Constantine Nomikos Vaporis

Constantine Nomikos Vaporis is a professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he teaches Japanese and East Asian history. He has received prestigious research fellowships in Japanese history, including a Fulbright Scholar's Award, an NEH grant, and a membership at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton. His books include BREAKING BARRIERS: TRAVEL AND THE STATE IN EARLY MODERN JAPAN, TOUR OF DUTY: SAMURAI, MILITARY SERVICE IN EDO AND THE CULTURE OF EARLY MODERN JAPAN. He recently collaborated with Ted-Ed to produce an animation about samurai entitled, "A Day in the Life of a Teenage Samurai." It is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy0mU-SbOrw or https://www.ted.com/talks/constantine_n_vaporis_a_day_in_the_life_of_a_teenage_samurai?language=en

Recently (January 1, 2023) he appeared in a Japanese documentary on NHK (Japan's public broadcast network) called "Tokugawa Japan Summit 2023." His forthcoming book is a collection of biographies of samurai entitled SAMURAI--STORIES OF WARRIORS IN AN AGE OF PEACE.

For the author's personal webpage, please go to: https://www.constantinenomikosvaporis.com/