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Europeans wanted to involve themselves in Japans trade with China and Southeast Asia.

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How long was Japan isolated? For more than 200 years. Who did they trade with? Portugal and  other European countries. What else is the city of Nagasaki known for? One of the largest sea ports in southern Japan and was of great war-time importance because of its many and varied industries, including the production of ordnance, ships, military equipment, and other war materials.

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Christian missionaries began arriving in Japan. The Japanese accepted the missionaries in part because they associated them with the muskets and other European goods that they wanted to purchase. However, the religious orders of Jesuits, Franciscans, and Dominicans came to convert the Japanese.

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Portuguese brought clocks, eyeglasses, tobacco, and firearms.

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I sit in the tree
Waiting for my chance
Finally it came

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Tokugawa society was very structured. Samurai attended ceremonial noh dramas, which were based on tragic themes. Traditional entertainment faced competition in the cities from new styles of literature, drama, and art.

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A figurehead, ruler,  supreme military commander, daimyo, Peasants, Merchants