『 Difference And Similarity In Culture ~Edo and Meiji‚ in terms of cultural history~ 』 Do you like your own culture? People often say “culture is a symbol of our country.” I agree with this opinion‚ for I think culture helps the people learning about foreign country to understand what the country is. Then‚ how has our own culture been formed? Needless to say‚ culture has the long-term history‚ which gives the office to us to understand how it was formed. Today‚ I plan to talk about Japanese
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HIdeyoshi died‚ did not respect Hideyori (Hideyoshi’s successor) cause he wanted to be the absolute ruler of Japan 1571- Ieyasu joined forces with fearless warlord Oda Nobunaga and expanded his territory. Ieyasu moved headquarters and the capital to edo Careful and bold‚ had good timing‚ right times @ right places > switched alliances when he would benefit from it (hojo clan to Hideyoshis army – destroyed hojo then ieyasu took land) – in an era of violence‚ betrayal and sudden death‚ not well liked
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The Tokugawa shogunate‚ also known as the Tokugawa bakufu‚ and the Edo bakufu was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city of Edo‚ now Tokyo. The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from Edo Castle from 1603 until 1868‚ when it was abolished during the Meiji Restoration. Before the Tokugawa period there were additional movements amongst these classes‚ but the Tokugawa
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During Edo era the society was rigidly divided into classes based upon Confucian values. At the very top was placed the emperor‚ considered a heir of the god Amaterasu‚ next under him was placed the sogun‚ the actual leader‚ which was invested by the emperor to protect Japan‚ he was followed by daymio and samurai‚ military figures that were placed in charge of administering the country‚ followed by farmers and artisans. Merchants‚ accumulated great wealth in cities like Edo‚ Osaka‚ and Kyoto. In
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just a symbol. | Sankin Kotai (alternate attendance) | A system started in 1635 that forced all daimyao to travel and stay in Edo for a term‚ where they would then leave their wife and children before returning to their land. | In doing this the Shogun ensured the subservience of the Daimyao. This system opened up a lot of commerce in both the traveling route and in Edo. It was an effective use of political control because it created a “hostage” situation with the families of the Daimyaos ensuring
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Japan use a currency to trade and keep things organized in their economy? How did they keep everyone social in Japan while being isolated? This essay is about then Japan (Edo) compared to current Japan (Tokyo) and will be answering all question you might have about Japan economically‚ socially‚ and politically . Back in the Edo period Japan‚ Japan had strict trading policy‚ this means the trading circle
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(2) ‘The politics of money-making’ With the economic situation that existed between ‘the samurai and the ordinary people’ in Kumamoto‚ as stated in the section on ‘the politics of thrift’‚ how should ‘the road of finance’ that the han government adopted be assessed? Yokoi spoke about the ideal way of finance in The Book of Rites‚ which was based on the principle that ‘is calculated beforehand according to a long-term viewpoint‚ and as a result‚ expenses are scheduled’ (Nippon Shiseki Kyokai [1977a]
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The Appleton Museum of Art Central Florida College April 6‚ 2012 The Appleton Museum is undeniably a treasured gem to the Central Florida area. Many residents to the region are unaware of the history located right in their backyards. I’ve lived in the area my entire life and never had any knowledge of this incredible gallery. When I caught wind of the assignment‚ my initial thought was that I was going to have to go visit an old‚ beat up building that displays some prints that great artists
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well-known landmarks. Ukiyo-e was first produced in the seventeenth century and showed scenes and characters from the entertainment districts of modern Tokyo‚ Edo. The thought that each moment in life should be enjoyed helped influenced these works of art. Ando Hiroshige‚ one of the leading ukiyo-e landscapes artists of the late Edo period created a woodblock print called Evening Shower at Atake which Vincent van Gogh later imitated. Hiroshige’s
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#1. The Emperor’s Decree to the Outer Barbarians and Letter to the English Ruler are both sent from Qing Dynasty to Great Britain. The emperor’s Decree to the Outer Barbarians was written to Britain during the flourishing period of Qing Dynasty. The emperor sent a decree to Britain as a respond to requests of Britain on trade regulations. On contrary‚ Letter to the English Ruler‚ written before Opium War occurs‚ includes “warnings” of Qing Dynasty to Britain to no longer harm their people with
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