HIST 0430 notes Lecture 3 1 22 14 page 1 Sakoku closed country term only used much later several edicts not one deliberate act Kaempfer faults Jesuits for their persecution too impatient distracted argues that Japan didn t need other countries was self sufficient craftsmen can t sell weapons too well made criticizes philosophy and speculative science Japan on par technologically not speculatively law necessary to keep peasants in line redeeming quality of harsh law accessibility shogun liked them I Tokugawa System of Control most concerned with controlling daimyo Iemitsu 1635 alternate attendance mandatory didn t let them control commerce anything important keep them busy could leave voluntarily but could not come in easily strict control foreigners Christianity trade social classes especially Iemitsu s edicts strictest under him rewards for reporting priests Christians restricted travel not completely cut off delegated trade with certain areas to domains external internal 1640 on couldn t import Western books until 1720 eased but still strict about Christian books II Religion and Education Buddhist Shinto neo Confucian elements 1 neo Confucianism orthodox official Zhu Xi find underlying reasons for all things 1690 shogun sponsored school Shoheiko heterodox kogaku ancient learning Oyomei 16th century figure critizes only text reading 2 Buddhism 3 Kokugaku National Learning Studies emphasize emperor 4 new religions 19th century HIST 0430 notes Lecture 3 1 22 14 page 2 charismatic founder with revelation 5 Rangaku Dutch studies III Edo great capital aqueducts 3 6k impressive infrastructure fire safety laws on indiscriminate logging arts entertainment forms of theatre