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The Tokugawa Shoguns - 1603-1868 From Ieyasu to Yoshinobu.
Ieyasu Tokugawa was the third and final unifier of Japan. He became the first shogun (leader) of Japan who came from the powerful Tokugawa family clan. Ieyasu moved Japan's capital to Edo (Tokyo) and established the rule of the Tokugawa family until in 1868 Yoshinobu was forced to resign as the last shogun of Japan.
The Lineage of Tokugawa Shoguns
Great Kanto Earthquake The Great Kanto Earthquake on Japanese Prints.
The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 was one of Japan's greatest natural disasters that killed approximately 140,000 people - most due to the fires that raged after the quake. This page shows a series of Japanese woodblock prints that documented the terrible disaster.
Great Kanto Earthquake on Japanese prints
Chushingura and Ukiyo-e 47 Ronin and Japanese Prints.
Kanadehon Chushingura, popularly known as "The Revenge of the 47 Ronin", is the name of a drama that immortalized historic events from the early 18th century. The story became also one of the major themes of ukiyo-e - Japanese woodblock prints.
The Chushingura Theme in Ukiyo-e
Samurai Pictures Japanese Samurai Prints.
Pictures of Samurai have been a favorite subject on Japanese prints. This page shows a number of fine Ukiyo-e (Japanese prints) with exciting images of samurai warriors. The prints are originals from the middle of the nineteenth century, made by two great ukiyo-e printmakers, Kuniyoshi Utagawa and Kunisada Utagawa.
Pictures of Japanese Samurai in Ukiyo-e
Heike Monogatari Rise and Fall of the Taira Clan.
The "Tales of the Heike" (Heike Monogatari) is a collection of episodic stories related to the rise and downfall of the Taira clan in twelfth century Kyoto.
Tale of the Heike
Benkei - 1155-1189 A Bear of a Man and a Loyal Vassal.
Saito Musashibo Benkei was a historic monk warrior in feudal Japan of great strength and a legendary figure. For centuries the character of Benkei has been subject to Kabuki and Noh plays and to numerous depictions on Japanese art objects. He is the epitome of a guy strong like a grizzly bear, but with a big heart and loyal to his lord - still one of the greatest virtues in Japanese society.
Saito Musashibo Benkei
The Dutch in Nagasaki Deshima Harbor in Nagasaki.
In 1600 twenty-three half-starved Dutch sailors and one Englishman under the lead of Captain Will Adams landed in Usuki Bay in Kyushu, the southern Japanese island. This was the beginning of a successful Dutch trade monopoly with Japan that lasted until 1854. However, the presence of the Dutch was restricted to the tiny, artificial island of Deshima in Nagasaki harbor.
The Dutch in Nagasaki
Toyotomi Hideyoshi - 1537-1598 Second Unifier of Japan.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the second unifier of Japan after a period of more than 100 years of civil wars that had ravaged the country. His career from a poor farmer's son to the most powerful man in Japan is more than unusual.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi - the Monkey Servant
The Soga Brothers Vendetta on the Slopes of Mt. Fuji.
The story of the Soga brothers - Juro and Goro - is another popular theme in Japanese culture based on a real event in feudal Japan from 1193. It is all about vendetta - revenge.
The Revenge of the Soga Brothers
Oda Nobunaga - 1534-1582 The Tyrant.
After a period of nearly hundred years of civil wars, called the Warring States (Sengoku) period, Oda Nobunaga prepared the ground for the unification of Japan under one rule. He achieved his goals with utmost ruthlessness and streams of blood. He was assassinated by one of his generals before he could finish the job.
Oda Nobunaga - Shogun of Japan
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