:27In order to make this country a better place,
31:32we had to be more aggressive.
31:36We had to be more aggressive.
31:39At that time, the international situation was terrible.
31:45The party was gaining more and more power.
31:50I think it was a big challenge how to respond to that.
31:59I think there was an image that the country had to be like this.
32:04It was a division of whether the country existed or not.
32:13If you were licked, you would be crushed.
32:17I think there was such a sense of crisis.
32:20Now, it's time to choose the next emperor.
32:27The next emperor, who took the throne,
32:30began the construction of the capital, a symbol of new country-building.
32:38The traces of that are still left in various places in Asuka-mura, Nara Prefecture.
32:43There are a number of mysterious stone sculptures
32:46that were made during the reign of Emperor Saimei.
32:58It became clear during the excavational investigation that Emperor Saimei
33:03was trying to build an unprecedented stone capital.
33:14In the capital, which was called Asuka-kyo,
33:17a number of large-scale buildings were built,
33:20which were seen as the headquarters of Emperor Saimei.
33:23The palace grounds were filled with stones.
33:28Mysterious stone sculptures were installed in the garden.
33:36The actual object excavated in 1902 is in the Asuka Museum.
33:43This Shumisen stone is said to be the oldest fountain in East Asia.
33:49Its height is about 2.3 meters,
33:53and its width is about 1.3 meters.
33:57It is said that it was a mechanism
34:00that used the height difference of the ground
34:03to spray water using its water pressure.
34:08Shumisen means mountains in the center of the world.
34:13In the image of the mountains,
34:16he combined the latest technology of the time
34:19to create a stone fountain.
34:25Emperor Saimei placed this stone sculpture in the capital of Asuka
34:30and showed that the center of the country was Asuka.
34:34Then, he hosted Emi from Tohoku,
34:38and Hayato from Kyushu in a garden with stone fountains,
34:43and showed the high level of technology and civilization.
34:53Special facilities have been discovered
34:57in the construction of the stone capital.
35:00This is a water clock called Rokoku.
35:06The water tank is lined up like a staircase and connected by a pipe,
35:10so that the same amount of water
35:13continues to enter the water tank at the bottom.
35:19It was a mechanism that measured time
35:22by increasing the water content.
35:31And he made people aware of the exact time.
35:38For the emperor,
35:41it is very important to be able to move the people at once,
35:45and it is the emperor who decides the time.
35:49In China, it is the emperor,
35:52and in Japan, it is the emperor.
35:55It is a story of reality and political ideology,
35:59and I think it has both.
36:06Under the order of Emperor Saimei,
36:09the land of Asuka changed into a magnificent stone capital
36:13in just a few years.
36:19Several buildings and facilities were built at the same time,
36:22and each time, many people came from all over the country.
36:32There are traces of the size of the construction in Asuka village.
36:40I think you can see the middle building
36:43going down one step.
36:46The width is about 10 meters.
36:48This is the trace of the artificial gorge.
36:58The gorge is 10 meters wide and 2 meters deep,
37:02and it continues straight.
37:05They piled up stones on both sides of the gorge.
37:12The gorge was built from the current Tenri City,
37:15which is 15 kilometers away from Asuka.
37:19It was a huge project to carry the stones
37:22necessary for the construction of the capital by ship.
37:30However, the appearance of the gorge construction
37:34was written in the early days of Japan.
37:38Emperor Saimei liked the construction.
37:4630,000 people were mobilized for the construction of the gorge,
37:50and 70,000 people were mobilized for the construction of the stone wall.
37:56And the people called this gorge construction
38:00the source of Tabure-Gokoro.
38:04Tabure-Gokoro means
38:07a crazy mind that is like steam.
38:10Emperor Saimei, who built the gorge,
38:13which was too big,
38:16had a loud voice of dissatisfaction.
38:23It was very rare to see the emperor
38:26swearing in the early days of Japan,
38:29so the people must have been very angry.
