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Throughout the course of history, all civilizations go through different periods that have a profound influence on the culture. In the Japanese culture this time period was . began about 1600, shortly after the feudal periods of Heian, Kamakura, and Ashikaga ( ....

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.... The number of historical records, right down to the local level, make Tokugawa perfect for studying (Lehmann 124). Not only is it of interest for its own sake, it is also important to study the period for better insight into the countries modernization. Before the country modernized, the system ruling over the civilization was one very similar to those which once ruled over European societies. The periods preceding the Tokugawa Japan were known specifically by their feudal nature. Much like the medieval years of Britain and of Europe, the Japanese feudal system was based on survival of the strongest. What this implies is that whoever had the str ....