People Can't Get Enough Of This 9-Minute History Of Japan

It's ~beautiful~.

A month ago, YouTube user Bill Wurtz made a nine-minute summary of the history of Japan called "history of japan."

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The video goes from 40,000 BCE to present-day Japan, incorporating significant historical events with jingles and captions.

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From the "crazy rice farms" of 500 BCE.

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And the introduction of Buddhism.

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To Japan's role in World War I.

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And, of course, Dragon Ball Z.

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The video has proved so popular that it has now become a meme on Tumblr.

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Wurtz said via Ask.Fm that the idea for the video was a random choice.

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"I knew absolutely nothing about it," he said. "Figured if I can do that, then I can do any topic. Which is convenient because I want to do every topic."

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Everyone until Bill Wurtz's next history video.

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