38:32Emperor Saimei,
38:35who built the gorge,
38:37must have been thinking,
38:40what is the emperor thinking?
38:43The people's voices of dissatisfaction
38:46were heard by Emperor Saimei.
38:51How to deal with this criticism?
38:54Let's hear from Emperor Saimei's heart.
38:57Let's listen.
39:27The construction of Tabure-Gokoro
39:30may collapse.
39:33It is true that it is impossible
39:36to carry out several constructions
39:39at the same time.
39:42Why don't we stop the expansion
39:45of the capital
39:48and calm the hearts of the people?
39:57No, no.
40:00It is absolutely necessary
40:03to build a new country
40:06centered on the gorge
40:09based on the way of the country
40:12influenced by the nobles so far.
40:15And considering the momentum of the tower
40:18that is about to destroy Kudara,
40:21there is no time to hesitate.
40:24The construction of the gorge,
40:27which carries goods to the capital
40:30and is also a key to defense,
40:33is a construction of our country's fate.
40:36Even if the nobles and the people
40:39who do not understand this meaning
40:42rebelled,
40:45we can't stop it.
40:48We have to do it.
40:54The time of choice
40:57was approaching Emperor Saimei.
41:02Emperor Saimei,
41:05who took the throne for the second time,
41:08challenged the construction of Asuka's stone capital.
41:11Ms. Takeda, what did Emperor Saimei
41:14try to accomplish?
41:17What was important to the Japanese nation
41:20was how to make the people
41:23understand the meaning of the word
41:26and how to be the center
41:29of the small China.
41:32What is small China?
41:35China is the flower of the world.
41:38And there are enemies
41:41around it.
41:44The small Chinese world
41:47is not only for the Japanese nation,
41:50but also for other nations.
41:53So I think that
41:56the Japanese nation
41:59had to make the people
42:02understand the meaning of the word.
42:05At that time,
42:08the center of the world
42:11was Shumisen,
42:14and the world was surrounded
42:17by the moon and the sun.
42:20So now,
42:23the Japanese nation
42:26is the master of the universe.
42:29I see.
42:32So it's not the island country
42:35on the edge of the east.
42:38The center of the universe
42:41is here.
42:44So the Chinese system
42:47centered on the emperor of China
42:50tried to do the same in Japan.
42:53I see.
42:56I understand that
42:59you made a lot of Wengas.
43:02Yes.
43:05The Wengas are very straight.
43:08They are very Chinese.
43:11In China,
43:14Wengas are the foundation
43:17of the country.
43:19In particular,
43:22the Emperor Zui
43:25made a lot of Wengas.
43:28The Chinese Wengas
43:31are still in use.
43:34The Chinese Wengas
43:37are still in use.
43:40The Chinese Wengas
43:43are still in use.
43:46The Chinese Wengas
43:49are still in use.
43:52Now, let's move on to the election.
43:55Emperor Saimei
43:58built a huge Asuka
44:01and the people
44:04are dissatisfied.
44:07The people are unhappy.
44:10Should the people
44:13stop building the capital?
44:16If you are in the same position
44:19as Emperor Saimei,
44:22which one would you choose?
44:25Let's start with Satonaka-san.
44:28If I were in Emperor Saimei's position,
44:31I would stop building the capital.
44:34That's your choice.
44:37The reason is
44:40the people are unhappy
44:43and the officials don't like it.
44:45The people are unhappy
44:48and the officials don't like it.
44:51I think it's a pity
44:54to stop building the capital.
44:57I think it's a pity to stop building the capital.
45:00I would choose
45:03to build the capital.
45:06That's your choice.
45:09Emperor Saimei
45:12wanted to build the capital.
45:15If he stopped building the capital,
45:18the people will be
45:21disappointed.
45:24If he wanted to build the capital,
45:27he would have done it.
45:30Isoda-san, which one would you choose?
45:33I would choose to stop building the capital.
