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History of Japan Ancient mythology holds that Japan’s history is tied to the sun goddess‚ called Amterasu. Legend has it that Amaterasu sent one of her descendants to unify people on the island of Kyushu. At the core of this unification was Shintoism a religion that is native to Japan. In the 6th century Buddhism‚ was introduced to Japan by the virtue of China and Korea. In the early 7th century Prince Regent Shotku‚ an adherent of Buddhism and a highly regarded figure to this day in Japan
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Japan achieved sustained growth in per capita income between the 1880s and 1970 through industrialization. Moving along an income growth trajectory through expansion of manufacturing is hardly unique. Indeed Western Europe‚ Canada‚ Australia and the United States all attained high levels of income per capita by shifting from agrarian-based production to manufacturing and technologically sophisticated service sector activity. Still‚ there are four distinctive features of Japan ’s development through
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it was Ni-jo-jo castle. Nijo castle is the flatland castle in Kyoto‚ Japan. According to the history‚ Tokugawa clan built the Nijo Castle. In the past‚ some castles were damaged and they were rebuilt to keep the palaces old and traditional. On the present‚ we went inside the palace full of the beautiful artworks and realistic figures wearing old Japanese clothes. I was amazed that Tokugawa worked so hard to build beautiful artworks. Also‚ they built a nightingale floors that gives the squeak
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Rule” served as the figurehead to the Meiji Oligarchy‚ a privileged ruling class clique formed by powerful Samurai‚ which reformed and revolutionised Japan‚ transforming it into a world power within half a century. The Meiji Oligarchy succeeded the Tokugawa Shogunate‚ a feudal military dictatorship which had ruled Japan for 256 years. The Meiji leadership revolutionised Japan in response to the “Opening of Japan”‚ the arrival of the Black Ships‚ lead by Commodore Mathew Perry of the United States Navy
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work system‚ etc. Japan is closed for too long time. After saw all those achievements from Industry Revolution by Japanese’s own eyes‚ they found the distance between themselves and advanced western countries. All those new things cause the fail of Tokugawa Bakufu. Meiji Restoration started. Government during Meiji Restoration: In April 6 1868‚ the Oath in Five Articles was published and became the basic guiding principle of the government. Meiji period began. The new government of Japan
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of new generation. Being regarded as one of the great founders of modern Japan from the nineteenth century‚ Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese author‚ teacher‚ a translator of Western thoughts and customs‚ and broke the restrictive bonds of the Tokugawa samurai system. He was the founder of Keio-Gijuku University. Fukuzawa was an early Japanese civil rights activist. His thoughts about government and social institutions made a
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and ideals from the west flooded in. These ideas opened minds to different ways of thought. The reason the Meiji restoration took place is due to the western powers and cultural and political turmoil. When the “black ships” arrived in Japan‚ the Tokugawa shōgun realized that they were technologically outclassed by the western nations‚ he agreed to treaties that put the west at an advantage‚ and Japan at a disadvantage. Many leaders were angered by these treaties and feared that Japan would share
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1450–1750: 22% of the AP Exam Overall Changes 1) The world became truly global - the western hemisphere came into continued contact with the eastern hemisphere. Technological innovations‚ strengthened political organization‚ and economic prosperity all contributed to this change that completely altered world trade patterns. 2) Maritime trade dominated the world - Technological advancements and willingness of political leaders to invest in it meant that sea-based trade became much more important.
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[pic] Japan Geography Japan is about the same size as California. Japan is made up of many islands. The four largest islands in Japan are Honshu‚ Hokkaido‚ Kyushu‚ and Shikoku. Japan forms an arc in the Pacific Ocean. Japans total area is about 378‚000 square kilometers. About 75% of Japans land is mountains. Japans highest mountain is Mount Fuji at 3776 meters. Japan has several volcanic regions and 80 volcanoes are considered active. Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707 and is considered capable
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