Edo period

Japan, a higher class of Japanese people began to gain power. These people were samurai. This is when ninjas were most active as they were fighting samurai oppression. Ninjas remained a prominent part of life until the beginning of the Edo Period in Japan. This period began around 1603 and ended in 1868. (“Kids Web Japan” np) In short, both China and Japan play huge roles in the history of the…

The autobiography, Musui’s Story, depicts the life of Katsu Kokichi, a samurai who lived during the Tokugawa period of Japan. Katsu Kokichi was a masterless samurai who never held public office, due, in large part, to the trouble he often found himself in throughout his youth. As he grows older, however, he reflects on his youth and attempts to change his life for the better. He becomes a person others can count on and he uses his familial connections to aid others in his community. Despite his…

ANALYSIS These movies provided us with a clear fundamental message of fatherhood and the challenges that a father figure has to face in this world. From the beginning of time, no matter what your beliefs are regarding history, the male father figure has always displayed a trait of a "Provider" and "Protector". If we look at the history from a biblical perspective, we see the Prophets and the Messenger of God as a leading father figure in most biblical events. From the story of Abraham (Hazrat…

However by 1914, Japan had grown to be an imperial power itself following various strategies of the western powers after they themselves had been a colony of a European state. After a period of isolation before the onset of the Meiji restoration and the strong emergence as an imperial power one must examine all the characteristics and strategies that Japan had possessed by 1914 to gain imperial power like that of a north Atlantic power. One strategy that served to be important in Japan’s rise…

Actually, Sushi started just outside of Japan in Southeast Asia, said to be by the Mekong River and later spread into China and Japan. The modern-day concept of Sushi was invented by Hanaya Yohei in Japan. That was in the mid 1800’s during the Edo period. Sushi is said to have started in the 4th century. Before that it was known as an ancient Japanese wives’ tale “an elderly woman began hiding her pots of rice in osprey nests, fearing that thieves would steal them. Over time, she collected her…

day. The thing that really upset him a lot and caused him much grief was the passing of his dad. Whenever, he was in the airport coming to the United States he told his dad goodbye and that he would see him soon and his dad replied to him and said “Edo, you won’t see me again.” They both started to break down and cry and for him that was a memory that he’ll never forgot. His dad was hard on him, and showed him tough love. So to see his dad break down and cry right there was something that…

From ancient Rome to Edo Japan, people have literally died to be beautiful, but how and why people indulge the dangerous desires for beauty at any cost has always been informed by particular historical circumstances. While at first glance, the consumption of risky cosmetics…

Coming of age is a very special time in all countries. First hearing the phrase many people may not be to sure what coming of age day is, originally I had thought of it to be perhaps a holiday, or maybe a special event, and to an extent it is both of these things. Coming of age, is a time in one's life when they are considered to be an adult in their particular culture or community. This time is celebrated very differently in all cultures, religions, and even provinces. Coming of age is a major…

United States.” Superior in tactics, ability, and in unity. This superior ideal Japan had in mind for its citizens can be explored in the animated film Momotaro’s Sea Eagles. Momotaro, is a popular hero of Japanese folklore dating as back to the Edo period. The Momotaro’s Sea Eagles, is, “[a] mix [of] cute animal characters with images of aerial warfare to represent the Japanese as all-powerful conquerors” (Zipes). More specifically, the film is a dramatization of the attack on Pearl…

imprints on almost everything Japanese. However, modern Japanese perceptions of their beloved samurai were not always what the samurai were, nor were their core values always the defining vocal point of all Japanese culture. During the early medieval period, samurai were a unique…