江戸時代
The [b]Edo Jidai[/b], also known as the [b]Tokugawa Jidai[/b], was a time period in the history of feudal [[Japan]] from the year 1603 until 1867. It took place after the [[Sengoku Jidai]] and during this time Japan was unified and ruled by the [[tokugawa ieyasu|Tokugawa shogunate]], which closed the country to any foreign influence. The period ended with the [[Boshin War]] and the Meiji Restoration, events typically viewed as the start of modern Japan.

During the Edo period most [[samurai]] traditions and customs were refined to the extent that can be seen today in contemporary modern Japan.
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