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The emperor had the highest rank in Japan, but he was just an image. The real ruler was the shogun who was the supreme military commander. Third were the Samurai warriors. Peasants and artisans followed after, and merchants were at the bottom, but slowly became more important for Japan later on.

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Tokugawa Japan went from rural to urban, but traditional culture continued. People started to read fiction, and haiku poetry. They also went to theatres and preformed skits and dance.

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Different School Year
Second day of school today
Getting easier.

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The Portuguese were one of the first to make contact with Japan, and brought with them clocks, tobacco, firearms etc. For Japan firearms forever changed their history of weapons which were only swords.

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The converting to christianity didn't sit well with the shogun, so he later banned christianity. This caused many uprisings and rebels to form. The shogun and samurais ended up killing all of them and drove the missionaries out.

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After the Europeans left Japan's foreign trade was booming. They only had one port open in Nagasaki, but I think the Europeans wanted to involve themselves in the trade. Only the dutch and chinese were allowed in Japan's port.