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The 90 pages that link to Edo period, each with the reason it gives.

• Tokugawa shogunateNarrower topic: The shogunate’s political order defines the period’s conventional boundaries.

• Ukiyo-eNarrower topic: Ukiyo-e flourished amid the cities and commercial culture of Tokugawa-era Japan.

• Tokugawa IeyasuNarrower topic: Ieyasu’s victory initiated the era associated with his dynasty.

• Sengoku periodCompared with: Its stable shogunate contrasts with Sengoku’s competing regional regimes.

• KabukiNarrower topic: Kabuki developed into a major urban entertainment during this era.

• Japanese woodblock printingRelated: Urban growth and commercial publishing in Edo helped woodblock prints reach broad audiences.

• OsakaRelated: Osaka became a major commercial hub under the shogunate’s national order.

• EdoNarrower topic: Edo’s growth and institutions defined the period’s political order.

• Nishiki-eNarrower topic: Nishiki-e developed amid Edo's urban publishing culture and expanding print market.

• Battle of SekigaharaBroader topic: The battle’s outcome opened the era of Tokugawa political dominance.

• ShogunBroader topic: It was the era in which shogunal government reached its longest stability.

• Tōhoku regionNarrower topic: Its domain system shaped the political order across Tōhoku.

• Katsushika HokusaiNarrower topic: Hokusai’s life and career unfolded in Edo-period Japan’s urban print culture.

• Sankin-kōtaiNarrower topic: Sankin-kōtai became a defining institution of this long period of shogunal government.

• SushiRelated: Rapid urban life in Edo helped foster quick-serving sushi styles.

• TōkaidōNarrower topic: The route’s institutions and prominence developed under Tokugawa government.

• Confucianism in JapanBroader topic: Confucian academies and political uses of the tradition expanded during this era.

• WasabiNarrower topic: Wasabi became more established as a food ingredient during this era.

• CloisonnéRelated: Japanese cloisonné emerged in the late Edo period and expanded into a major craft.

• Hishikawa MoronobuNarrower topic: Moronobu worked as Edo’s commercial culture and audiences were taking shape.

• Masaoka ShikiNarrower topic: Shiki inherited poetic traditions formed during this era, including established haiku schools.

• Bijin-gaRelated: The urban culture of Edo fostered the print market in which bijin-ga thrived.

• Japanese lacquerwareNarrower topic: Urban commerce and patronage during this era expanded demand for finely decorated lacquer objects.

• JidaigekiRelated: Many jidaigeki stories use its social order and urban life as their setting.

• KokugakuNarrower topic: Kokugaku developed within the period’s expanding scholarship and debates about cultural identity.

• The Great Wave off KanagawaNarrower topic: The print was made during this era of urban growth and expanding print culture.

• Chikamatsu MonzaemonNarrower topic: Chikamatsu’s career unfolded amid the cities, social orders, and commercial culture of Tokugawa Japan.

• JujutsuRelated: Peace under Tokugawa rule helped jujutsu schools develop and teach within a more stable society.

• Motoori NorinagaNarrower topic: Norinaga’s scholarship developed amid Tokugawa peace, publishing, and expanding urban learning.

• NoriRelated: Nori cultivation and trade developed substantially in Edo-era Japan.

• Shimabara RebellionNarrower topic: The revolt strengthened controls characteristic of Tokugawa governance.

• YakuzaNarrower topic: Accounts of yakuza origins often locate early precursors in Edo-period urban society.

• Azuchi–Momoyama periodRelated: The new order established after Sekigahara began the long peace of the Edo period.

• FuguRelated: Fugu eating traditions developed within the long history of Japanese urban food culture.

• HatsumōdeRelated: Urban customs that shaped modern New Year observance developed during this period.

• Japanese martial artsRelated: Long peace encouraged martial schools to develop training and conduct beyond battlefield use.

• Ogata KōrinNarrower topic: Kōrin’s career unfolded amid urban patronage and artistic exchange in early Edo Japan.

• TempuraBroader topic: Tempura became a popular urban food in Edo during this period.

• Thirty-six Views of Mount FujiNarrower topic: The prints emerged from the period’s urban culture and domestic travel.

• Ihara SaikakuNarrower topic: Its peace and urban growth shaped the society Saikaku depicted.

• Oku no HosomichiNarrower topic: The journey took place amid the period’s travel restrictions, roads, and post towns.

• Osaka PrefectureRelated: Osaka prospered as a major commercial city under Tokugawa rule.

• Samurai cinemaNarrower topic: Its social order supplies the setting for many samurai stories.

• Utagawa KuniyoshiNarrower topic: Kuniyoshi’s life and print career unfolded in the late Tokugawa order.

• Japanese swordRelated: Peace shifted swords toward status, ceremony, and regulated samurai dress.

• SendaiNarrower topic: Sendai grew as a regional political center under the Edo-period domain system.

• ShamisenRelated: The shamisen spread through urban entertainment and theatrical traditions during this period.

• SurimonoNarrower topic: Surimono flourished within Edo’s urban publishing and artistic culture.

• The Narrow Road to the Deep NorthNarrower topic: Bashō’s travel and literary world took shape under Edo-period social and political conditions.

• Treaty of ShimodaNarrower topic: The agreement was concluded under Tokugawa rule, amid growing foreign pressure.