Ideas, religions, and material goods traveled between Japan and the rest of Asia, especially China, but the exchange rate was relatively limited. In no time, Chinese things were all the rage. By the early seventh century, the Chinese influence increased yet again. Prince Shotoku borrowed bureaucratic and legal reforms which were modeled after the T’ang Dynasty. In the eighth century, when the Japanese built their new capital they modeled it after the T’ang capital. You should keep in mind that Japan reject two major ideas from the Chinese; Confucianism and Civil Service Exam.
Both these systems held education in high esteem. In Japan, education wasn’t nearly important as birth. The noble class were hereditary, not earned. Aristocracy remained
Both these systems held education in high esteem. In Japan, education wasn’t nearly important as birth. The noble class were hereditary, not earned. Aristocracy remained