What was the main job of the shogun? A daimyo in medieval Japan was most like which person in medieval Europe? How did the Minamoto clan come to power? Rise to power In 1180 Minamoto Yorimasa, another member of the Minamoto clan, joined in a rebellion with an imperial prince, Mochihito...
The kaishaku's job was to behead the samurai after he had made the first cut on himself, thereby sparing him an agonizing death. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Honor was so important to the samurai that they would take their own lives in the face of ...
was nagasaki, where chinese, dutch and british merchants swelled the throng. in the early 1600s, however, the government grew increasingly wary of the europeans in general and christians in particular. by fits and starts successive shoguns stamped down on the religion and restricted the movement ...
Northern Honshū, or Tōhoku as much of the area is known, was the last part of Japan’s main island to be brought under central control. As such, it boasts more in the way of military sights – ruined castles, samurai towns and aristocratic tombs – than great temples or religious found...
the sun begins to shine and the clouds slowly clear up. The castle’s architecture dates back to the late 16th century, a period when Japan was ruled by shoguns (military dictators) even though officially the emperors held the highest authority. In 1931, the main keep was restored following...