To what extent did the Tokugawa period effect modern Japanese etiquette?
Posted on January 1st, 2012 by admin
Specifically – Tokugawa Ieyasu’s "Boke Shohatto" (Laws of the house of shogun) and the description of class dress style, as well as any details concerning name suffixes and bowing during the period.
I’m trying to see how the laws – written and also unsaid social laws – which were enforced by the samurai – have influenced the way of life for the modern Japanese.
Thank you so much! Please reference!
The Edo Period had a very strict set of cultural laws. The government had high expectations of it’s citizens to perform and produce. I think this strong work ethic helped Japan move into the modern world and become the industrialized nation it is today. You may want to read about the Meiji restoration.
January 1st, 2012 at 5:36 am
The Edo Period had a very strict set of cultural laws. The government had high expectations of it’s citizens to perform and produce. I think this strong work ethic helped Japan move into the modern world and become the industrialized nation it is today. You may want to read about the Meiji restoration.
References :
http://sites.google.com/site/utnarukami/kabuki-theatre-3/what-is-kabuki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo_society