Lucero_tokugawa_+rise+in+merchant+and+townspeople+culture

=Rise in Merchant/Townspeople Culture and Economy=

During the Tokugawa period there was a sudden rise in merchant and townspeople culture and wealth. During this period the art such as Ukiyo-e and liturature were made to atract middle class people, like merchants. Artists were try to direct there art to the middle class because the middle class was starting to rise up the social class (unofficially). Mearchants and townspeople were also becoming economically powerful during this time. Because of the Shogun was not allowing traders from anywhere except for Korea and Portugal. this gave the merchants a huge opportunity to sell. When the merchants became welthy