Naked Steps Chapter: History of Japan and Korea

Ancient Northeast Asians and coastal Ancestral Australo-Melanesians shaped early populations across the Japanese archipelago. Proto-Koreanic and proto-Japonic cultures emerged through agriculture, metallurgy, and spiritual traditions. The chapter explores the rise of the Jomon culture, the formation of Korean kingdoms, samurai rule, shogunates, and ninja espionage. Confucianism and Buddhism weave effortlessly through culture and traditional architecture. Landscapes around Mount Fuji, cherry blossoms, and wetlands intertwine with erotic art, theater, and tea ceremonies. The work ends with the Meiji Restoration, imperial expansion, and the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.