Feudalism National isolation Westernization and modernization Restoration of imperial rule Hegemony Monarchy Excavation Colony Industrial Revolution Stone Age Relocation of the capital Japanese missions to Sui China Overthrowing one's superiors Abolition of domains and establishment of prefectures Crusades Taika Reform Great Migration Enrich the country and strengthen the military Tumulus Renaissance
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鎖国
The maritime restriction policy enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate to control foreign trade and religion. It significantly influenced Japan's unique cultural development.
Examples in context
江戸時代は約二百年間にわたり鎖国が続いた。
The period of national isolation continued for about two hundred years during the Edo period.
ペリーの来航により鎖国体制は終わりを迎えた。
The isolationist policy came to an end with the arrival of Perry.
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