Historical Places Related to the Edo Period
- Edo-Tokyo Museum
- Hamarikyu Gardens
- Hikone Castle
- Himeiji Castle
- Kawagoe City
- Dejima
- Nihonbashi
- Perry Park
- Yushima Seido
- Rinno-ji
- Sofukuji Temple
- Nikko Tosho-gu
- Yokomizo Yashiki
- Nijo Castle
- Memorial to the Martyrdom of the 26 Saints of Japan
- Imperial Palace
- Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History
- Matsue Castle
- Nagoya Castle
Questions for Further Understanding
- How did the physical geography of Japan affect its worldview?
- How did isolation during the Edo period lead to changes in Japan?
- How did the changes resulting from adaptation affect
Japan economically, politically and socially during the Meiji period? - How did the changes resulting from isolation affect
Japan economically, politically and socially during the Edo period? - How did Japan adapt to changes brought on by the transition
from feaudal to modern models of organization? - How did the shogun use the feudal system and
the hierarchical social classes to maintain control of Japan? - What challenges emerged for the Japanese
in maintaining traditional cultural aspects of their society
while undergoing rapid change?
- What were the motivations for the radical changes
in Japan's model of organization during Meiji period? - In what ways did Japan isolate itself from the rest of the world?
- In what ways did changes resulting from isolation
in the Edo period compare to changes resulting from the adaptation
in the Meiji period?
- Discussion on Alberta/Japan Studies
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