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The Edo period (江戸時代, Edo jidai), also known as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代, Tokugawa jidai), is the period between 1603 and 1868 [1] in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo.
Edo period, 1798. The Edo period was a time of cultural flourishing, as the merchant classes grew in wealth and began spending their income on cultural and social pursuits. [140] [141] Members of the merchant class who patronized culture and entertainment were said to live hedonistic lives, which came to be called the ukiyo ("floating world ...
The Goseibai Shikimoku code accepted and used until the Edo period, marking militarization of legal system 1274: 1st Mongol invasion in Japan repulsed in the Battle of Bun'ei: 1281: 2nd Mongol invasion in Japan repulsed in the Battle of Kōan: 1293: 27 May: The deadly 1293 Kamakura earthquake, followed by government in-fighting, struck Japan.
Edo grew to become one of the largest cities in the world under the Tokugawa. After the Meiji Restoration in 1868 the Meiji government renamed Edo to Tokyo (東 京, "Eastern Capital") and relocated the Emperor from the historic capital of Kyoto to the city. The era of Tokugawa rule in Japan from 1603 to 1868 is known as the Edo period.
This category represents Japanese texts written in the Edo period (1603-1867). It marks the end of what is known as "classical literature". It marks the end of what is known as "classical literature".
Pages in category "Japanese writers of the Edo period" The following 104 pages are in this category, out of 104 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The cultural developments of the times, including kabuki, bunraku, and ukiyo-e, and practices like sankin kōtai and pilgrimages to the Ise Shrine, feature in many works set in Edo Japan. Many popular works written during or following the Edo period were also set during the same period. Kabuki plays in contemporary settings were known as sewamono.
It was the third of a series issued by Tokugawa Iemitsu, [citation needed] shōgun of Japan from 1623 to 1651. The Edict of 1635 is considered a prime example of the Japanese desire for seclusion. The Edict of 1635 was written to the two commissioners of Nagasaki, a port city located in southwestern Japan.