The Sakoku Edict: Why the Japanese Couldn’t Leave Their Own Country for Two Centuries
- 7 years ago
In the 1600s Japan was not a big fan of Western culture. To emphasize that point it banned its citizens from travelling abroad with a penalty of death if they did for over 200 years.
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