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The Europeans wanted to become apart of the trade between the Southeast Asian nations. It wasn't anything specific from Japan, but the access to the Southeast trade market.

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Christianity in Japan started in 1549 when missionaries traveled over. The Shogun accpected these missionaries for a little while, but then realized it was to influencial and instrusive so he banned it. There was rebellion and for the next 100 years Shoguns were battling the spread of Christianity, and killing and kicking out all who beleived in it in order to preserve the bhuddist beliefs.

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In 1543 Portuguese sailors washed to shore on the South coast of Japan. Soon after, Portuguese merchants arrived to join the trade of the region. They brought clocks, eyeglasses, tobacco, firearms, and other items that were new to the Japanese.
The firearms(muskets) made the most impact on Japan, because the traditional weapon was swords. This meant that there would be a whole new fighting style to learn and adjust to, and a lot of Samurais could not. That meant that tons of Samurai would die to guns, all because they wanted to keep their traditional way.

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The trees in the woods,    give me shade when i'm                  scorching,
and cover when rain.

Kabuki Mask featured below.

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I learned that Tokugawa Ieyasu was a warrior who became the first Shogun of Japan, and set the stage for the development of Japan. He defeated his rivals at the Battle of Sekigahara and united all of Japan through a system of Daimyos, who all listened to him...the Shogun. The Daimyos were warriors who were the rulers of bits of land around Japan. They all listened to the Shogun.  Ieyasu moved the capital to a fishing village called Edo. Over the years, this small village would turn into the city of Tokyo. With this new era, a new age of culture was ushered in, and we can still feel the affects of this new culture today, from Haiukus to traditional Japanese literature and art.

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1. Emporer(The top ruler of the country, but a figurehead.)
2. Shogun(Supreme military Commander)
3. Daimyo(Powerful land-owning samurai.)
4. Samurai Warriors
5. Peasants and Artisans
6. Merchants
-The Shogun was the real leader, he commanded everything.