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Japan had a lot of resources that the Europeans wanted like silk,paintings, and tech.

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Japan stayed isolated 1639 to 1853. They traded mostly with the Dutch and Chinese, because the dutch and chinese followed their policies and treated them with respect. Nagasaki served as a bridge from Japan to Asia for things like trading to war.

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Christianity in Japan was introduced around sometime in 1549. People started to convert from their religion to Christianity, this is what the leader of japan feared. He didnt want influence from other countries interfering with Japan, so he decided to ban it.

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They brought SIlk, Cotton Textiles, and Gold.
Silk was important for things of their culture like kimonos.
Gold was important because it was worth a lot of money so it showed you had the money to get it.
Cotton was important for the industrialization of Japan and was important to the economy.

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Pretty trees outside
Blowing gently in the wind
Making a great smell

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3 things i learned about Tokugawa are
1.He defeated all of his rivals which earned him the respect of the daimyo
2. In the mid 1700's they slowly started turning into a urban society
3.Samurai's attended ceremonial noh dramas which were based on tragic themes and read tales of ancient warriors

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The emperor was the top rank but was only a figurehead while the shogun was really the one in power. Below him were the daimyo. below the daimyo were the powerful landholding samurai. then under them were just the regular samurai warriors. then it was peasants and artisans. and at the very bottom were merchants although they became more important later on.