Shogun

C. What geography challenges have the Japanese faced? How was Japan’s development influenced by its landforms and its climate, and how did nature inspire the Shinto religion in Japan? Also, how was Japanese culture influenced by its closeness to China and Korea? Give examples of how Japan adapted their influences. What challenges has Japan faced? However, one important question would be, how was Japan influenced by China? This essay will be explaining how Japan was influenced by China and…

A Comparison of Japanese and European Feudalism Feudalism is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “the system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the 9th to about the 15th centuries having as its basis the relation of lord to vassal with all land held in fee and as chief characteristics homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship, and forfeiture.” Feudalism dictated much of the Medieval era in Europe, but lasted much longer, and more successful, in Japan,…

Ninja and samurai have a few common similarities, but a lot more differences between each other and often they fought each other when the ninjas were told to fight the samurais by their lord. Emperor Keiko was the first person with the title of “shogun which…

considered to be the expert on Chinese art in Japan. He was also a printmaker during the Edo period. He was born in what in now known as Tokyo in 1760. He was born to an artisan family, his father being believed to be Nakajima Ise, the mirror maker for the shogun. He may have learned some of his technique from his father, who had paintings and designs on the mirrors he made. It is believed that his mother was of lower status than his father, so she was left unknown. Hokusai, like many other…

imperialistic superpower on equal ground with others. Despite often not being the source of power the Emperor was viewed as an absolute monarch that stayed the same despite the shifts of power in the government from the Emperor ruled by the Tokugawa Shogun, Meiji by an oligarchy, Taisho by the liberal party and in Showa by Militarisms. The emperor reflected the…

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…

At this time, word of Lord Asano’s attack reached the clan castle in Ako 430 miles to the west in the early morning of March 19. He says, do you suppose the castle will be seized immediately? What will our lord’s sentence be? Here in Ako, we can’t know what is happening.” Then there is a discussion by two men on the events at the castle, they appear to be in one’s house. They say it is a pity that Lord Asano failed in his attempt on the attack on Lord Kiro. They are now wondering what will…

this book because 1) It has big words and words in another language that little kids wouldn’t understand; they also wouldn’t understand why some of the people in the book do the things that they do like when Yabuta told Ponzu to rebel against the shogun and stuff like that. 2) This book’s theme, at least what I think is the theme, is sometimes you need people to help you find who you are and teenagers and adults sometimes get “lost” and need other people to help…

the problems they ignored them either way. As a result of this, it caused Japan to isolate itself from the world in order to continue its customs. An example of this comes from the Closed country Edict of 1635, (issued by Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun, to two commissioners of Nagasaki) that say, “If there are any Southern Barbarians who propagate the teachings of padres… they may be incarcerated…” This rule shows how Japan stood up to European Exploration because of how it was damaging their…

The story of The Love Suicides at Amijama is between the love of Koharu and Jihei. Throughout the three acts of the story, they are faced with conflicting odds from their peers and society. Despite all the hate, they were both finally able to express their love for each other, but at what cost? In this paper, I will be analyzing the relationship of Koharu and Jihei. Specifically, I will be demonstrating instances of when the emotion of love is repressed, it not only affects Koharu and Jihei but…