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Sonnō jōi. Sonnō jōi ( 尊 王 攘 夷, Revere the Emperor, expel the barbarians) was a yojijukugo (four-character compound) phrase used as the rallying cry and slogan of a political movement in Japan in the 1850s and 1860s, during the Bakumatsu period. Based on Neo-Confucianism and Japanese nativism, the movement sought to overthrow the ...
Shōkasonjuku Academy (松下村塾, shōkasonjuku), is a small size academy also known as a national historic site of Japan. The location of Shōka Sonjuku is 1537-1 Chinto, Hagi city, Yamaguchi. [1] Shōka Sonjuku is inside a shrine: Shōin Jinja (also Shōin Shrine). Shōin Shrine was built for Yoshida Shōin, to memorialize the leading ...
Fukoku kyōhei. Fukoku kyōhei (富国強兵, "Enrich the Country, Strengthen the Armed Forces ") was Japan 's national slogan during the Meiji period, replacing the slogan sonnō jōi ("Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians"). It is a yojijukugo phrase, originally from the ancient Chinese historical work on the Warring States period, Zhan ...
Serizawa Kamo. Serizawa Kamo (芹沢 鴨; September 2, 1826 – October 30, 1863) was a samurai known for being the original lead commander of the Shinsengumi. He trained in and received a licence in the Shindō Munen-ryū. "Kamo" means goose or duck in Japanese which was an odd name to call oneself at the time. His full name was Serizawa Kamo ...
Saitō Hajime (1868) Sōma Kazue (1869) The Shinsengumi (新選組, "Newly Selected Corps") was a small, elite group of swordsmen that was organized by commoners and low rank samurai, commissioned by the bakufu (military government) during Japan 's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863. It was active until 1869.
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It treats Sonnō Jōi as a "philosophy", thus allowing the roots of the movement to be traced back to ancient China. In fact, Sonnō Jōi was a political movement. While it borrowed its name from (and was perhaps inspired by) the ancient Chinese zūnwáng rǎngyí, the two are completely distinct and unrelated movements.
An 1861 image expressing the Joi (攘夷, "Expel the Barbarians") sentiment. Choshu cannons firing on Western shipping in Shimonoseki.Japanese painting. The Order to expel barbarians (攘夷勅命 or 攘夷実行の勅命, jōi chokumei or jōi jikkō no chokumei) was an edict issued by the Japanese Emperor Kōmei in 1863 against the Westernization of Japan following the opening of the country ...