45:36I feel like
45:39it's a waste of money.
45:42If I had to choose,
45:45I would choose to stop building the capital.
45:48If I had to choose,
45:51I would choose to stop building the capital.
45:54If I had to choose,
45:57I would buy a lot of iron
46:00and train a lot of soldiers
46:03to prepare for the war against the continent.
46:06I would also build a ship.
46:09I see.
46:12What about me?
46:15I would choose to stop building the capital.
46:18I would choose to stop building the capital.
46:21If I had to choose,
46:24I would appeal to the people
46:27and show them
46:30that I can do it.
46:33I would show them
46:36that I can do it.
46:39What do you think?
46:42I think you can be a leader.
46:45I think you can be a leader.
46:48I think you can be a leader.
46:51I think you can be a leader.
46:54Let's take a look at the choice of Saimei-Tenno.
46:57Let's do it.
47:0325 years ago, in the 12th year of Heisei,
47:06the ruins excavated in Asuka-mura
47:09attracted a lot of attention.
47:12It was a 12-meter square stone-like space
47:15and a stone statue
47:18in the shape of a turtle
47:21that was placed there as if it were a bed.
47:27Researchers believe
47:30that this turtle-shaped statue
47:33was used by Emperor Saimei
47:36along with the stone statue
47:38to commemorate his death.
47:44Emperor Saimei bathed himself
47:47in spring water stored in a stone statue
47:50in the shape of a turtle.
47:53He climbed to the top of the hill
47:56and performed fortune-telling
47:59using the Sakafune stone.
48:02He said that he made important decisions
48:05for the country here,
48:08and that this stone statue
48:11would be a good example
48:14for future generations.
48:20The entire hill with the stone statue
48:23was covered in stone.
48:26This stone was actually
48:29brought to Asuka by the Unga,
48:32Tenri-Sagan.
48:34It was also the final destination
48:37of the great Unga.
48:40The entire hill was surrounded
48:43by stone.
48:46I think it was a very unique landscape.
48:49It is thought that
48:52this hill was a sacred space
48:55where Emperor Saimei
48:58performed his last rites.
49:01Emperor Saimei
49:04continued to build the city of stone
49:07with the dissatisfaction of the people.
49:11He chose the path
49:14of building a new country
49:17that would be the pinnacle of greatness.
49:26However, in the 6th year of Saimei,
49:28what he feared became a reality.
49:34Kudara, a Korean rebel
49:37who had a deep relationship with the Japanese,
49:40was killed by the alliance of To and Shiragi.
49:43It was possible that the army
49:46would go to the Japanese.
49:50Emperor Saimei, who received the news,
49:53decided to support the restoration of Kudara.
49:55He led an army
49:58and headed for Kyushu.
50:02On the way,
50:05he heard a song
50:08sung by a noble
50:11called Nukatano Okimi.
50:15When I was waiting for the moon
50:18to rise in the sea,
50:21the tide was getting better.
50:23Now, let's set sail.
50:29It was a song
50:32to encourage the soldiers
50:35and pray for the victory of the war.
50:38However,
50:415 months after arriving in Kyushu,
50:44Emperor Saimei died
50:47in Asakura, Fukuoka.
50:50He was 68 years old.
50:53It is said that
50:56a strange phenomenon occurred at that time.
50:59When the funeral of the emperor
51:02was held in Asakura,
51:05a demon appeared in Asakura
51:08and he was wearing a big umbrella
51:11and looking at the funeral.
51:14Everyone was suspicious.
51:19It is not known
51:21how the demon appeared.
51:28Six years after the funeral,
51:31Emperor Saimei's wife,
51:34Kengoshizuka Kofun,
51:37was born.
51:43Kofun symbolizes
51:46the world centered on Okimi.
51:48Kofun was built on the hill
51:51that overlooks Asuka.
51:58Kofun with an octagonal shape
52:01was made by Emperor Tenji,
52:04Emperor Tenmu,
52:07and Emperor Monmu.
