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G07: Isolationism: Japanese

Japanese - Overview

Japan (during the Edo/Tokugawa age) was one of the most intentionally-isolated countries of the modern age.

  • Why?
  • What was life like in Japan during this time period?
  • Why was the government so isolationist?
  • And how and why did this outlook eventually end?

Tokugawa (Edo) period 1603–1867

Meiji Restoration - 1868

Edo Period and sustainability

Books on Japan