Asia for Educators: Primary Sources on Medieval Japan
Scroll down to the heading 1450-1750
This is a model essay on the Impact of the Tokugawa Shogunate, written for students to illustrate how a 5-paragraph History essay should look. It follows the PEEL (Point / Elaboration and Example / Link to Hypothesis) process, including In-Text Referencing (quotes) and End-Text Referencing (List of References)
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Social Restrictions
Political Restrictions
1. Shogunate held a near monopoly over foreign affairs.
2. Forbade Christianity.
3. Tokugawa controlled the domains, the han, to enforce peace.
Economic Restrictions
The most significant impact was on the upper classes of Japanese society.
1. Samurai and Daimyo who were paid by a fixed stipend.
2. The Daimyo were also stretched financially
3. Shogun held a monopoly over trade - needed to give permission.
War History Online: The Equipment of the Samurai – Fearsome Warriors Armed to the Teeth
Katana Online: The main methods of the Samurai - more than just swordsmen
Japan Under the Shoguns: Religion and Philosophy
Click on 'Download the file'.
Taiken Japan: Shintoism - How it Influenced the Lives of the Japanese
Encyclopedia Britannica: Shinto (you will need a password off-campus)
Encyclopedia Britannica: Neo Confucianism and Japanese philosophy
Onmark Productions: Confucius and Confucianism in Japanese art and culture
Nippon.com: Japan’s Religious Ambivalence: The Shaping and Dismantling of a National Polity
Please reference this as an ebook article (from the first book in the ebook box above).
If religion defined half of daily life in the Edo Period, art defined the other half. The defined power of warlords and their samurai created a social obligation to act as a patron of the arts. A strong economy also made many arts more affordable to the growing merchant class. A focus on discipline and perfection, in all aspects of life that defined courtly behavior, motivated artists. Wealthy samurai put lots of effort into the arts, which was reflected in their ornately designed armour.
All in all, art thrived in the Edo Period. This was when the formal tea ceremony was standardized. Samurai armor reached new levels of exquisite craftsmanship. Poetry, and other intellectual arts, became among the most important parts of a child's education.
From https://study.com/academy/lesson/tokugawa-shogunate-religion-and-art.html
Consider the following: Literature; Theatre; The Arts (eg Painting, Calligraphy, Music, Sculpture, Porcelain, Pottery, Woodblock prints, Lacquerware), as well as other artistic endeavours such as the Tea Ceremony, Gardens (eg Flower arranging and Bonsai).
Scroll right down to the section 'Literature and the Arts'
Make sure you only include information from the medieval (or feudal) period.
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Art of the Edo period (1615-1868)
Look at the first 2 sections: Art and Architecture, and Poems and Play
PRIMARY SOURCES
THE SAMURAI
DECLINE OF THE SAMURAI
Bushido
Bushido - virtues, significance, history and facts - Britannica
Bushido - 8 virtues of the samurai
Training
Japan: Memoirs of a secret empire
Ancient Japanese samurai training methods
Childhood and samurai training
Japan - Memoirs of a secret empire
Weapons & Armour
The evolution of samurai weapons & armour - press 'Next' at the bottom to see if the following slides are relevant
Samurai warfare, armour, weapons, seppuku and training
6 weapons of the Japanese samurai
Battle Tactics
When you are away from the campus you will need to login using the appropriate username and password - these were sent to you in an email from Ms King which you should have saved for when you needed to access databases from home.
Handbook to life in Medieval and early modern Japan
Samurai 1550-1600
Samurai
