Shogunate Japan Changes

Changes in Shogunate Japan
During the Shogunate period (794-1867) of Japan a number of important changes took place in the areas of social structure, military and religion. Shogunate Japan was a time of war and warriors in the early 794CE till 1867CE. Japan was once joint to the main land by 2 land bridges but after the last ice age they became under water and Japan is now made up of small island is to the off scores of China towards the east. These listed changes affected and impacted Shogunate Japan and if it weren’t for these changes Shogunate Japan would not be what it was.

An important change that took place during the period of Shogunate Japan was the period of isolation. The period of isolation is a time long ago, about two hundred
In the Shogunate period in Japan, the emperors found it very difficult to control all of the country, so they introduced the samurai which is a warrior in Japan which means a man who serves nobble. At first the samurai men were only born into being a samurai and they were called the Daimyo. This changed as the daimyo gathered vassals who were not related to them by blood and then these were known as the samurai. During the Shogunate period the samurai where under the warrior code of bushido. Under this this they were required to learn seven martial arts witch were archery, spear throwing, fencing, horse riding, military strategy, use of firearm and techniques of jujutsu (a Japanese system of physical training and unarmed combat). The samurai were fourth in the social class. The samurai men were Japans protection in the Shogunate period, if there was war the samurai were out fighting to save Japan. The samurai soon came to an end when the Portuguese introduced guns into Japan. When the guns were introduced the samurai were forced to mainly use guns as they were easier to obtain and samurai earned how to use them. This new change and introduction meant that the traditional samurai skills were no longer as effective in battle and they were longer learnt our taught. After two hundred and fifty years of peace the samurai became mainly government officials. The samurai also came into debt and this
Some of these believes included Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism. Buddhism and Confucianism had a deep influence on Japans society and it also helped to change Shinto (the way of the gods) traditions. Buddhism was introduced to Japan 2500 years ago. Buddhism offers a spiritual understanding of death and the life beyond so Buddhism ceremonies were