Agreed, though they did change a lot of their cutlure, and many prominent elements today were totally absent pre-Meiji. I don’t know how much of today’s Japanese culture someone from early 19th century Japan would recognize… (I’d guess, less than a European or American equivalent, but more than a Chinese equivalent, but I don’t know enough to be sure...).
Agreed, though they did change a lot of their cutlure, and many prominent elements today were totally absent pre-Meiji. I don’t know how much of today’s Japanese culture someone from early 19th century Japan would recognize… (I’d guess, less than a European or American equivalent, but more than a Chinese equivalent, but I don’t know enough to be sure...).