Seven Samurai

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the Western power’s influence spread throughout the world. They came into contact with many types of people, but most of these encounters didn’t end well for some of the natives. Most of the powers were land hungry and wanted to control locations for trade; Egypt and India are prime examples of this. While most of these countries came under the control of those powers, Japan was pretty much able to control who came in and out of the country and this…

industrialization proved to be quite expensive for the government; in 1880, the government decided to sell most of its industries to private investors, and later encouraged investments through subsidies and other incentives. At this point, some of the samurai and other merchants, who built these industries, established major corporate conglomerates called Zaibatsu, who controlled much of Japan’s industry. The government expanded its reach towards its people by introducing an educational system…

The samurai are some of the most well known and recognizable figures found in history. But how did they come to be and what was their life like? The samurai warriors developed from the three major clans battling for land and power in Japan. They became their own class just before the start of the 10th century and were known by two names, one of them was samurai and the other bushi. No matter what name they went by, total loyalty was given to whomever they served and in return, the samurai…

The Elephant Vanishes can be seen as a manifestation of modernization and homogenization of Japanese culture through the influence of westernization. Murakami is particularly interested in the way that the characters react towards the changing society. Throughout the collection, he writes about the consequence of westernization by exploring the seriousness of Japan as a vanishing culture. This idea is most profound in the beginning and the end story of the collection The Wind-up Bird and…

In the 17th and 19th century, Japan went through isolation within contact from the outer world. Isolation in Japan had resulted to changes because the Shoguns and Daimyos were unable to trade goods with other countries. So how did Japan influence of those in the outer world? Isolation affected Japan’s worldview because they created it themselves, and were not influenced by other countries outside of Japan. However, modernization of Japan occurred changing the country’s political,…

In Japan, Samurai were of the military elite during the medieval and early-modern period. In Japanese, they are known as bushi or buke. By the 12th century, the word samurai became synonymous with bushi. It was closely associated with the middle and upper ranks of the warrior class. Usually associated with a clan and their lord, the samurai also followed a set of rules that later came to be known as the bushidō. Although the samurai numbered less than 10% of Japan's former population, their…

are times that we follow our instincts (the gut feel) but there are times that we rationally discern and take precautionary measures to every action we make. This randomness of life is coupled with chances. The film Yojimbo started with a wandering Samurai who aimlessly wander and throws a stick in the air for direction. He took the chance to go beyond his wondering state and followed the path the stick will lead him. His fate led him to a troubled town of rival gangs where he saw war as an…

If knights and samurais engaged in battle, who would triumph? Many European and Japanese cultures are similar. They both have the same feudalism system. Feudalism is the promises of a lord and a vassel. Shoguns and knights are similar because they are the rulers and landowners. Knights and samurais are also very similar because both of them are warriors. Europe and Japan have very similar thing although they never met. Samurais are better than knights because they can move fast, have to swords,…

Question:Discuss the impact of the Tokugawa Shogunate on Japan Introduction: The Tokugawa Shogunate was the last feudal military government in Japan and ushered a new era of growth where Japan was not on the brink of civil war and was rapidly growing.There were many impacts on Japan,firstly there was great cultural growth and popularization of traditional and new cultures,from this there were also social and economic changes.These changes impacted Japan and still has effects on the modern day…

Have you ever thought if you wanted to be a knight or a samurai? Well if you are thinking about it now I am going to give you some information on both of the groups. The samurai lived in Japan and the knights lived in castles everywhere. Samurai and knights both lived in the Middle Ages and they both had different leaders that they listened to. The samurai and the knights both had their differences and similarities but, they always have good reasons for what they were doing. In this essay I will…