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Feudal Map of Japan between 1564-1573 (James Murdoch, Iosh Yamagata, A History of Japan..., Kobe, 1903)
The Edo period (江戸時代, Edo jidai), also known as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代, Tokugawa jidai), is the period between 1603 and 1868 [1] in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo.
By the early nineteenth century, there were printed maps of famous places, such as temples, shrines or hot springs, maps of pilgrimage routes, maps of guild inns along a given route and maps of particular main roads.
4 cze 2019 · A map of Japan during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600 CE).
13 paź 2024 · The Edo period, also known as the Tokugawa period, lasted from 1603 to 1868. This era was marked by nearly 260 years of peace and stability under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, which was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after his victory at the Battle of Sekigahara.
This map exemplifies the union of Japanese traditional printmaking and Dutch cartography. The latter half of the Edo Period is known as the Bakumatsu Era, when traditional feudal authorities resisted the increasing western influence, creating a tense social division.
19 lip 2019 · Feudal Society. With the rise of the warlords, Japanese society was arranged around the feudal relationship between lord and vassal. The former gave lands to the latter in return for military service.
