How did the shoguns centralize power and reduce conflict in feudal Japan?

Answer 1

well shoguns gained power in Japan by creating very defined social classes that people had to stay in. this reduced the amount people could challenge the government. also the shoguns in Japan isolated Japan so much that people only knew the way of life they were used to, and because of that the people in Japan only knew the way of life they currently had.

Answer 2

That's a very complicated question with many parts. The centralizing and unification of the country came about as a result of three leaders. Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Each had their own styles, but together they unified Japan and ended years of civil war. A famous story refers to their differences by describing what each would do if presented with a bird that would sing. Oda said he would kill the bird, Toyotomi said he would make the bird sing, while Tokugawa would wait for the bird to sing.
As for cultural aspects, Japan had a very well defined social order and class system. Samurais, then Farmers, the Craftsmen, and finally Merchants. The clothes they could wear to the houses they could buy and what they studied all depened on their class. Although a merchant could be very wealthy, he wasn't allowed to build a fancy house because he was at the bottom of the social ladder.
In a law enforcement way, the upper government chose to reduce conflict by conformity and harsh punishment. Every Japanese needed to belong to a Buddhist temple. These temples also acted as schools. They also made people responsible for their neighbors behavior. If you misbehaved, the leader of your lot would be punished, and if he misbehaved his boss would be punished and so on.
But the central leadership was more worried about a warlord becoming to strong and overthrowing the government. That is after all how the shoguns themselves came into power. So, the government did a countrywide survey to see how much grain each area could produce. They ajusted taxes accordingly and every year the governor of each province had to make a trip to Edo (Tokyo) and pay the taxes. He needed to bring a large entourage and then stay months living in Edo. Financing such a trip depleted funds enough that he couldn't afford to build up a separate military. And even if he did, neighboring provinces would be obliged to attack or be attacked or be punished themselves.
After generations or such controll and international isolation, overthrowing the government was no longer a concern and everything was rather peaceful. There were even calls from some samurai to attack Korea just so they had something to do.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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