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Europeans were very interested in Japan's deposits of silver and copper. Europeans were also interested in crafted objects from Japanese craftsmen.

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Since Christianity went against traditional Japanese beliefs, Japan banned all Japanese Christians and Christian missionaries from being in the country. And if someone snuck in to spread Christianity, or someone decided not to heed the warnings to leave Christian belief, then they were prosecuted.

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The Portuguese brought clocks, tobacco, and firearms to Japan. The one that I believe made the most impact was the firearms, because first of all, Japan began to manufacture firearms themselves, but also it threatened the way of the samurai, because they only used swords.

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Japan United
Tokyo Its Capital
Isolationist

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At this time, Japan's art culture flourished. They had stories, paintings, realistic fiction, haikus, and actors.

A small fishing village named Edo, once it was the capital of Japan, soon became the largest city in the world, which became Tokyo as we know it today.

A man named Ieyasu became the shogun of Japan by unifying it in 1600.

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The Japanese societal rankings go like this: Emperor(Figurehead) - Shogun(Supreme Military Officer) - Daimyo(Powerful Landholding Samurai) - Samurai(Warriors) - Peasants/Artisans - Merchants

Though the emperor is at the top of the societal rank, the Shogun was actually the one ruling Japan.