Tokugawa shogunate

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his reign. This period commenced with the collapse of the Tokugawa Shogunate and led to Japan’s transformation from a feudal nation into a modern industrial state. Japan emerged from the Meiji Period with a parliamentary form of government and as a world power through military expansion abroad. The Meiji regime first began as an alliance between Satsuma and Choshu, the two domains responsible for the overthrowing of the Tokugawa Shogunate, with support from Tosa and Hizen domains as well.…

circulate material culture; however, Vaporis stated the “shogunate sold the gifts bequeathed by the daimyo and others to merchant agents who specialized in these goods.” While this illustrated the extent to which gift giving could spread material culture, Vaporis failed to examine how gift giving impacted the lower social classes. Could commoners or peasants afford to purchase a merchant’s specialized or rare goods received from the Shogunate or other daimyo and how would those goods be…

respect. The Tale of Heike is one of the greatest Japanese folklore that lived on through both written documents and word of mouth. It is not surprising that this tale hold many gems for the Japanese people to learn from. The rise and evolution of Tokugawa era all started from the Tale of…

The Ashikaga shogunate moved the capital back to Kyôto, but was not able to assert as much control over the various provinces as the Kamakura government had. In the surrounding countryside, daimyô (provincial barons) ruled the people, and often fought against one other…

The Tokugawa dynasty issued policies and reigned in a manner so as to create a new and more powerful kind of government than had been seen in the past. They built their superstructure of power on twin cornerstones- unassailable armed strength and unquestioned monopoly over the office of the shogun. However, their power was revolved around the shogun’s own lands, which could be considered as a super-daimyo domain. The shogun ruled some important ports and cities like Edo, Kyoto, Osaka and…

Regions of the world that are far superior (politically, economically, socially and technologically-standing) tend to see drastic changes in their labor systems, and continuities in languages and sometimes culture. However, regions that are controlled by those superior nations tend to be easily influenced by unfair labor systems. For starters, China was once on par with Western Europe, but, when the Industrial Revolution occurred, they were left in the dust in the ways of industrializing. Japan,…

Many people all around the world put their faith into some sort of religion. What practices they choose to participate in or their government tells them to participate in is based on their influences and background. Looking at the Chinese, Japanese, and Indian states one would come to the conclusion that all states participate in different forms of religion. Their religion is based off of certain elements such as their religious policy, the level of control each leader puts forth in effort to…

First, in 1587, Toyotomi Hideyoshi publicized his desire to ban Catholicism in Japan, which was put into effect by Tokugawa shogunate, the feudal Japanese military government, in 1614. Toyotomi Hideyoshi assumed power following the previous leader Oda Nobunaga and worked towards the goal of unifying Japan. Hideyoshi saw the Catholic Church in Japan as “not only a religion…

The word Noh means skill, craft, or the talent particularly in the field of performing arts in this context. The word Noh may be used alone or with gaku (fun, music) to form the word nōgaku. Noh is a classical tradition that is highly valued by many today. When used alone, Noh refers to the historical genre of theatre originated from sarugaku in the mid 14th century and continues to be performed today.[4] Noh and kyōgen "originated in the 8th century when the sangaku was transmitted from China…