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end of the Edo period, late Tokugawa era
The final years of the Tokugawa shogunate, roughly from the 1850s to 1868. A turbulent period marked by the arrival of Western powers, internal political upheaval, and the eventual fall of the shogunate leading to the Meiji Restoration.
幕末の志士たちを描いた小説。
A novel depicting the patriots of the late Edo period.
幕末から明治にかけて、日本は急速に近代化した。
From the end of the Edo period through the Meiji era, Japan rapidly modernized.
幕末には尊王攘夷を掲げる勢力と開国派が激しく対立した。
At the end of the Edo period, forces advocating reverence for the emperor and expulsion of foreigners fiercely clashed with the pro-opening faction.
CULTURE:
The 幕末 era (roughly 1853–1868) began with the arrival of Commodore Perry's "Black Ships" and ended with the 明治維新 (Meiji Restoration). Key figures of this period — such as 坂本龍馬, 西郷隆盛, and 新選組 — remain enormously popular in Japanese historical fiction, TV dramas, manga, and films.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 幕末の志士: patriots of the late Edo period
- 幕末維新: late Edo period and Restoration
- 幕末期: the Bakumatsu period