Category: History

Christianity and Japan 1600-1900: How Events Before, During, and After the Sakoku Period Shaped Japan’s Perspective of Christiananity

Nov 7, 2024

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by

Ld. Dakota James Brinkman

in History

What is being explored? Thesis Statement: How did the forced opening of Japan by Western nations during the Sakoku period affect Japan’s perspective on Christianity today? To research this thesis, several events that happened before, during, and after the Sakoku period will be examined in chronological order. First, when did Conficianism enter Japan? How did…