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Meiji Restoration. Tenpo Crisis. Oshio Heihachiro. The Arrival of the West. Commodore Matthew Perry. Unequal Treaties. Treaty of Kanagawa – 1854 Opened ports Shimoda/Hakodate to US refueling/supplying Americans install consul in Shimoda Harris Treaty - 1858 Lowered import fees
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Tenpo Crisis Oshio Heihachiro
Unequal Treaties Treaty of Kanagawa – 1854 • Opened ports Shimoda/Hakodate to US refueling/supplying • Americans install consul in Shimoda Harris Treaty - 1858 • Lowered import fees • Opened larger ports to trade/immigration • Americans accused of crimes would be tried in American courts
Reactions to Western Contact Shishi Kawakami Gensai Fukoku kyohei
Political Players Okubo Toshimichi Kido Takayoshi Saigo Takamori The Last Samurai inspiration
Cultural Changes Oiran (Courtesan,) 1876 Takahashi Yuichi
Rokumeikan vs Ryounkaku Rokumeikan – social hall built in Tokyo Ryounkaku
Japanese Industrialization Tomioka Silk Mill
Reactions to Change Kashida Toshiko
Gendering Japan Yajima Kajiko - Founder of TWRS
Religious Changes Shintoism - Worships divine Kami - Imperial family are kami - No moral code built in - Morality focused on collective, not individual - Four Affirmations 1. Tradition and Family 2. Love of Nature 3. Cleanliness 4. Matsuri – worship kami