Japan

1
3.3

• Japans Isolation

2
Shoguns take power

• Civil war in Japan removes a central power and
  distributes it to shoguns or military leaders
• Daimyo rule under the guide of the shogun
• Daimyo local warlords offer protection for
  loyalty of citizens
• Oda Nobunaga a strong daimyo who tries to unify
  Japan
• Commits seppuku when betrayed by one of his
  generals

3
Tokugawa Shogunate

• Tokugawa Ieyasu a strong daimyo
• Tokugawa unifies Japan all daimyo follow him
  becomes Shogun after unification
• Moves capital to Edo (present day Tokyo)
• To keep power Tokugawa requires local leaders
  families to spend each other year in the capital
• When returning home, families required to remain
  in Edo
• What is the impact of this?
• Tokugawa uses families as hostages to control
  leaders

4
Tokugawa Shogunate

• Society thrives under Tokugawa rule
• Emperors are only figureheads
• Shogun are true rulers
• Due to high taxes, many farmers move to cities
• Culture thrives in Japan
• Haiku poems popular
• Kabuki theater thrives

5
Cultural Blending

• Japan initially welcomes foreigners
• Portugal becomes major trade partner
• European weapons become popular with daimyo
• Cannon and guns help daimyo in battle
• Leads to building of castles
• Castles attract merchants, artists, etc. which
  lead to city growth

6
Cultural Blending

• Christian missionaries come to Japan
• Initially welcomed by Japanese because associated
  with weapons (both are foreign)
• Many Japanese convert to Christianity
• This upsets Tokugawa
• Bans Christianity in Japan
• Riot leads to Christian persecution elmination
• Because many of the rioters were Christian it was
  assumed that Christianity was the reason for the
  riot

7
Japanese Isolation

• Persecution of Christians was to control foreign
  ideas
• European values clashed with Japanese values
• Japan closes its borders to foreign traders
• Only one port open to foreign trade
• Only Dutch and Chinese allowed to trade with
  Japan
• Japanese citizens forbidden to leave country