Medieval Japan By Grassism Period: Jan 1, 1603 to Dec 19, 1868 Edo Period Sep 22, 1603 Tokugawa Ieyasu granted title of shogun Sep 22, 1603 First Kabuki show performed in Kyoto Sep 22, 1605 Tokugawa Ieyasu resigns as shogun Mar 21, 1616 Ban of Christianity reaffirmed Sep 22, 1623 Iemitsu Tokugawa commenced as Shogun Sep 22, 1700 Dutch Discovery of Japan Sep 22, 1700 Japanese merchant class become affuent Sep 22, 1761 First Manga traced bak to nishiki-e prints Sep 22, 1764 Ukiyo-e paintings and woodblock prints appeared Sep 22, 1850 Invention of Sushi by the Tokyo street vendors Sep 22, 2013 End of the Tokugawa Shogunate period Sep 22, 2013 Japan started to participate in foreign trade
