Tokugawa Ieyasu

The Tokugawa Shogunate was a period when peace reigned throughout Japan and the Daimyo were able to be brought under control. This period was called the Tokugawa period also known as the Edo period. This was also a period when Japan was cut off from the rest of the world. The daimyo were one of the great lords of Japan (shogun above them) who had many samurais under their control. Oda Nobunaga, a Japanese warrior and government official, decided in 1568 to conquer the daimyo and gain control…

In 1603, the Tokugawa shoguns seized control in Japan and shut it to outsiders. For over 200 years, Japan was detached from different countries. After some time, distress developed among numerous Japanese as they suffered money related hardship and absence of political influence. The legislature reacted by attempting to resuscitate old ways, stressing cultivating over business. These attempts had little achievement, and the shoguns' power became weak. At that point, in 1853, an armada of very…

Japanese Edo Period Art The Edo period had a lot of importance & impact on Japan as it helped flourish its culture by cutting off the west and isolating itself, with the help of many Schools of Japan learning new techniques in art which would become the norm for today. A lot of the impact was on the social classes, as artists started to become noticed, and recognised for the art they created. The points to discuss will be on ‘who’ to talk about. First, I’ll look at Hoitsu & Buncho from Edo as…

consequences that came with it. There were five different stories about five different women and most of them ended up tragically. During the Tokugawa period (1603-1868) it was tough with the hierarchical order. Death was upon many of those who dare to sleep with the daughters of masters, commit adultery, kidnap, and even embezzle. During the Tokugawa period, there was social order, which was based on positions that was inherited, there was no legal rights to individuals, and family rank and…

Japan’s Educational System: An Admirable Method Most people would agree that the country of Japan is a world superpower that holds plenty of influence over much of the present world. Of course, the island country did not suddenly hold as much power as it currently does in a single day, nor did it have a lack of struggle to get to its current position. Japan has a long history that leads up to its current events, and a major portion of that history has contributed to the country’s current record…

Fukuzawa Yukichi was a lower station samurai from Nakatsu, Japan. He wanted to rise vertically on the class rank ladder, which was seemingly impossible in Japan. He thought that Japan was stuck in it’s traditional roots. During the time period western countries and the rest of the world were passing Japan by with new innovations and knowledge. The solution he proposed to solve this issue was education on Western society to create a national independence through personal independence for Japan…

classes consisting of Samurai, Farmer, Artisan and Merchant. There was the ideal version of social organization that we preferred by the Tokugawa Government however this format did not really match the reality of Edo period life. In the article, Tokugawa Period/Edo Period: Economy and Society, it says that, “the merchant class, officially at the bottom of the Tokugawa social structure, benefited greatly from the period’s economic growth and… the merchant class created a new style of life and…

battles, wars, invasions and other disastrous occurrences took place. Once political power was unified under the Tokugawa Shogunate, this period came to an end. From the Sengoku period until the Tokugawa Shogunate, a highly successful reunification of the country of Japan occurred, with the help of three warlords, the three unifiers; Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Although these three men had different ways of thinking (source A), the peace that they created resulted in…

Miyamoto Musashi lived during the Edo period also known as the Tokugawa period which lasted for about 265 years, from AD 1603-1868. During this period, a samurai named Tokugawa Ieyasu was the shogun of Japan which was a political leader that was second in command after the emperor. About 3 years before this period on the 24th of October 1600 there was a great battle called the battle of Sekigahara which was a war between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi (the pervious shogun who had passed…

The three great unifiers of Japan are Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. They all each have distinctly different personalities but they worked perfectly together to unify Japan. Oda Nobunaga is the first of the unifiers. He was known as a violent and impatient leader, but he was also bold, ambitious, and brilliant…