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Edo period (1603–1868)
The period of Japanese history when the Tokugawa shogunate ruled from Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Characterized by political stability, strict social order, isolationist foreign policy, and flourishing arts and culture.
江戸時代は約260年間続いた。
The Edo period lasted for about 260 years.
江戸時代には鎖国政策がとられていた。
During the Edo period, a policy of national isolation was maintained.
江戸時代に歌舞伎や浮世絵などの町人文化が花開いた。
During the Edo period, townspeople's culture such as kabuki and ukiyo-e prints flourished.
One of the most important periods in Japanese history, spanning from 1603 when 徳川家康 established the shogunate in 江戸 (Edo) to 1868 when the 明治維新 (Meiji Restoration) returned power to the emperor.
KEY FEATURES:
- 鎖国: national isolation policy limiting foreign contact
- 参勤交代: alternate attendance system requiring feudal lords to spend time in Edo
- 士農工商: four-class social hierarchy
- Flourishing of 町人文化 (merchant-class culture): 歌舞伎, 浮世絵, 落語
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 江戸時代の武士: Edo-period samurai
- 江戸時代初期/中期/末期: early/mid/late Edo period
- 江戸時代から続く: continuing since the Edo period
RELATED TERMS:
- 戦国時代: Warring States period — the preceding era of civil war
- 明治時代: Meiji period — the following era of modernization
- 徳川幕府: Tokugawa shogunate — the government of the Edo period