Events
Sekoku-- law forbidding people coming to Japan or leavingThe Jesuit Priest Francis Xavier arrives in Japan and starts converting villagers to ChristianityCaptain Matthew Perry forces his ship into the Japanese harbor, ending Sekoku.'The fart scroll' is created, as an example of Ukiyo-e (art of the floating world)Himeji Castle is built.Sei Shonagon writes the Pillow BookThe Choshu five embark for London to study at UCLJapanese scientists explore Taiwan and discover its butterfly kingdomJapan goes to war with China and wins territory, including Taiwan.Japan goes to war with Russia and defeats them, which makes all of Europe afraidChoshu Five member Ito Hirobumi is assassinated!Kanno Sugako executed for attempting to assassinate the emperorPeriods
The Tokugawa Shogun persecutes ChristiansDejima port is created, and only the Dutch are allowed to trade.Japan slowly extends its power over Korea, annexing it in 1910.
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