1. Feudal Japan: The Tokugawa & Samurai
Global History I: Spiconardi

2. The Samurai Bushido  The way of the warrior
Code of conduct for the samurai
Any samurai who violated this code was expected to commit seppuku
Seppuku  ritual suicide in which a samurai disembowels himself (a.k.a. hara-kiri)

3. The Tokugawa Shogunate
Comes to power in 1603 and reigns over a 265 year period of peace
Forced all the warring daimyo to live in the capital city of Edo (Tokyo)
Any daimyo who left Edo was required to have their family remain

4. Toku-GO-AWAY! Isolation Tokugawa distrusted foreigners
Banned all western merchants
Prohibited Japanese from traveling abroad
Caused increase in internal trade
Merchants gradually gain influence in feudal society

5. Tokugawa Shogunate Cultural Developments
Kabuki Form of theatre in which actors wore bright & colorful costumes
Originally only women performed
Became so popular men wanted in and banned women
Haiku Form of poetry in which the verse usually contains a 17-mora verse
Tōkyō (to-o-kyo-o とうきょう),