Tokugawa Japan wasn’t nearly as isolated as history books teach

2022-05-17

The draconian Sakoku-rei or Seclusion Edict, as ordered by Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, in 1636, would seal off the country from the outside world for the next two centuries.…

Source : https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/tokugawa-japan-wasn%27t-nearly-as-isolated-as-the-history-books-teach

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