Western ideals began to influence the way Japanese people saw themselves. Many did not believe a nation-state could be consolidated under the Tokugawa regime‚ and should therefore reform the government and the nation according to Western ideology. This is perhaps best exemplified in the Meiji Restoration‚ which began as a way to not only reform the old Tokugawa way of life‚ but to also transform Japan into a nation that could stand on equal grounds with the West. Thus‚ following in their footsteps‚
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joi‚ “revere the emperor‚ expel the barbarians.” As a result of Perry’s arrival‚ Japan was headed in a new direction despite political turmoil and national disorganization. The Choshu and Satsuma daimyo (a feudal lord)allied together to remove the Tokugawa shogunate (the government of a shogun‚ who is a dictator ruler over daimyo) and instead restored power to the imperial emperor Meiji‚ thus this time period in Japan is known as the Meiji Restoration. The Meiji government discovered that if Japan
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Fieldwork assignment #2: Museum Ethnography I have always been interested in Japanese culture and traditions‚ so for my museum ethnography assignment I visited the American Museum of Natural History‚ where I chose the Stout Hall of Asian Peoples for further analyzing. Japanese culture is a very unique one‚ which differs from others; anthropologists refer to it as “a style”. There are a lot of interesting exhibits in the wing I chose; they all have different stories to tell. It was impossible to
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numerous parts‚ the eras are as following: Ancient Japan (-300 to 538)‚ Classical Japan (538-1185)‚ Feudal Japan (1185-1868)‚ the Tokugawa Period (1603-1868)‚ the Empire of Japan (1868-1945) and finally Post War Japan (1945-present). I will be focusing more on the Tokugawa Period or commonly known as the Edo period‚ one of the most influential time for Japan. Under the Tokugawa Shogunate‚ shoguns being military dictators picked by the Emperor to be the rulers‚ Japan was at the
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The Japanese Edo period is the time between 1603 and 1868 when ancient Japan was under the leadership of Tokugawa Shogunate. The period was marked with strict social order. One of the notable strict orders during this period was the rules that guided the marriage of women. There was a marriage between the higher authorities and the one among the common members of the society. The rich and high class were known as samurai‚ and a clear distinction of rules regarding marriage existed between them The
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Restoration Meiji Restoration‚ in Japanese history‚ the political revolution that brought about the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and returned control of the country to direct imperial rule under the emperor Meiji‚ beginning an era of major political‚ economic‚ and social change known as the Meiji period. This revolution brought about the modernization and Westernization of Japan. In 1868 the Tokugawa shôgun great general‚ who ruled Japan in the feudal period‚ lost his power and the emperor was restored
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CHAPTER 21 SHADOWS OVER THE PACIFIC: EAST ASIA UNDER CHALLENGE ____________________________________________ CHAPTER OUTLINE I. The Decline of the Manchus A. Opium and Rebellion 1. In 1800‚ the Qing dynasty was at the height of its power a. Peace‚ prosperity‚ secure borders‚ cultural accomplishments b. But peasant unrest‚ corruption‚ royal incompetence c. Population growth‚ to 400 million by 1900 2. West/Britain frustrated with limitations on trade a. British
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Industrial Revolution [pic] In the 1700s‚ the world was on the verge of a great change – the industrial revolution. By the end of the eighteenth century‚ the industrial revolution was well under way in England and would spread to the rest of Europe‚ the United States‚ and Japan during the next hundred years. Before the industrial revolution‚ Europe and the rest of the world were rural societies. Over three quarters of the population lived on farms‚ and in the busiest of countries only
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less successful‚ especially in winning a small number of converts in the elite scholar-gentry. Japan also isolated themselves and stayed isolated. The Christian missionaries that came were constantly persecuted by Hideyoshi and continued by his son Ieyasu. Any European missionaries on the island were asked to leave; those who hid were hunted down and killed or driven out. Any converts had to give up the Christian faith or be killed. The Europeans’ were interested in China’s products and only offered
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The word Noh means skill‚ craft‚ or the talent particularly in the field of performing arts in this context. The word Noh may be used alone or with gaku (fun‚ music) to form the word nōgaku. (Bowers) Noh is a classical tradition that is highly valued by many today. When used alone‚ Noh refers to the historical genre of theatre originated from sarugaku in the mid-14th century and continues to be performed today. Noh and kyōgen originated in the 8th century when the Sangaku was spread from China to
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