The literary monk Kenko yearned for an “uncontaminated world,” even during the tumultuous rule of Emperor Go-Daigo, who ...
The word bakufu means “tent government” and is used interchangeably with the term shogunate. This feudal-style government, ...
The Tokugawa Bakufu strictly controlled who could travel, especially to and from Edo, now Tokyo. To help keep control, the Bakufu built checkpoints, or “sekisho,” along the road to check ...