Dr. Satana Suzuki

And culturally, it made it possible to have a vivid glimpse into edo culture. You know, people can see that from fashion to leisure activities like kabuki and sumo wrestling and tea house and all the brothels.

And culturally, it made it possible to have a vivid glimpse into edo culture. You know, people can see that from fashion to leisure activities like kabuki and sumo wrestling and tea house and all the brothels.

Artistically speaking, you know, Ukiyo-e achieved remarkably sort of detailed and vibrant colours and complex competitions and had a huge impact on Western artists.

Artistically speaking, you know, Ukiyo-e achieved remarkably sort of detailed and vibrant colours and complex competitions and had a huge impact on Western artists.

Very close, yes. It's very, yeah, it's correct, really. Yeah, so Tokugawa Japan had a very sort of limited diplomatic relation with the Dutch, the Chinese, and the Koreans. So Dutch and the Chinese, they were sort of kind of merchants, basically, were confined to this little man-made sort of fan-shaped island called Dejima near Nagasaki. and the Koreans through the Tsushima domain.

Very close, yes. It's very, yeah, it's correct, really. Yeah, so Tokugawa Japan had a very sort of limited diplomatic relation with the Dutch, the Chinese, and the Koreans. So Dutch and the Chinese, they were sort of kind of merchants, basically, were confined to this little man-made sort of fan-shaped island called Dejima near Nagasaki. and the Koreans through the Tsushima domain.

Japan traded with the Portuguese and the Spaniards and allowed missionary activities, but some daimyo in southern parts of Japan were Christians too, and rulers including Hideyoshi and Ieyasu restricted missionary activities in between 1633 and 39. Tokugawa Ieyasu also issued a series of regulations including prohibiting Japanese people from leaving Japan and coming back to Japan, things like that.

Japan traded with the Portuguese and the Spaniards and allowed missionary activities, but some daimyo in southern parts of Japan were Christians too, and rulers including Hideyoshi and Ieyasu restricted missionary activities in between 1633 and 39. Tokugawa Ieyasu also issued a series of regulations including prohibiting Japanese people from leaving Japan and coming back to Japan, things like that.

He also banned the export of weapons and the teaching of Christianity in Japan. But the massive rebellion in the Christian stronghold of Shimabara in 1637-68 was like the last straw. It was a combination of economic religious factors. But, you know, from 1639 onwards, Japan adopted this national seclusion policy.

He also banned the export of weapons and the teaching of Christianity in Japan. But the massive rebellion in the Christian stronghold of Shimabara in 1637-68 was like the last straw. It was a combination of economic religious factors. But, you know, from 1639 onwards, Japan adopted this national seclusion policy.

Well, yeah, I mean, not entirely, but for one, they had that trading connections, right? Like in the Chinese. But only the bakuhu had the right to trade. The bakuhu means the shogunate. So it's the military government controlled by the shogun.

Well, yeah, I mean, not entirely, but for one, they had that trading connections, right? Like in the Chinese. But only the bakuhu had the right to trade. The bakuhu means the shogunate. So it's the military government controlled by the shogun.

So you might have this perception that Edo Japan was closed off completely or isolated, but they're actually very much aware of what was going on in the rest of the world.

So you might have this perception that Edo Japan was closed off completely or isolated, but they're actually very much aware of what was going on in the rest of the world.

Commodore Matthew Perry, his black ship arrived at the Edo Bay in 1853. So the main objective is to open Japan to American trade, obviously, you know, the US wanted new markets, access to Japanese core and also secure a safe base for its whaling ships. And also establishing presence in Japan was you know, strategically very important as one of the rising imperial powers, right?

Commodore Matthew Perry, his black ship arrived at the Edo Bay in 1853. So the main objective is to open Japan to American trade, obviously, you know, the US wanted new markets, access to Japanese core and also secure a safe base for its whaling ships. And also establishing presence in Japan was you know, strategically very important as one of the rising imperial powers, right?

So Perry persuaded the Bakuhus representatives that it would be better for Japan to sign a treaty with America than the British. You know, you know how much damage the British Empire inflicted on China, you know, the open wars and things, right?

So Perry persuaded the Bakuhus representatives that it would be better for Japan to sign a treaty with America than the British. You know, you know how much damage the British Empire inflicted on China, you know, the open wars and things, right?

Evil.

Evil.