Japan in 1868: Meiji Restoration

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Rice agriculture and new pottery transform earlier Jomon lifeways. Continental religion reshapes art, politics and burial practice. Kyoto court culture defines classical literature and aesthetics. Warrior government begins the long samurai era. Edo period urban culture: kabuki, ukiyo-e, haiku.