Meza_TokugawaProject

=**__Changes in Tokugawa Class__**= The society in the [|Edo Period] was ruled by customs and regulations intended to promote stability. In Tokugawa, the government created the social order that was called [|shinokosho]. This system was made of these following classes: Samurai being the highest social class, the Peasants, Artisans, and the Merchants being the lowest social class. The Samurai were the highest ruling class because they put order and set a high moral example for others to follow. Peasants were the second ruling class because they produced goods and food. the third ruling class were the artisans because they produced non-essential goods. Lastly, were the merchants. The merchants were at the bottom because they were wealthy without producing any goods. Even though the ruling classes were very different from each other they all still had many similarities. They all had a part in the society to help it keep it stabilized and in order.

__Surugacho__


This picture focuses on Mount Fuji being seen over the clouds while many different social classes walk though the street of Surugacho.In this painting you see a premier store in Japan Echigoya but now it is called [|Mitsui] department store.

__Daimyo Mansions Around the Kasumigaseki Hill__


In this picture you see a mix of social classes and a Daimyo procesion going through the mansions of the [|Daimyo] and over the hill of Kasumigaseki.

__ Scene at Theater district in Ni-chome __


This is a scene of the theather disrtict in [|Ni-Chome] and you can see many social clases like merchants, artisans and samurai all together.

__The Eight Streets and Sujichigai__


These are the eight streets of Sujichigai and there is a daimyo procession going through the streets and a mix of social classes walking through teahouses and markets.

__ View of Kinryuzan and Azuma Bridge from the river at Asakusa __


In this image you see a Daimyo Procession passing through a bridge going to a castle and there is some daimyo mansions on the other side of the bridge.

__Fish Market at Nihonbashi__


This is the fish market in Nihonbashi and you can see the mix of social classes but mostly merchants buying or trading other items for the fish.