TOKUGAWA JAPAN

READING QUIZ

• The Way of the Samurai

• Discussion and reading quiz

A. POLITICAL CONSOLIDATION OF JAPAN

12th-16th C, Shogun (military government) ruled through system of retainers

Powerful states emerged to unify land

Tokugawa Ieyasu (1603-1605) military regime ruled until 1867

Shoguns control daimyo (great names) territorial lords, from Edo (Tokyo)

1630s Restrictions on relations with other lands

Daimyo (Great Lords) Shoguns ended conflict, produced economic growth, demographic expansion

B. FOREIGN RELATIONS

• From Edo, Tokugawa restricted relations with foreigners Geography?• Jesuits arrive

1549

Portuguese arrive In Nagasaki 1640

C. CULTURE UNDER THE TOKUGAWA

• B. Film Clip and Discussion:• “Japan: Memories of a Secret Empire”

• What features of Japanese society and culture does this film clip show?• Chinese influences?

SOCIETY, LIFE AND CULTURE IN TOKUGAWA JAPAN

• 1600 to 1700 agricultural production doubled • Rapid growth: in 17th C, population rose by 1/3

to 29 million• Social change: Tokugawa peace undermined

position ruling class (WHY)?• Merchants became wealthy and prominent• Chinese influence continued through Tokugawa

era• Japanese as superior to all other people

HISTORICAL SOURCES

• Yamaga Soko, “the Way of the Samurai”

TOKUGAWA CULTURE

• Centers of Tokugawa urban culture “floating worlds” Ukiyo

ORIGAMI

• Origami “Crane”

CONCLUSIONS: JAPANESE AND CHINESE CULTURE

• Both China and Japan continued their own affairs, avoided much of turmoil Americas and

Africa• After driving out the Mongols, Ming built powerful

central state• Ming and Qing: political stability, • Tokugawa political order to Japan• Tokugawa era similar to Ming and Qing eras in

China: How?• Controlled access to outside, but vibrant economy

led to cultural changes