I don’t know when the term “Little Japan” was passed down. It may have been during the Ming Dynasty, or during the Qing Dynasty, or it may have been more recent. To this day, many people still use the term “Little Japan” when talking about the Japanese. It is called "Little Japan

I don’t know when the name "Little Japan" was passed down. It may be the Ming Dynasty period, or it may be the Qing Dynasty period, or it may be more recent. Today, many people are talking about the Japanese. At that time, it was still called "Little Japan". There may be a certain amount of ridicule in this, but it’s not all ridicule. Why do you say that? Because the ancient Japanese were really short.

How short were the ancient Japanese? There is no way to count civilians in ancient Japan, so here we only find some height data of ancient Japanese celebrities. First of all, let’s talk about the famous "Three Heroes of the Warring States Period in Japan". Among the "Three Heroes of the Warring States Period in Japan", Oda Nobunaga 's height is not bad, reaching about 170 centimeters. It is said that Saito Dosan was shocked when he saw Oda Nobunaga himself.

Compared with the "majestic" Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu were not so lucky; let's talk about Toyotomi Hideyoshi first. In fact, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the most representative of Japan at that time. The height and appearance of ordinary people, because Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born in a very ordinary farm family, and suffered chronic malnutrition during his childhood, which resulted in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's height being about 140 centimeters.

But some people may ask, why is Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s son Toyotomi Hideyori taller than 197 centimeters? Maybe it’s because nutrition has caught up, maybe it’s because Asai Chacha has good genes? I won’t go into details about the reasons for this, just guess for yourself. Let’s talk about Tokugawa Ieyasu. Tokugawa Ieyasu’s height was about 159 centimeters, which was considered very good for the time.

But his great-grandson Tokugawa Tsunayoshi is only 124 centimeters; I think about it, I am afraid that the average primary school student today is much taller than Tokugawa Tsunayoshi; and according to records, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi's height His father Tokugawa Iemitsu is about 157 centimeters tall, and his mother is about 147 centimeters tall. And as a shogun, there is definitely no shortage of nutrition, so the height of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi is a bit of a problem.

Let’s talk about the heights of other celebrities in Japanese history. Yukimura Sanada, known as “Japan’s No. 1 Soldier,” is about 163 centimeters tall; Takeda Shingen, known as the “First Military Strategist of the Warring States Period,” is about 162 centimeters tall; Uesugi Kenshin , known as the "God of War", is about 156 centimeters tall; Honda Tadakatsu, known as the "No. 1 Warrior of the Warring States Period", is about 143 centimeters tall. In addition, there are many others who are around 130 centimeters tall. "Famous General".

What about the height of ancient Chinese people? Let’s first talk about the most admired general of the Three Kingdoms period by the Japanese, Lu Bu, who is known as the most powerful general in the Three Kingdoms period. According to modern conversion, his height is about 230 centimeters, and Guan Yu’s height is also about 207 centimeters, picture Fei is about 193 centimeters tall, and even Zhuge Liang is about 1.85 meters tall. During the Warring States Period in Japan, 1.6 meters was considered tall, but during the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao, who was 161 centimeters tall, could be said to be the shortest.

I don’t know why people in the Han Dynasty were so strong. It’s no wonder they were able to defeat neighboring countries. After talking about the Three Kingdoms period, let’s make a horizontal comparison. The same period as Japan’s Warring States Period was the Ming Dynasty. According to literature and archaeological discoveries, most of the Ming Dynasty generals at that time were more than eight feet tall. The famous female general Qin Liangyu was almost the same height. 1.9 meters, and Xu Huizu, the tallest, is said to be over 2.6 meters tall.

Compared with the Ming Dynasty, Japan at the same time was a "Lilliputian country". That is to say, in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, due to various reasons, long-term malnutrition and other factors caused the Chinese people to become shorter, but they were still much taller than the Japanese; although Japan after the Meiji Restoration , due to diet The structure was improved, and the height of the Japanese began to gradually increase. However, during the and World War II periods, the average height of Japanese soldiers was still insufficient.

During World War II, the height standard for Japanese soldiers to join the army was 1.5 meters, and the average height was only about 1.6 meters. It is no wonder why the Japanese soldiers at that time had to practice bayonet fighting. After all, they were not tall enough and had to make up for the length; But the natural flaws are still there, so when we encounter our tall and mighty "Blade Team" on the battlefield, we are still beaten to the point of running away.

To this day, through hundreds of years of continuous improvement and nutritional supplementation, the average height of the Japanese has continued to rise. It can be said that the Japanese today have got rid of the title of "Little Japan"; but our inner view of Japan has always been It has not changed, so the Japanese are still called "Little Japan" from time to time.