I like the Bakumatsu, ok i admit cuz of Ruruoni Kenshin, but c'mon, is a time of change and just over all interesting to see the change in mentality.
Jomon (prehistory)
Yayoi (prehistory)
Kofun & asuka (early kingdoms : 300-710)
Nara & Heian (710-1185)
Kamakura (first, Minamoto-Hojo shogunate : 1185-1333)
Muromachi (Ashikaga shogunate 1333-1568)
Azuchi-Momoyama (great leaders : 1568-1600)
Edo (the closed country & Tokugawa shogunate : 1600-1867)
Bakumatsu (late Edo)
Meiji (the Westernization 1868-1912)
Taisho (social upheavals : 1912-1926)
Early Showa (militarism and WWII : 1926-1945)
US Occupation (1945-1952)
Late Showa (peace and economic miracle : 1952-1989)
Heisei (economic decline and post-modern culture)
I like the Bakumatsu, ok i admit cuz of Ruruoni Kenshin, but c'mon, is a time of change and just over all interesting to see the change in mentality.
I can see there are many here who are interested in feudal Japan, and perhaps also samurai.
Here is a good link, I have spent some time on it to recap and there are good summaries and it is very user-friendly.
The only minus is: It seems to be still under construction, or, the creators of the site seem to have missed some topics, names etc...however, very good site if you want to pass the time and just get a summary on stuff.
http://www.samurai-archives.com/
Hi! My name is Igor, i am from Grocka (place 18km south from Belgrade capital of Serbia)
I love everything about Japan and specialy i love Japanese HISTORY!!
Ruruoni Kenshin is great, that was my first Anima wich i see, untill i watch Samurai champloo.
Btw. my favorite period is EDO (Musahi was be in this period am i right?).
And historical figure is Myamotto Musahi.
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