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Page 346
... Tokugawa era ( 1603-1867 ) . Because of its lo- cation in the delta of the Fuji - kawa ( Fuji Riv- er ) , the city has an ample water supply for its large paper industry . The arrival of the Tokai- dō Main Line ( railway ) in 1909 ...
... Tokugawa era ( 1603-1867 ) . Because of its lo- cation in the delta of the Fuji - kawa ( Fuji Riv- er ) , the city has an ample water supply for its large paper industry . The arrival of the Tokai- dō Main Line ( railway ) in 1909 ...
Page 881
... Tokugawa family managed to ally the majority of the han on its side , estab- lishing the shogunate or central military dicta- torship over Japan in 1603. The Tokugawa han thus came to occupy about one - quarter of Japan , but the ...
... Tokugawa family managed to ally the majority of the han on its side , estab- lishing the shogunate or central military dicta- torship over Japan in 1603. The Tokugawa han thus came to occupy about one - quarter of Japan , but the ...
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... Tokugawa shogunate ( the office through which the Tokugawa family ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867 ) . Razan began as a student of Buddhism but became a devoted adherent of Neo - Confucianism and a bitter opponent of Buddhism . In 1604 he ...
... Tokugawa shogunate ( the office through which the Tokugawa family ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867 ) . Razan began as a student of Buddhism but became a devoted adherent of Neo - Confucianism and a bitter opponent of Buddhism . In 1604 he ...
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