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Japan Returns to Isolation

Japan Returns to Isolation. Feudal Japan. 1467—a civil war ended the old feudal system (farming estates) and central rule. 1467 to 1568, a “warring states period” Sengoku. Daimyo. Daimyo—warrior chieftains Became lords of feudal estates. Offered protection of peasants for loyalty.

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Japan Returns to Isolation

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  1. Japan Returns to Isolation

  2. Feudal Japan • 1467—a civil war ended the old feudal system (farming estates) and central rule. • 1467 to 1568, a “warring states period” • Sengoku

  3. Daimyo • Daimyo—warrior chieftains • Became lords of feudal estates. • Offered protection of peasants for loyalty. • Fought other Daimyo for land.

  4. Oda Nobunaga • Warrior; seized Kyoto in 1568. • Attempted to eliminate all of his enemies and unify Japan under one ruler. • Fails and commits a ritual suicide in 1582, when one of his generals turned on him.

  5. ToyotomiHideyoshi • Nobunaga’s best general • By 1590, controlled most of Japan • Invades Korea, but dies in 1598

  6. Tokugawa Ieyasu • 1600—completes unification of Japan • 1603—becomes sole ruler, or shogun • Moves capital to Edo, a fishing village (Tokyo)

  7. Tokugawa Ieyasu • Founded Tokugawa Shogunate (1603-1867) • controls daimyo by requiring them to spend every other year in Edo, and after returning home, leaving family behind as hostage.

  8. Himeji Castle, near Edo

  9. Life in Tokugawa Japan • Despite the wealth gap between the merchants and peasants, everyone enjoyed a flourishing culture.

  10. Societal Structure

  11. Life in Tokugawa Japan • Original Confucian values influenced ideas about society. • Ideal society depended on agriculture, not commerce. • Farmers, although considered ideal citizens, paid the most in taxes. • Abandoned farming and moved to the growing cities to find better jobs.

  12. Life in Tokugawa Japan • Traditional culture thrived: • Dramas were attended by Samurai • Haiku poetry was popular • 3 line poetry (5-7-5 syllable format) • Often about the hardships of life • Kabuki—theatre—skits using costume, dance, music, and mime about modern life

  13. Life in Tokugawa Japan • At first, the Japanese welcomed traders and missionaries from Europe. • Led by Portuguese who arrived in the region first. • Brought clocks, eyeglasses, muskets, cannons.

  14. Life in Tokugawa Japan • Missionaries’ success eventually upset Tokugawa Ieyasu because it conflicted with theirs (Buddhism). • Led to the persecution of Christians after an uprising in 1637 against the Shogunate.

  15. Japan in Isolation • By 1639, Japan adopts a “closed country policy.” • Only Nagasaki remained open for foreign trade. • Dutch and Chinese were trading partners (Spanish and Portuguese were kicked out of the region). • Isolation lasted for 200 years. • Shogun prevented anyone from leaving the country. • Wanted to limit foreign cultural influence.

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