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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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." ...

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 ...

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.

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--A plastic model of Gundam clad in a protector suit modeled after armor worn by the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate is proving to be a monster hit of the season.