Xu Fu and the Exploration of Japan

The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In 219 BCE, Xu Fu, a Chinese explorer and alchemist, would set out in search of the elixir of life for Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Instead, legend says he discovered Japan - and maybe even became the island's first emperor. Website: https://explorerspodcast.com/xu-fu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/explorerspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/explorerspod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast.
0:04.0	The Past and the Curious is perfect for families looking for a history-focused podcast everyone can enjoy together.
0:11.0	I'm professional museum educator, author, and musician Mick Sullivan and I have been
0:15.6	creating the past and the curious for six years. There's humor, rich context, and surprises in every episode.
0:23.0	There's dozens of stories about survivors and heroes and villains and a lot of underwear.
0:28.8	Find us in all of the usual podcast places.
0:31.8	The Past and the Curious with Mix Sullivan. Hello and welcome to the Explorers podcast. Today we have something a little different. It is a tale from Antiquity involving
0:55.3	sorcerers and sea monsters and magic potions and all sorts of other cool stuff. This is
1:00.4	the story of Shou-Fou, a Chinese alchemist and explorer who lived around 200 B.C.
1:06.0	Shufu is more legend in fact, but some believe him to be the first person from China
1:11.0	to have reached the island of Japan and become its first emperor.
1:15.2	It is a fanciful tale, albeit a short one, as our knowledge of Shufu is very limited.
1:20.5	But no problem, it is a good story and we will have some fun with it.
1:23.6	Let's do a little housekeeping to start today's show.
1:27.0	First item. I recently did a podcast with the wonderful people at Map Corner,
1:32.0	Royfield Brown and Claire Asbury.
1:34.6	Map Corner is a great podcast that is Heaven for MapNirds.
1:38.4	We chatted mostly about explorers and exploration and had a really good time. So check it out. I put a link on our website
1:44.6	explorers podcast.com as well as in the show notes. You can also do a search for
1:48.9	map corner on your podcast app. Enjoy. Second item, I want to remind everyone that the Explorers Podcast has active Twitter and Facebook pages.
1:58.0	I post photos and tidbits about the explorers we are currently covering, relevant exploration news, and anything else I find
2:04.6	of interest regarding exploration and history.
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