
This video might not help you ace a final, but it will definitely help you get motivated to study Japanese history.
Japanese history can be pretty complicated and detailed when you start looking at all the specifics, but if you’re looking for a quick review from pre-history to modern times, this video will certainly get the job done!
Titled simply and directly “history of japan,” this nine-minute, highly stylized YouTube video, complete with 90s-style animation and musical highlights, features humorous narration that will help you remember everything you learned (and then forgot) in class.
But our description can’t do it justice — you’ll just have to watch it to get the full enjoyment!
While this certainly won’t replace your textbook or your professor, we do have to say the video is hugely enjoyable — and we wish more educational videos made the effort to have fun with their subjects!
As for the person who created it, it seems that Bill Wurtz is a musician/YouTuber who’s been active online for quite some time! Though it looks like most of his older videos were only a few seconds long…but no less humorous!
▼ Like this!
▼ And this!
Hopefully Bill will make more long explanation videos — we’ll certainly be looking forward to them! Maybe even a video about science?
Source/images: YouTube/bill wurtz

This crazy 4-minute clip is the most epic fan-made anime tribute we’ve seen this year
A brief history of emoji, language standards, and why you can text piles of poo to your friends
These 20-year-old Uniqlo commercials may be the best we’ve ever seen!
This cat is not impressed with its friend’s smelly butt 【Video】
Doraemon meets Dragon Ball in the weirdest mash up we’ve seen today
7 great places to see Mt. Fuji from without having to climb it
Starbucks Japan ready to get Year of the Horse started with adorable drinkware and plushies【Pics】
Sumo Sanrio! Hello Kitty and pals team up with Japan Sumo Association for new merch【Pics】
Cyberpunk anime meets traditional culture in Ghost in the Shell gold leaf Japanese changing screens
This is possibly the coziest train in all Japan thanks to onboard hot spring footbaths【Pics】
Japan’s otoshidama tradition of giving kids money at New Year’s gets a social welfare upgrade
7-Eleven Japan’s ramen-cooking robot whipped us up a bowl of noodles【Taste test】
More Than a Capsule Stay: Why Solo Travelers Choose “global cabin Yokohama Chinatown”
New Japanese menstrual product seeks to help women spot unidentified iron deficiencies
Use your rice cooker to bake delicious cinnamon honey apples
Disillusionment at Tsukiji’s tourist-target prices led us to a great ramen restaurant in Tokyo
Japan may add Japanese language proficiency, lifestyle classes to permanent foreign resident requirements
Lacquerware supplier to emperor of Japan and Pokémon team up for new tableware
Starbucks Japan releases new zodiac chilled cup drink for 2026
Hello Kitty Choco Egg figures are an adorable trip through three periods of Japanese pop culture【Pics】
7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
Can a dirty butthole make you filthy rich in Japan? We’re starting a New Year’s lottery experiment
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Starbucks teams up with 166-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Horse decorations【Photos】
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
Nintendo’s Kirby now delivering orders at Kura Sushi restaurants, but not in Japan
Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
Stamina-destroying “Paralysis Noodles” are Tokyo’s newest over-the-top ramen innovation
Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer
Japan’s deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year’s?
We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】
The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms
Dragon Ball & Attack on Titan’s theme songs—recreated with taiko, flutes, and beatboxing!【Video】
This video of someone making ramen miniatures is the most relaxing thing on YouTube【Video】
“Hello Tokyo” is one of the most stylish sightseeing videos we’ve ever seen【Video】
Kanji Tetris is the coolest way to practice and play with Japanese that we’ve ever seen【Video】
History of game controllers shows us how much gaming has evolved over 40 years【Video】
This compilation of Japan’s best 2015 commercials is most insanity per second we’ve seen 【Video】
Get ready to rock! 38 awesome covers of video game music in 17 minutes
【Fixed】 Collection of Ingenious Short Skits From the Japanese Program That Brought Us “Matrix Ping Pong” Now on YouTube
Sh*t Japanese Girls Say and Other Hilarious Truths From an American Living in Japan
Why do cats love this middle-aged man so much? We don’t know, but we want to be him!【Video】
Informative video condenses everything about Japan into sixteen minutes of pure gold【Video】
Viral Video Worlds Collide: Hitler Raps to Gangnam Style
Japanese police make first-ever YouTuber arrest for uploading video game gameplay videos
Japanese Plastic Figure Stop Motion Videos Look Amazing, Make Little Sense
New Miyazaki Pref. tourism ad gets laughs with the incomprehensible dialect of an ancient god
Japanese YouTuber shows you how not to brush your teeth
Leave a Reply