The Meiji Restoration was the catalyst toward industrialization in Japan that led to the rise of the island nation as a military power by 1905, under the slogan of "Enrich the country, strengthen the military. Japan was a country of isolation. This meant that Japan had no contact or tried to make any contact with other countries outside of Japan.
The division of japan into indepedent domains made it difficult to deal foreigners in a concerted way or to fully mobilize national resources. Thus the Meiji government's first task was to unity the country territorially. In late 1868 the imperial capital was moved to Edo which was renamed Tokyo where the empror took up residence in the Shogun's former castle. In 1869 the daimo and hizen surrendered their lands and census record to the imperial government and asked that their domains laws instutions and regulations be placed under unified control. Other domains soon followed suit. In 1871 all the daimyo domains were abolished by imperial decree and were replaced by a system of centrally administered prefectures governed by imperially appointed officials.
The Japanese were shocked of the technology that the Americans had. They were shocked to see that the Americans had technology such as steam to power their ships. They were also shocked to see the rifles and cannons that the Americans had. The U.S. believed that the Japanese ports would be great for American ships to stop and reload in food and water.
During the Meigi Era many new reformations had taken place. Japan overthrew the whole feudalism system. In 1868, Emperor Mutsushito took back his thrown. He believed that the only way to be equal in economic and political ways of the West was to adopt new ways. Many scholars were sent to the West. They were sent to learn as much from the West and bring back what they had learn.
The division of japan into indepedent domains made it difficult to deal foreigners in a concerted way or to fully mobilize national resources. Thus the Meiji government's first task was to unity the country territorially. In late 1868 the imperial capital was moved to Edo which was renamed Tokyo where the empror took up residence in the Shogun's former castle. In 1869 the daimo and hizen surrendered their lands and census record to the imperial government and asked that their domains laws instutions and regulations be placed under unified control. Other domains soon followed suit. In 1871 all the daimyo domains were abolished by imperial decree and were replaced by a system of centrally administered prefectures governed by imperially appointed officials.
The Japanese were shocked of the technology that the Americans had. They were shocked to see that the Americans had technology such as steam to power their ships. They were also shocked to see the rifles and cannons that the Americans had. The U.S. believed that the Japanese ports would be great for American ships to stop and reload in food and water.
During the Meigi Era many new reformations had taken place. Japan overthrew the whole feudalism system. In 1868, Emperor Mutsushito took back his thrown. He believed that the only way to be equal in economic and political ways of the West was to adopt new ways. Many scholars were sent to the West. They were sent to learn as much from the West and bring back what they had learn.
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