Social Structure of Shogunate (or Feudal) Japan
Jacaranda Online: Classical and Feudal Japan
Scroll down to p. 54 or the heading '3.2 Social and Political Structures'
KidsWeb Japan - Who Were the Shoguns?
Weebly: Medieval Japan - Social Structure
Facts About Japan - Feudal Japan
Very Asian - Feudal Japan
EMaze: Feudal Japan
Oxford University Press: Japan Under the Shoguns
US History - Feudal Japan: The Age of the Warrior
Japan - Memoirs of a Secret Empire - Introduction
Japan - Memoirs of a Secret Empire - Shogun
Shoguns Rule Japan With Iron Fists
Asian History - The 4-Tiered Class System of Feudal Japan
Useful look at the position of peasants.
Pacific War - Japan Under the Shoguns
ABC Splash: Japan's Shoguns Keep Everyone in Their Places
ABC Splash: Shoguns Rule Japan With Iron Fists
Ancient History Encyclopedia: Medieval Japan
Scroll down to 'Feudal Society', where there is a discussion of the role of women and the economic conditions of the time.
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 tied to agricultural production which did not keep pace with other sectors of the national economy.
2. The Daimyo were also stretched financially because the Shogun insisted they maintain residences in Edo and reside there for several months every other year.
3. Shogun held a monopoly over trade - needed to give permission.
Political Restrictions
1. Shogunate held a near monopoly over foreign affairs, to prove that the Tokugawa house was in control of all aspects of government, so the Tokugawa shogunate prohibited foreigners coming to Japan.
2. Forbade Christianity.
3. Tokugawa controlled the domains, the han, to enforce peace, using a police and spy network which reported any suspicious activity by samurai or daimyo. Daimyo were required to report any proposed marriage alliances between domains to the shogunate for approval. Contact between domains was prohibited to reduce opportunities for plotting against the shogunate. The number of castles, their size and their strength were very strictly limited, and they were forced to live in Edo one out of every two years, and kept their family hostage.
The Seclusion of Japan: Closed Country Edict 1635
The Edo Period - 1603-1868
How Did Isolation Affect Japan?
The Seclusion of Japan
What Caused Japan's Policy of Isolation?
In Deep - The Isolation of Japan
ABC's Splash - The End of Japan's Isolation
Impact of Japanese Isolation and Effect on Culture and Theatre
Japan - Decline of the Tokugawa
ABC Splash: The End of Japan's Isolation
ABC Splash: Tokugawa Shogunate is Overthrown
Japan Guide - Japanese History - Meiji Period
Why the Japanese Couldn't Leave Their Country for Two Centuries
Asia for Educators: Primary Sources on Medieval Japan
Scroll down to the heading 1450-1750
Comparison of Knights vs Samurai
Weebly: Medieval Japan - Knights Vs Samurai
Total War Centre: Medieval England vs Japan (Knights vs Samurai)
Association for Renaissance Martial Arts - Medieval European Knight vs Feudal Japanese Samurai
The Japanese Samurai vs the European Knight
Castles
Japan Guide: Castles
Castle Building Techniques and Designs
Samurai (see above)
Military Tactics and Strategies During Mongol Invasion
ThoughtCo. - The Mongol Invasions of Japan
Military History: 10 Major Developments of Japanese Warfare
Battle Formations for Samurai Armies During the Sengoku Period
The Fighting Traditions of Japan
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.
While there were many arts that thrived in this period, two really came to embody traditional Japanese culture: theater and woodblock prints.
From https://study.com/academy/lesson/tokugawa-shogunate-religion-and-art.html
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
Japan
Middle Ages reference library
Samurai 1550-1600
Samurai
Samurai weapons
Shogun
Japanese Castles 1540-1640
Feudal System in Japan
The Samurai
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 (Bibliography)
