I used to get confused by the endless back and forth between shoguns and emperors but this 9 minute video has cleared that up, and a lot of other things too. It is very funny, totally irreverent, but still strangely helpful.

Enjoy!

[Zgarbas]

I love this video and wish I would have found it earlier. It's even funnier if you *do* know everything he's talking about.

Great video!

If you are interested in something a LOT more in depth, the history of japan podcast is very good although a bit dry.