WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sakoku was the foreign relations policy of Japan, enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate through a number of edicts and policies from 1633–39, under which severe restrictions were placed on the entry of foreigners to Japan and Japanese people were forbidden to leave the country without special permission.

Detailed explanation-2: -sakoku, (Japanese: “closed country”) a Japanese policy consisting of a series of directives implemented over several years during the Edo period (also known as the Tokugawa period; 1603–1867) that enforced self-isolation from foreign powers in the early 17th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 17th to the 19th century saw Japan adopting a policy that isolated the whole country from the outside world. This long period of national isolation was called sakoku. During sakoku no Japanese could leave the country on penalty of death, and very few foreign nationals were permitted to enter and trade with Japan.

Detailed explanation-4: -With its policy of isolationism, Japan did not need to produce big ships for distant trade and instead used small ships for local coastal trade, which was key in the development of their economy.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Dutch were only allowed on a small island in the harbour of the city of Nagasaki. From the shogun’s point of view, the isolation policy was essential for national security. It was the only way to eliminate possible threats to his power and to protect the Japanese culture.

Detailed explanation-6: -1 Answer. The Tokugawa Shogunate was concerned over the rise of Christianity and other Western influences brought by the Portuguese Trade. The Shogun isolated Japan from Western but not Eastern trade.