The study of Tokugawa-period trade policy poses problems because of the poor survival of archives. Rōjū took their records with them when they vacated office, as did bugyō in Nagasaki. Trade records ...

If not for the Meiji Restoration, Tokugawa Iehiro might be running Japan. Instead, the new head of one of Japan’s most eminent dynasties, which ruled from 1603 to 1868, spends his days overseeing its ...

Tokugawa Japan as a model for the world : the past as prologue -- Author's introduction : the changing image of the Tokugawa period -- Part I. Rakuchū rakugai-zu : paintings of scenes in and around ...

About the book: What Is a Family? explores the histories of diverse households during the Tokugawa period in Japan (1603–1868). The households studied here differ in locale and in status—from samurai ...

This is a brief bibliographical essay which surveys the literature published in Japanese during the past decade on various aspects of the Tokugawa economy. The purpose of the essay is twofold: the ...

The Heian period (794-1185) was followed by 700 years of warrior governments—the Kamakura, Muromachi, and Tokugawa. The civil government at the imperial court continued, but the real rulers of the ...

The 37th NHK Taiga Drama is Tokugawa Yoshinobu. The series focuses on the life of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and final ruler of the Tokugawa period. Born the seventh son of Lord Nariaki of Mito, ...

Toward a social history of Sōtō Zen -- Registering the family, memorializing the ancestors : the Zen temple and the parishioner household -- Funerary Zen : managing the dead in the world beyond -- The ...