As we all reviewed once again in class today the Tokugawa Shogunate was the military ruler. He assisted the emperor to rule over Japan. However this was not true, because the emperor was never seen and he only did religious ceremonies hence forth the Shogunate was the one with the real power. Even though the Emperor was not ruling over the land, he was still revered. The Emperor was descendant from the sun god and because he was holy they could not get rid of him. The Tokugawa Shogunate ruled until the Meiji Restoration. The Westerners were affecting many countries, they saw what happened to China and because of that it was time for the Shogunate to go. The Meiji Restoration was a period where Japan was westernizing and many of its old ways had to go including the Shogun. A group of daimyo took this responsibility they made an alliance and in 1868 the Shogun was overthrown. Afterwards the Emperor came back into power and he was once again in charge. The Shogun was old and they needed to move on they could not afford to fall behind.
Strayer pg 578
http://encyclopedia.stateuniversity.com/pages/22332/Tokugawa-shogunate.html
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