I am doing a essay on Japan?

Question

what do you think is an intresting time period. like what year? and why did you choose this time? What happened?

Answer 1

Tough question as I have a few periods that are my favorite:

Jomon (15000 BC-300BC): Time of the neolithic somewhat mysterious people of Japan who built circular pit-dwelling houses and the mysterious dogu statues.
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Yamato/Kofun (300AD-600AD): the early beginnings of "Japanese" Japanese culture.

Mid-Heien Period (beginning of the 11th Century) this was the time of the Fujiwara ministers who ruled Japan thru their control of the Emperor. Fujiwara-no-Michinaga was perhaps the greatest of these ministers. This was the time of Murasaki Shikibu who wrote the Tale of the Genji and Sei Shonagon who wrote her famous Pillow Book about her observations of life and the imperial court of that time.

Gempei War (1180-1185): the epic war between the two great samurai clans: the Taira/Heike and the Minamoto/Genji. Also the time around it before and after the war; the lead up and follow-up such as the rise of the Heike family and the death of the Genji hero Yoshitsuna.

1274 & 1281 in the Kamakura Period when the Mongols attempted to invade Japan but were ultimately defeated by storms - kamikaze (the divine winds)

Nambokucho (1336-1392): War between the Northern and Southern courts. The Emperor Go-Daigo briefly regain power from the military Kamakura government only to be ousted by a new military government under his once ally Ashikaga Takauji. Go-Daigo fled to Yoshino and his supporters waged an off-and-on war ultimately unsuccessfully until surrendering in 1392.

The building of the Golden and Silver Pavilions (1392-1490) - this period saw Japan at one of its highest points as reflected by the Shogun Yoshimitsu's extraordinary unique Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji) and Japan at one of its lowest when the country was slowly sliding into anarchy following the Onin War of the mid-15th century which devastated Kyoto. The Silver Pavilion (Ginkaku-ji) is a somber reminder of the decline of the Shogun's power.

Sengoku Period (16th century) - this has to be the most interesting historical period with warring scheming lords fighting countless battles to extend their territories and ultimately hoping to become the major unifying force in the country. You had the great generals like Takeda Shingen and his rival Uesugi Kenshin but the most successful were the unconventional Oda Nobunaga, the creative Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the patient practical Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Answer 2

I like the Yamato period. This was the period leading up to the "discovery" of the Japanese people by the Chinese, which I think happened in about 220 CE or so. The original Japanese religion, which exists to a certain extent in contemporary Shinto, was animistic. Much like the Native Americans, the Japanese of this period believed that all objects had a spirit, and their religion had a reverence for both people and nature.
Before the Chinese arrived, the Japanese were also a matriarchal and matrilineal society. Their leaders were women, and they traced their family bloodlines through the mother's side. Their leader at the time was a shaman princess by the name of Himiko, and she supposedly never appeared in public and had 1000 personal female servants. She was leader who many later emperors traced their bloodline too, and many believed that she was a descendant of the sun goddess Amateratsu.

Answer 3

Now! There are so many issues that are forcing Japan to be more globalized. It is an incredible time for Japan, also they are at a time of political transition. Changes in power always are important points in history. Koizumi-Abe transition stands to be very influential not only on the Japanese people, but also on the world.

Answer 4

For myself, I believe Japan's post-war economic boom is vert interesting. From the 1960s to 1980s, up until they went into recession after the so called bubble bursts in early 1990s (which they are just pulling out of now.) The country basically rebuilt itself from the ruins from after the war... the growth of their economy during that time is simply amazing. You can research on various Japanese brands that surrounds our everyday lives now and they are get their start from that period: Sony, Panasonic (Matsushita), Toyota, Honda, just to name a few.

Answer 5

Hello

There are many interesting time periods in Japanese history. The period I like the most is the Meija It was at that period that the Japanese had to make very difficult choices about how to defend themselves from mainly European imperialism.

Only three countries in that time period managed to prevent their takeover by imperialist countries. The Ethiopians, the Siamese AND the Japanese. Find out how the Japanese successfully defended themselves and in turn!! changed the course of history.

As you study this time period you will find that in defending their independence, the Japanese set in motion a series of events that changed the entire world.

Answer 6

The Yayoi Period. Koreans came over and taught the Japanese to stop being hunter-gatherers. The former Jomon savages learned how to be farmers.

Answer 7

I loved the movie that was release last year, (the geisha) perhaps you can based your essay on that time period as you can refer to the movie itself not only in text but also in visual context. You can rent the video and borrow the book at the library or you can go online and there will be hundreds of site that you can search regarding that specific time period

Answer 8

did you ever see the movie ''The Last Samurai'' choose that time period it is very intresting

Answer 9

Meiji restoration: fastest modernization of any country in the world... ever