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In more depth and how it fell

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Although the Europeans win in the armour part, the Japanese and the katana is able to cut through thick leather and puncture a bigger whole in metal armour than the longsword. If the samurai didn't fight so graseful compared to the Europeans who rushed in and slaughtered, they might of had a better chance then the europeans.

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Japanese Katana VS European Longsword - Samurai sword VS Knight Broadsword

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Japanese Katana VS European Longsword - Samurai sword VS Knight Broadsword.

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Through looking at both armours both have great advantages to win the battle and to move easier through battle. But through the Europeans having chest plates and all around there body was metal I would have to say that they would have the better advantage as the samurai sword would penetrate the armour easy.

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Medieval Europe shared many similarities with medieval Japan, however they also shared many differences. One including their solidier or their warriors, those who fought for their country. In…

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At fist the Europeans and the Japanese were trusted by each other. This all changed when the emperors and shoguns were noticing changes in the communities of Japan with Christianity and people follows aound the Dutch. The Japaneses art was changed also with lots of Japanese artists starting the art of shading and shadow in what the western cultures used.

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During the Edo period the Japanese allowed the Europeans to start visiting there country. The Europeans brought new things to Japan such as weapons and ships that could navigate the seas. Japan was fascinated with trading for Europeans artillery, eyeglasses and clocks. After time Christianity was introduced with lots of Japanese people changing over and started following it. For the most part of the Europeans visits, the Dutch were the only ones Japan trusted enough to visit. Other countries were not allowed. Rankuge (Dutch learning)began to come all through Japan with Japan adjusting to western ideas and started to change the society of Japan.

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The shoguns wear an advanced civilisation/s that had ruled Japan up until 1868. The shoguns wear ruled with samerai's that were trained from a very young age and fought with great dignity and gratitude when they fought. Some of the weapons used by the samurai were swords including: wakatashi, tango and the katakana. The armour worn was made with a bi and detailed helmet with detailed and strong still armour. The armour was so stylish because of the great pride samurai and Japanese people had for being clean and stylish.

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The Samurai sword was the first and most important weapon of the Japanese,
the curve of the sword makes it so when it is Drawn you can slash the person instantly, but with a staraight sword you couldn't, so thats why they changed to curved swords.

The Kama was traditionally used for cropping and other everday workings,
but was also used as a weapon for imperial forces and so on.

The Tanto was a traditionally made sword worn by the Samurai of the feudal class,
and was used as a weapon.

The Tessen was considered a symbol of authority in Japan,
and also used as a self defence weapon when unarmed or in extroardinary situations.
The tessen was made of iron ribs and later on the fan was invented as a fold in, so the fan would fold into an iron handle and looked just like mini portable batten used in combat.

The Wakizashi was a smaller sword of the Katana (samurai sword).
The Wakizashi swords were used when in indoor areas with low ceilings, because the Samurai Sword would be too long to be used in combat in those area's and would be impossible, so therefore they used the Wakizashi as a secondary weapon just in case.

The Samurai Armour was made espeacially for combat consisted of metals, colourful cloths and other materials that made is well presented in battle, truley a work of art.

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The Samurai sword was the first and most important weapon of the Japanese, the curve of the sword makes it so when it is Drawn you can slash the person instantly, but with a staraight sword you...

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Japan's prospective of the Europeans and art.

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Japan's prospective of the Europeans and art.

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Katsushika Hokusai: Artist of the Ukiyo-e

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With the influx of Western trade and ideas during the early to mid 18th Century, the artists of the Ukiyo-e were exposed to the work of their European counterparts. Artists such as Hokusai took this opportunity to study new techniques such as perspective and shadow, neither of which had featured in ukiyo-e until then.

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How it first started and what it means

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Q. Who were the shoguns?

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The word "shogun" is a title that was granted by the Emperor to the country's top military commander. During the Heian period (794-1185) the members of the military gradually became more powerful than the court officials, and eventually they took control of the whole government. In 1192, a military leader called Minamoto Yoritomo had the Emperor appoint him shogun; he set up his own capital in Kamakura, far to the east of the Emperor's capital in Kyoto, near present-day Tokyo. For almost 700 years after that, Japan was ruled mainly by a succession of shoguns, whose titles were usually passed on from father to son. Sometimes the shogun's family would become weak, and a rebel leader would seize power from them, after which he would be named shogun and would start a new ruling family.

Tokugawa Ieyasu, who founded the shogunate in 1603 in present-day Tokyo.

The final shoguns were those of the Tokugawa clan, who came to power in 1603 and ruled until 1867. Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the dynasty, built a new capital in Edo, the city that is now Tokyo. His grandson Iemitsu completed the national isolation policy. The shoguns also imposed a strict class system, with the samurai (warriors) at the top, followed by farmers, artisans, and merchants. Under the shoguns were lords with the title of daimyo, each of whom ruled a part of Japan. The Tokugawa shogunate remained in firm command of the government during their rule, unlike earlier shogun families whose power was weaker.

In 1867 the fifteenth Tokugawa shogun, Yoshinobu, was forced to give up his position and return his power to the Emperor's court. The Emperor moved from Kyoto to Edo the following year, and his government swept away most of the systems established by the shogunate.

Photo:The Iyeyasu and Mikawa Samurai Museum

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The word "shogun" is a title that was granted by the Emperor to the country's top military commander. During the Heian period (794-1185) the members of the military gradually became more powerful than the court officials, and eventually they took control of the whole government.