The Chubu region, situated in central Japan between the major hubs of Tokyo and Kyoto, offers travelers a profound ...

The study of Tokugawa-period trade policy poses problems because of the poor survival of archives. Rōjū took their records with them when they vacated office, as did bugyō in Nagasaki. Trade records ...

ICREA researcher at the Department of Translation, Interpreting and East Asian Studies of the UAB, Rebekah Clements, has received an ERC Consolidator ...

If not for the Meiji Restoration, Tokugawa Iehiro might be running Japan. Instead, the new head of one of Japan’s most eminent dynasties, which ruled from 1603 to 1868, spends his days overseeing its ...

Tokugawa Japan as a model for the world : the past as prologue -- Author's introduction : the changing image of the Tokugawa period -- Part I. Rakuchū rakugai-zu : paintings of scenes in and around ...

The Tokugawa government claimed to control Japan, but Kyoto proved otherwise. Factions from Mito, Satsuma, and Choshu flooded the streets, hunting rivals and killing officials in broad daylight. The ...

Sir George Sansom’s history of Japan was first published in 1932 and used in U.S. college classrooms into the 1980s. In it, he described the Tokugawa period (1603-1868) as an era of oppressive “feudal ...

TOKYO — From his 14th-floor office window, Tsunenari Tokugawa can almost see the exact spot where his ancestors settled four centuries ago. It’s just a few blocks away -- but it might as well be in ...

In this lesson, students query the common characterization of Tokugawa Japan as a “closed country.” Analyzing written, visual, and quantitative sources, students use critical thinking skills to learn ...