Home to some of the most impressive and storied shrines in Japan, many parts of Nikko remain off the beaten path, offering a ...

Lord Yoshii Toranaga is based on the real-life shÅ gun Tokugawa Iyeasu, who is considered one of the three great unifiers of Japan. Tokugawa Ieyasu became shÅ gun in 1603, right around the time ...

Tokugawa Ieyasu was not a young man when he became shogun in 1603. His rise to power was long and slow, a journey that had begun when he was just 15 years old.

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way ...

The Tokugawa shogunate saw the introduction of a series of isolationist policies that, unlike Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s attempt to expel the Portuguese priests in the late 16th century, ...

After the Meiji Restoration brought an end to the shogunate in 1868, Tokugawa Yoshinobu relinquished the headship of the Tokugawa clan and “the last shōgun” entered a life of retirement. His ...

Ghost of Yotei teases a ton of details about 1603 Japan, the Ainu, the Tokugawa Shogunate, and more that has us hyped for the new setting. Set as a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yotei ...

The Tokugawa clan, which produced successive shogun rulers throughout the Edo Period (1603-1867), will hold a ceremony Jan. 29 to formally anoint its first new head in more than half a century.

What happened under the Tokugawa Shogunate was that because of the comparative peace, it was a wonderful period for the arts, [such as] the Ukiyo-e school of floating world pictures." ...

During this time the country was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate. Edo Period in 10 Words and 4 Schools of Painting Daily Art Magazine Jan 15, 2023. Edo period in Japan lasted from 1603 to 1867/1868.

For now, the history, turmoil, and drama surrounding Ezo, the Ainu and the Tokugawa Shogunate has me hyped for Ghost of Yotei. Let’s see what you’ve got, Sucker Punch!