Tokugawa shogunate

economic and political standpoints. Many industrial structures were destroyed, innocent people were killed, and wounded. Consequence, Japan suffered in decades of civil war which derailed the country in the worse conditions. Fortunately, the Tokugawa shogunate government was able to end the civil war by implemented difference political policies (CIA, 2016). Additionally, this government provided and developed Japan in better conditions by signing the Treaty of Kangawa with the US in 1854…

Modern History Assessment Term 2: Jack North Source A gives a useful insight into the roles and influences of western nations with respect to Japan, elucidating the instrumental nature of the foreign: ubiquitous in the Meiji Restoration. Spanning the wake of this epoch, defined by the probing bows of the “black ships”, through to fin de siecle occurrences, foreign power attested as vital in the shaping of a contemporary nation. When regarding…

East Asia saw significant changes and continuities with regard to attitudes of acceptance and rejection towards Western ideas from 1815 C.E. to 1939 C.E. From 1815 C.E. to 1939 C.E., China and Japan recognized that they needed to westernize in order to fend off Western powers. However, by 1939 C.E., the nature of the Western ideas adopted in Japan shifted. Throughout this period, China peoples remained aggressive in their attempts to reject most Western ideas. However, by 1939 C.E., the Chinese…

lifestyle of the Japanese. The various exposure to the various belief systems and traditions caused certain Japanese to convert their Buddhist beliefs into Christian ones. Only in 1587 was Toyotomi Hideyoshi able to unify Japan, with the help of the Tokugawa Shogunate. One of the edicts of Hideyoshi stated, “The [missionaries] approach people in provinces and districts to make their followers, and let them destroy shrines and temples. This is unheard of outrage…” (Document 2 | Source: Excerpts…

Japanese Difference: Te Rise of a New East Asian Power- Japan could relate to China and the Ottoman Empire in the fact that they were both challenged by the West but Japan came out of it a stronger nation A. The Tokugawa Background 1. Japan was previously governed by a shogun from Tokugawa line whose main job was to prevent the return of a civil war between…

Q) How did technological advancements or limitations of this person’s age shape his or her ideas? During the age in which Musashi was practicing his unique fighting style the way of the samurai martial art was very developed. Many trained with bow, spear, or staff but it was the sword that was their soul. Even though gunpowder was in in limited use Musashi focuses more on the soul of the samurai, the sword. His technique of using two swords, a long sword in the right and a short in the left,…

Caleb Hubble HS 105 D Loyola University Maryland Professor Diehl 2/6/2015 A Change of Heart Natsume Soseki's 1914 novel Kokoro is an extremely layered novel. While on the surface level, Kokoro is about complicated interpersonal relationships, a closer reading of it reveals some startling and widely apt symbolism. Kokoro isn't just focused on using deep human relationships as metaphors though, the novel retains an incredible humanity. The characters and relationships in the novel are both…

Introduction Commonly called, “The Heart of Japan” Kyoto was the center of Japan’s culture, literature, Japanese Imperial Court, and arts during it’s hayday. Looking at Japan’s long history, it was first introduced 1200 years ago as Japan’s capital during the Heian Period (794 to 1185 C.E.) as Heian-kyō meaning, "tranquility and peace capital.” The four centuries of the Heian Golden Age changed the course of Japan’s history because of the emergence of the intertwining elements such as…

They both had prior experience of imitation. Japan had copied from China and Russia from Byzantium and the Mongols. They knew that learning from the West could be profitable and wouldn’t destroy their native cultures. In Japan, the Emperor Meiji sent out samurai to parts of the West to pick up ideas. Western style clothing such as ties, pants, and loafers replaced traditional samurai outfitting. Western hygiene including toothbrushes, vaccines and patent medicines were introduced and…

harnessing of gunpowder, in order to gain an advantage over other states. The development of these technologies was less useful for countries such as China, who fought nomads, or for Japan who experienced a period of peace after unification under Tokugawa Shogunate. The superior firepower of guns, armour and steel swords and lances provided a technological advantage that was used in conquering the Incas in America, with their softer bronze weapons and padded armour. However, superior arms was…