Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the Meiji Shrine is a serene escape from the bustling metropolis that surrounds it. This ...

From the 1870s through the 1920s, Japan underwent rapid and widespread modernization and nation-building. In the Meiji period, Japanese leaders looked to European models of constitutional monarchy, ...

Prior to the concluding assessment activity, have students read and analyze written primary sources regarding various Japanese groups in terms of continuity and change in the Meiji period and the ...

In the mid-19th century, the Meiji period opened Japan to more extensive contact with the outside world, including bringing ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

They were created following the Meiji restoration of 1868, often with borders matching the provinces that existed up through the Edo period (1603–1868). The standard order used in Japanese to ...

The estimated average height of Japanese men reached 163 centimeters during the Kofun Period, which ran from ... years until the early part of the Meiji Era (1868-1912). Denied access to a major ...

One finding indicates that Japanese artisans were involved in embroidery for the dress, one of several worn by the consort to Emperor Meiji ... from the Momoyama Period (late 16th century).