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The society rankings in the order of most important:
The Emperor, next is the Shogun, then Daimyo, Samurai warriors, the Peasants and Artisans, and lastly the Merchants.
Even though the Emperor is top ranked, the actual ruler was the Shogun. The Shogun was the Supreme Military Commander as the Emperor was a leader with less real power.

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Tokugawa Ieyasu united Japan. He defeated his rivals and earned his loyalty throughout Japan. Ieyasu, soon became the Shogun and over time formed a small village into one of the biggest cities in the world today (Tokyo).

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Minnesota Haiku
The state of hockey
It's home of 10,000 lakes
The place I call home.
Kabuki theatre mask:

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The Portuguese brought clocks, eyeglasses, tobacco, and lots more which evolved the Japanese merchants with expanding their markets. Weapon and sword trades impacted the Japanese warriors greatly.

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When Christian missionaries started to arrive in Japan, the Japanese accepted and ignored them. Soon Christians were starting to convert the Japanese and the success of the missionaries upset Tokugawa Ieyasu. He decided to ban Christianity throughout Japan. After Ieyasu died, Christianity started to come back. To end it finally, European missionaries were killed or driven out of Japan.

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What did the Japanese have that the Europeans wanted?

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What did the Japanese have that the Europeans wanted?

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Europeans wanted to be included with Japan's trades with China and Asia. The Europeans brought goods that the Japanese wanted but the Japanese did not like that European ideas were taking over their traditions.

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It all started in 1639 when Japan established a closed country policy. Although Japan was closed, they did allow only Dutch and Chinese merchants into the Nagasaki port to trade. Nagasaki is home to large industries and production of ships and military equipment. Not only was Japan "closed" for more than 200 years, the Japanese were also forbidden to leave.