Nihal Lalwani BBE 29 October 2014 8 History Essay Term 4 Assignment Tokugawa Japan (1600-1868) and Medieval Europe (590-1500) both grew in two separate sides of the world but both of them are similar in ways such as how they were run, their architecture, their warriors and the society. In discussing whether these two civilisations are similar, the research has led me to believe that these two civilisations are partly similar. There are many similarities between Japanese and Medieval European Castles such as what were they used for and how they worked. Medieval European Castles are similar to Japanese castles as they are used for similar reasons and architecture such as the castles had high walls for protection against arrows, both of them were used as outposts by respective lords of each civilisation (Friar, 2003. P.47).
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Katsu’s family lived in Edo, Japan. Even though Edo had been transformed into a big city known as present day Tokyo, it had started out small. In 1457 Edo was a small little-known fishing village, that later grew into the largest metropolis in the world. The city, followed under Tokugawa shogunate, was the de facto capital and center of political power. It was built around Edo castle, formerly known as Chiyoda castle, which had been the chief headquarters for Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1590.
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Despite the hundreds of castles built in the Medieval Japanese time period only twelve survive to this very day. The history of Medieval Japanese castles are still evident in today’s society through structures, buildings or documents. After much research on castles in Medieval Japan I came to the question of ‘What was the purpose of constructing castles in the time of Medieval Japan?’ Two castles in particular are testament to this and answer the question.
Medieval Japan Medieval Japan, also known as Feudal Japan, was a period of time from circa 1185 to 1600, when the Japanese imperial authority was weak and Samurai warriors played an important role in governing society. The Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333) and the Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573) were the first two warrior governments in ancient Japan. Warfare and destruction characterized that era, as well as being known as the age of the warrior, the rise of Buddhism, and two monumental events, the repulsion of two Mongolian invasions. The Samurai warriors became the rulers of the land during the medieval times.
Along with the walkways there were towers every 200 to 300 feet.(Hackett). The difference between European and Japanese castles are the way the look and the materials they are made out of. European castles are made out of primarily stone, on the other hand, Japanese castles only have a stone
