Castles: Samurai In The 19th Century

Behind thousands of masks and suits of armor, with along with their toys of destruction, the Japanese dominated the 10th and the 19th centuries with their sheer power and arsenal. It was believed that they got to the islands from many parts of China and Korea. Once civilization was made, it was broken up into two governments, and many factions existing in this new nation. With the head of those clans being from one family member, that is a messed up relationship. Fights ensued against one another, this turned the land into a war zone. With that type of experience, the nation became one that was feared. Samurai is a name that means, “one who serves”. Taking this regimen seriously as they were invested in the ideals of their religion and the …show more content…
Structures were tall and usually placed on hills and mountains to have leverage. They were usually at the heart of the city and they served as a status symbol. If you lived close to the castle, it would mean you would be a high ranking warrior. These castles had a chinese vibe to them because the Japanese originated from there. They are usually pagodas, which are a religious structure and Asia has a big buddhist following. Further increasing their importance with the buildings and giving more a reason to take them down. It served them well since it gave hospitality to the wounded. Castles would conventionally have walls and moats for leverage. These buildings were made out of wood so throwing some fire would definitely take them down as the opponent. Before anybody can get there, Guard towers were available as lookouts and for keeping storage of all the weapons needed. It is especially useful to bow down enemies from there and use the place as a defense. The word Tower defense is very common and has been used to describe these scenarios. Since there is a progression from these outside sections until you reach to the big castles and reinforcements will be flooding in to try and win the battle in a territorial level Once there are Gates to withhold enemies from entering the path towards the heart of the city and usually there are guards keeping the place safe and does play a keep away game before they get really damaged. At this …show more content…
Now it begun to be a bit more peaceful, there are no factions trying to kill each other and they have an army and a navy that is merely for self defense, having unity with everyone. The Meiji Restoration had things change and go to power of the new ruler, at that point Samurai pretty much died out in the 1860’s. Similar to the United States they also strived for industrialization. The city of Kyoto was not the head of the country as it was moved to Tokyo, where everything is at. When dying out they were being beat in many ways with the introduction to high powered rifles and explosives. Jujitsu and Kendo are available as keeping a part of the Samurai culture and style. While it is much different than before you can still see that they are more disciplined and still have some teachings over there that carry over and it is not the same like in the United States. Days are dedicated to such times to never forget all those men who were lost in battle. To have them evolve in a good way. Their war was their culture. It may be different in the world today but many are ready to serve the country even if it is not sword to sword like how it was. These men always felt that they were going the way of the