Daimyo

The Last Samurai Review: Set in 1876, The Last Samurai is about American mercenary Nathan Algren (played by Tom Cruise) who goes to Japan to help train and modernise their army. Along the way, Algren is taken in by the very samurai rebels he had been sent to help destroy. Algren adopts traditional Japanese ways and is soon fighting alongside his former enemy against the imperial forces. The film's samurai leader Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe) and his rebellion against the Japanese government are…

Japan was governed by the Toku-gawa Shogunate, instead of the emperor who was just a figure head. The Toku-gawa Shogunate was a secular government under a shogun (Bulliet, 728). There were also daimyos, who were given control of specific areas with little intervention of the Shogunate. There were many weaknesses in early Japan history. The biggest weakness came when they were threatened from the outside (Bulliet, 728). The main reason behind this was the necessary resources required to prevent…

Swords clash and bang. The sound of war rings throughout the battlefield. Samurai and knights make this booming noise, fighting for their daimyos and lords. Thousands of miles apart, similar feudalistic societies arose, developing their own elite warrior classes. In Japan, samurai protected the peasants, their lords, and especially the Emperor. They went to war to defend the people selflessly. Knights were the Medieval warriors of Europe. These soldiers went to war on horseback and defended…

Misa Leeflang Research Notes National History Day Perry’s Expedition’s Effects on Japan ___ Thesis Perry’s Expedition’s Effects on Japan In 1853 and 1854, the encounter of Commodore Matthew Perry’s expedition to Japan forcefully opened the once isolated country to trade and diplomatic relations with western nations, rapidly modernizing Japan with the exchange of western ideas and technology. ___ Notes Introduction: Perry’s Expedition and its goals Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry landed in…

Medieval Europe vs Feudal Japan After extensive research, I conclude that I would prefer to live in Feudal Japan. There are many factors that influenced my decision - some being that people in Japan led a cleaner lifestyle, had access to advanced medicinal treatment, had a diverse range of warriors, were accepted under multiple religions, were well protected, were well-rounded, had easy movement when fighting, knew and trained in multiple fighting styles and were overall, mentally healthy. The…

“Warlords fight each other to see who can control the most territory. Warriors from other lands threaten to invade and destroy your way of life. How can men, women, and children in your region protect themselves?” Both samurai and knights were created to protect their country and people. When riots broke out or thieves came to steal a master’s belongings, the warriors would protect them. Samurai and knights fought in wars and protected their country. Critics may say that the samurai and knights…

rigid social-order system of the Tokugawa’s. With this new kind of government, any low-ranking samurai would be able to rise up through studying and be able to take control of the fresh political support system. A yearly stipend was offered to former daimyos and samurai to submit to the new government. The samurai eventually lost their class privileges when it was declared that all people were…

fracturing a megatama and dispersing the destruction spell. A real onna-bugeisha would have been troubled but would have not hesitated end their lover’s life to preserve their clan’s honor. Even Oda Nobuna wrestles with stepping down from her position of daimyo to become an anonymous wife of Yoshiharu. Samurai women of Sengoku period would not fathom leaving their high ranked positions for any reason beyond being forcefully removed from it or allowing a male heir take her…

and the Minamato Clan. After the Minamoto clan won the Gempei War(1180-1185),the Minamoto’s establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, a military dictatorship that dominated Japan from 1192 to 1333 (Gempei War). During this time samurai were to serve daimyos(great lords) the equivalent to that of a European duke. Samurai backed up the authority of the shogun giving power over the Mikado or "Emperor"(Samurai and Bushido). Samurai without a master were known as…

Our next example will take us to the Tale of Heike that happened during the Kamakura period. The Tale of Heike tells us a story about the two clans (Genji clan and Taira clan) that fight for their ideology and freedom. Two interesting characters that can be derived from this tale would be the story of Taira no Kiyomori and Minamoto Yoshitsune. Taira no Kiyomori of Taira clan is a character that is not just consequential in the Tale of Heike, but he also plays a very…