For centuries it has been a mountain centre of worship for Shinto and Buddhist religions and Nikko saw the first Shogun of Japan. Today it is an important pilgrimage to see the Toshogu Shrine that honours the founder of the shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu. If you are going to make the trip fro...
So the question then becomes, “Why did these subtitles change harakiri to seppuku?” Not being Dutch I can’t say for sure, but my hunch is that “seppuku” is probably the more commonly known word outside of Japan, given that it’s the more formal term. In America, I feel like “...
A police officer adopts the son and sole survivor of a family he has massacred while pursuing a terrorist. After some time the foster son finds out what the stepfather did. The Little Traitor (2009) Based on the novel "Panther in the Basement" by the world-renowned author, Amos Oz, the...
those who decided to stand behind his back. In 1600, after winning a decisive battle against the Toyotomi – the most powerful clan in Japan at that time – Tokugawa Ieyasu technically started the Tokugawa shogunate period, although the emperor only formally appointed him shogun three years later...
But the harsh measures that kept the peace saw Japan fall behind technologically, and the arrival of much larger American warships triggered a crisis of confidence in the Shogun. Modernizers from the domains of Satsuma and Choshu rallied behind the emperor and successfully deposed the Shogun in ...
What to Do in Japan, Explained In Photos As is the norm here at Legal Nomads, we go big or we go home. So instead of a series of short photoessays reviewing my time in Japan, or a “what to see in Japan” guide, may I present you with 77 photos from my weeks in the country...
The Shogunate troops began to fire artillery on the fortress, but this did not have the desired effect. An increasing army from the Shogunate besieged the fortress for months and suffered great losses. On February 3, 1638 there was a surprising counterattack by the rebels, in which 2,000 sam...
supporters for the purpose of their own protection. After the Kamakura Shogunate, the first feudal military government in Japan was established by Minamotono Yoritomo in 1192, samurai started to be treated as a loyal retainer who officially served Shogun, the military commander of the Shogunate. ...
What emperor brought along the modernization of Japan? Tokugawa Ieyasu: Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first shogun of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate. As the ruler of the military, he held more power than the emperor. The latter became somewhat of a figurehead who only existed so that the shogun cou...
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