52:14Forty years after the death of Emperor Saimei,
52:16Emperor Monmu established
52:19the Supreme Court of Japan
52:22and established a law-enforcing state
52:25with law and property.
52:30The country built by the empress was completed.
52:33The era of showing the authority
52:36of the emperor by the shape of Kofun
52:39was over.
52:42The choice of Emperor Saimei
52:45was to build a huge temple
52:48to complete the capital of Asuka
52:51even if the people opposed it.
52:54What did you think of the decision of Emperor Saimei?
52:57Emperor Saimei tried to
53:00interfere in her work.
53:03It was very suspicious.
53:06The stone statue of Kamegata
53:08appeared in the history of Asuka.
53:11The same statue appeared
53:14in the history of Shuten-no-oji.
53:17There are various theories
53:20that Emperor Saimei saw it
53:23when he was young.
53:26I think it is very important
53:29to conserve water.
53:32In China, the emperor is called
53:35the god of heaven,
53:38the god of earth,
53:41so he goes up to a high place
53:44and prays to god.
53:47But it is not a water statue.
53:50It is made of stone
53:53and purified.
53:56Maybe the statue has a structure
53:59that can squeeze alcohol,
54:02so it may have been used
54:05to purify alcohol.
54:08It is a country
54:11that is not a continent.
54:14It is a very unique country.
54:17It is a country
54:20where a female emperor
54:23has achieved her goal.
54:26I think it is a story
54:29of a surprising history.
54:32I still think
54:35that it is a half-hearted story.
54:38I don't want to think
54:41that it is a half-hearted story.
54:44As an image,
54:47this is the capital of water.
54:50It is a place
54:53where you can show
54:56your superpowers and shamanism.
54:59Through water,
55:02this is the center.
55:04I want to spread
55:07the warmth of water
55:10so that this is the center
55:13of our country.
55:16I think I wanted to create
55:19more luck.
55:22The Emperor Saimei
55:25went to Kyushu
55:28with a large army
55:31even though he knew
55:34that the Emperor Saimei
55:37was strong.
55:40There is a theory
55:43that the song
55:46of Tsukimateba
55:49was actually the song
55:52of Emperor Saimei.
55:55I think that
55:58it was a female emperor
56:01who had power
56:04from the beginning
56:07to the end.
56:10She was very powerful
56:13as a female emperor.
56:16Because of her power
56:19and the combination
56:22of foreign technology,
56:25I think she was able
56:28to realize many things.
56:31Female emperors
56:34are often called nakatsugi.
56:37It's just that
56:40men say that.
56:43I don't know why
56:46they are called nakatsugi.
56:49If you look at the life
56:52of Japanese emperors,
56:55it doesn't matter
56:57if you look at the life
57:00of Japanese emperors.
57:03I think that
57:06the Emperor Saimei
57:09was able to fully utilize
57:12the mysteries of women.
57:15In that sense,
57:18I think she was a female emperor.
57:21She was able to show
57:24various spiritual abilities
57:27and protect women.
57:30So she wasn't a male emperor.
57:33In a sense,
57:36she was a female emperor.
57:39Other than that,
57:42I think that
57:45gender doesn't matter
57:48whether you are a male emperor
57:51or a female emperor.
57:53Now that we've talked about Japanese emperors,
57:56let's talk about the Emperor Saimei.
57:59In the textbook,
58:02it's said that
58:05the Emperor Saimei
58:08was the only one
58:11who saw Asuka.
58:14However,
58:17we see the Emperor Saimei
58:20more than Asuka.
58:23So,
58:26even though it was a well-known era,
58:29women's individuality
58:32influenced the history of Japan.
58:35However,
58:38it didn't become the wisdom of the people.
58:41Looking at this,
58:44I thought that
58:47the Emperor Saimei
58:50was a man-centered emperor.
58:53To be continued...
59:23To be continued...
59:53Thank you for watching!