Part 1
Aboard a Train
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Haruka
(They're going through our emails at a pretty good pace. It's nice that them taking care of all that is giving us time to study...)
Haruka
Minori, can I turn to the next page...?
Or would you like to take a little break instead?
Or would you like to take a little break instead?
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Haruka
When the Onin War broke out in 1467, the head of the shogunate at the time was Ashikaga Yoshimasa...
Haruka
Yeah. It's hard to remember names and dates just from reading the textbook, so why don't we turn it into a game where we ask each other questions?
Haruka
Our quiz is supposed to be all fill-in-the-blank, so it should help us prepare for it...
Haruka
Thanks. Then, we'll cover what we'll be quizzed on. That's from the middle of the Muromachi period to the beginning of the Sengoku period.
Haruka
When the Onin War broke out, the shogun at the time was _____. Whose name goes in the blank?
Minori
Oh, you just read that part a second ago. Um, it was... Ashikaga Yoshi...Yoshimasa!
Minori
In 1485, in what is known today as Kyoto, a large uprising known as the _____ occurred. What was it called?
Minori
*Sigh*
History's hard enough since we have to remember all these people with really similar names. But we have to memorize dates on top of that...
History's hard enough since we have to remember all these people with really similar names. But we have to memorize dates on top of that...
Haruka
For example, the Onin War started in 1467 because of a “vain act by man”, or “hito yo munashii” in Japanese.
Minori
Oh, I remember doing those in junior high. “The nightingale cries in Heian-kyo” was one of them.
Shizuku
Oh, I see. Then, based on what you just said, you were referring to... 1...? 1...493...? So, 11493? Oh dear...
Haruka
I agree, since the ideas you come up with yourself are likely much easier to remember.
Shizuku
Oh, Airi, since we've checked this many emails already, why don't we help Haruka and Minori study for their quiz?
Haruka
Yeah. Our quiz is supposed to cover everything from the middle of that period up until the beginning of the Sengoku period.
Airi
Yeah, that time in history's tough because of all the battles and people who were involved...
Shizuku
I agree. I remember having such a difficult time learning from just my textbook that I borrowed historical manga and novels from the library to try to remember everything.
Haruka
Historical novels... Hehe. That's a good idea since you like to read so much, Shizuku.
Shizuku
Novels aren't always necessarily true to life, but they definitely made it much easier for me to imagine who these people were and what caused them to come into conflict.
Airi
It's always nice to see them plainly lay out how certain events led to future events while this other thing was happening over here and such.
Haruka
I agree. Lugging them around wouldn't have been easy, but I wish I'd brought some along on this trip since I knew I wanted to study.