The Sakoku Edict: Why the Japanese Couldn’t Leave Their Own Country for Two Centuries

Name: The Sakoku Edict: Why the Japanese Couldn’t Leave Their Own Country for Two Centuries
Uploaded: 2017-06-26T19:38:09+00:00
Duration: 1 min 35 s
Channel: WHAT IF
Description: In the 1600s Japan was not a big fan of Western culture. To emphasize that point it banned its citizens from travelling abroad with a penalty of death if they did for over 200 years. The post The Sakoku Edict: Why the Japanese Couldn’t Leave Their Own Country for Two Centuries</a> appeared first on Interesting Shit</a>.

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In the 1600s Japan was not a big fan of Western culture. To emphasize that point it banned its citizens from travelling abroad with a penalty of death if they did for over 200 years. The post The Sakoku Edict: Why the Japanese Couldn&#8217;t Leave Their Own Country for Two Centuries appeared first on Interesting Shit.

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