Month: April 2023

This week, we focused on the Edo period. On Wednesday, we discussed “sekoku”, or the isolationism of Japan from the rest of the world. Of course, there were exceptions, but Japan mostly blocked itself off from foreign influence. In the source that we read, The Edict of 1635, there were very clear rules that kept… Continue reading Week 13

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This week we focused on Zen Buddhism and I found it really cool to learn actually what it was, since I feel like the word “zen” is used really generally by people who do not really, fully understand what the meaning is. We have already discussed other types of Buddhism, such as Pure Land Buddhism,… Continue reading Week 11

This week we focused on the Muromachi period, specifically on the arts, which I really enjoyed. I loved discussing Noh theater and the specifics of the art form. As a theater major, this should not be surprising. It was also really interesting to see how the values of storytelling in this period can still be… Continue reading Week 10