During that grim period of the Tokugawa shogunate, Catholic priests and indigenous Kirishitan converts who refused to apostatize, who could not bring themselves to tread impiously on an image of ...

The high point of samurai history is often associated with the Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the Edo period (1603–1868), a time of peace, prosperity, isolationist policies, and cultural ...

This effort came after a period of isolationism from 1639 to 1853 called Sakoku, implemented by the Tokugawa Shogunate. In 1871, a farmer and Civil War veteran from Gorham, Maine, named Horace Wilson, ...

The scriptures were collected by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan's Edo Period (1603 to 1868), and donated to the temple. Meanwhile, a set of 1,532 photographs ...

The publicly traded organization is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and boasts an incredibly nuanced history dating back to the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1870.

Eventually, when the Tokugawa shogunate sought to consolidate its control of the country after the chaotic centuries of the Sengoku period and maintain a stable and hierarchical society for a more ...

Demon Slayer Corps and Kasugai Crow (Image via Ufotable) While there was no such thing as demon slayers in the past, the uniforms worn by the corps members have been inspired by real life.

Story Japan, 1863. After three centuries of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s reign, the Black Ships of the West descend upon the nation’s borders and the country falls into a state of turmoil.

Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja released Rise of the Ronin in early 2024 exclusively for PS5. It seems that exclusivity deal is expiring a year later as the action RPG heads to PC in just a couple ...

Greg Jenner is joined in 17th-Century Japan by Dr Satona Suzuki and comedian Ahir Shah to learn all about the Edo period and the Tokugawa shogunate. Show more In this episode, Greg Jenner is ...

How Ghost of Yotei Gets History Right The Ainu, Tokugawa Shogunate, and Ezo are incredibly exciting topics to explore. By Destin Legarie Updated: Oct. 4, 2024, 11:40 p.m.

Ghost of Yotei teases a ton of details about 1603 Japan, the Ainu, the Tokugawa Shogunate, and more that has us hyped for the new setting. Set as a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yotei ...