Tokugawa shogunate

An easy explanation of the actions of the loyal 47 retainers in the Chushingura would be chuushin gishi. The definition given for chuushin gishi in the class materials was, “the loyal and righteous knight” who sacrifices all, including his life, for loyalty. According the slides, this sacrifice will make them worthy of being “worshipped posthumously”. This goal of the 47 retainers for their master, and themselves, drives them. While the Confucian ideology can be found throughout the…

This quality continued to be recognized through the ages. The Mikatsuki at some point landed in the hands of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s wife Nene who bequeathed it to Tokugawa Hidetada while on her deathbed in 1624. The blade remained in the hands of the Tokugawa dynasty as an heirloom until World War II, after which it eventually became known as a National Treasure of Japan. In spite of its recent storage as an heirloom and a National Treasure, the Mikatsuki has…

Zoughari, Kacem. The Ninja: Ancient Shadow Warriors of Japan (The Secret History of Ninjutsu). 1 ed., Vermont, Tuttle Publishing, 2013, pp. 28-88. The Ninja: Ancient Shadow Warriors of Japan (The Secret History of Ninjutsu), is a book about the art of ninjitsu, including its various forms, how it is practiced and the history of ninjitsu. However, for doing research on historical ninja, its second and third chapters, “The Public Record of Ninjitsu”, and “The Private History of Ninjitsu,” proved…

The Yakuzas, a criminal underground organization that lurks within the shadows of Japan, featured a various amounts of innovative tactics, unlawful activities and strategic formation. These gruesome barbaric acts that highly benefited the organizations, was insured by the “Oyabun”. The term, Oyabun, means boss. (It’s the highest role and figure in the organization.) Every “head honcho” had their differing ideologies than the previous leader of which helped the progression of the gang move…

opinions. One of the major causes commonly shared however being the rise and fall of The Tokugawa Shogunate during the period of 1603-1868 before the Meiji period. Another cause being the outside pressure from foreigners convincing Japan that they needed to modernise quickly and finally the emergence of Japanese nationalism. The first major causes that lead to the Meiji Restoration was the Tokugawa Shogunate beginning in 1603 and ending in 1868. This period being the final era of traditional…

to reunite Japan into one country. Towards the end, Tokugawa Ieyasu won the other regions and was able to reunite and stabilize the country. And founded what is known as the Tokugawa Shogunate. And because they just established the Tokugawa Shogunate, it was not stable and secure in the beginning. There were still people that did not consent to the Tokugawa rule. The Tokugawa took the fiefs resulting in the rebellion of the samurais. “The Tokugawas who destroyed their rice-bowls, privileges and…

The Japanese, life during the 12th century was like feudalism. The way of life was like chosen by the power rulers (Kings, governors), what they can do, and what they can’t. Life in Tokugawa was very peaceful but it was heavily controlled by the shogunate government. The people who had money, meaning the wealthy family’s was always looking for the land and have more, they tell people to search for them like land and etc. The taxes were very high, by the end of 12th century, there was new rural…

of 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…

Japan's Tokugawa, or Edo, period existed from 1603 to 1868, until it underwent many rapid key developments, transforming the traditional Japanese government, society, and culture into the modern Meiji Restoration of 1868. The Meiji Restoration overturned the long-reigning Tokugawa shoguns and pushed Japan into a modern era. During the Tokugawa period there were many blossoming developments that prompted the modernisation of Japan to take place such as the decline of the Bakufu (military…

marks the start of the Edo period. Japan had just ended their long tumultuous battles when Tokugawa Ieyasu won the Summer Battle of Osaka in 1615 with a decisive victory. (151) This victory affirmed the military preeminence of the Tokugawa forces and they subsequently inaugurate themselves as the “Great Public Authority” (O kogi), sealing its sovereignty over Japan. (Ikegami 151) It was essential for the Shogunate to legitimate its power in order to gain control. It restructured the social…