Meiji Restoration

reform restoring the imperial rule in Japan in the last third of the 19th century

civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869

American naval officer (1794–1858)

short-lived state established in 1869 by former Tokugawa retainers in what is now known as Hokkaido, notable for being the first government to attempt to institute democracy in Japan

The was a small secret police organization, an elite group of swordsmen organized by commoners and low-ranking samurai, commissioned by the (military government) during Japan's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863. It was active until 1869. It was founded to protect shogunate representatives in Kyoto at a time when a controversial imperial edict to exclude foreign trade from Japan had been made and the Chōshū clan had been forced from the imperial court. They gained considerable fame from events such as the Ikedaya incident and the August 18 coup, among others. The members were d

Japanese national slogan

1871 reform abolishing the feudal system in Japan during the Meiji restoration

Japanese historical estate in Satsuma Domain

first constitution of modern Japan, promulgated 1868

1871–1873 Japanese diplomatic voyage

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Japanese historical estate in Nagato and Suō province

The , also known as the Great Council of State, was (i) (Daijō-kan) the highest organ of Japan's premodern Imperial government under the Ritsuryō legal system during and after the Nara period or (ii) (Dajō-kan) the highest organ of Japan's government briefly restored to power after the Meiji Restoration, which was replaced by the Cabinet. In Yamato name it is also called "Ōmatsurigoto-no-Tsukasa" ().

historical name for European ships trading with Japan

government position in pre-modern Japanese imperial court

government position in pre-modern Japanese imperial court

British diplomat (1843-1929)

The was the head of the Daijō-kan (Council of State) during and after the Nara period and briefly under the Meiji Constitution. It was equivalent to the Chinese , or Grand Preceptor.

modernisation between 1868 and 1912

ruling class of Meiji period Japan

anti-Buddhist movement during the Meiji period in Japan

thumb|Tōyama Mitsuru (center) and [[Yoshio Kodama (first row, second from right) among a meeting of the Dark/Black Ocean Society (Gen'yosha), 1929]] The was an influential Pan-Asianist group and secret society active in the Empire of Japan.

Japanese military-political coalition

Japanese manga series

castle in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture, Japan

Japanese organization during the Edo period

political party

The was a group of around 305 young teenage samurai of the Aizu Domain, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869) on the side of the Tokugawa shogunate.

The '''''' was a volunteer militia raised by Takasugi Shinsaku of the Chōshū domain during the Bakumatsu period of Japan.

policy of separating Shinto and Buddhism pursued by the Meiji government of Japan

periodical literature

sword hunt during the Meiji Restoration in Japan

The was a social class in Japan composed of former samurai after the Meiji Restoration from 1869 to 1947. Shizoku was a distinct class between the kazoku (a merger of the former kuge and daimyō classes) and heimin (commoners) with no special class privileges, and the title was solely on the register. The Shizoku were abolished in the revised civil code in 1947 after the Japanese defeat in World War II.

family

right|thumb|200px|Cover of the Meiroku Zasshi, issue no. 10, 1874 The '''''' was an intellectual society in Meiji period Japan that published social-criticism journal .

Japanese police force

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carnivalesque celebrations, communal activities, and protests in Japan in 1867–68

(also spelled Kan'eiji or Kaneiji) is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1625 during the Kan'ei era by Tenkai, in an attempt to emulate the powerful religious center Enryaku-ji, in Kyoto. The main object of worship is .

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French army officer (1835–1915)

family

clan in modern day Japan

museum in Kōchi, Japan

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8th-century Japanese government department

Japanese samurai clan

1872 Japan-Peru diplomatic incident

major restructuring of the previous land taxation system in 1873 Japan

The '''''' was a political party in the early Meiji-period Japan from 1875 to 1880.

The was one of eight ministries of the Japanese imperial court. In wago, it is also called "Tsuri-no-Tsukasa"（乃利乃豆加佐）.

justice ministry of the 8th c. Imperial Court of Japan

Ministry of the Imperial Japanese Empire

French soldier

diplomatic mission led by Ikeda Nagaoki

Japanese clan. descend from the Uda Genji through the Sasaki clan

governmental Structure