In this lesson, students consider a major art form of the period—woodblock prints—as historical documents providing a visual record of a society and country in transformation. They identify specific ...

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Historian Ethan Segal notes that Japan underwent far-reaching transformations from the late 19th to early 20th century, creating critical questions for its government and people. How could the ...

“The culture at Sannai Maruyama closely resembles that of the period of Japan’s high economic growth,” he said. “Nakanoya Matsubara had a culture similar to that of the low-growth period ...