Japan: The Edo Era (1603-1868)

Background music is from a film, "The City of Joy," composed by Ennio Morricone, an Italian composer.

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This video tries to show you the Edo period in Japan which is from 1603 to 1868. The early part of the period is 1603 to 1700; the country entered the isolation period until 1868.
1700 - 1750 is the mid-period of the Edo era
1750 - 1850 is the late period of the Edo era
1850 - 1868 is the final period of the Edo era

During the Edo period, Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyō. The period was characterized by economic growth, clear social order, isolationist foreign policies, stable population growth, "no more wars internally or overseas," and popular enjoyment of arts, music, and culture. The shogunate was officially established in Edo on 24 March 1603, by Ieyasu Tokugawa. The period came to a peaceful end with the visit of Commodore Matthew Perry from America in lieu of the Philippines.
America back then was divided between North and South. Perry came to Japan in 1853 and then, in 1854 to negotiate with Tokugawa Shogunate to open up the country to America. Perry was actually working for the Rothschilds through August Belmont, a wealthy German Jew and his son-in-law. Belmont was a foot soldier of the Rothschilds in Germany.
Perry's visit triggered the Meiji Restoration in 1868 and civil wars. Japan's civil wars, however, do not impact ordinary citizens for the fights were among Samurais and they avoided making ordinary people involved in their wars. Samurais were about 10% of the population and they were to protect ordinary citizens. Thus, civil wars in Japan always avoided involving the non-Samurai classes of people, which is quite unique to Japan.

Japan: The Taishō Era (1912-1926)
   • Japan:  The Taishō Era (1912-1926)  

Japan: The Meiji Era (1868-1912)
   • Japan:  The Meiji Era (1868-1912)  


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