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Isolationist feudal shogunateHistorical polity

Tokugawa Japan

The Tokugawa shogunate pacified Japan after the Sengoku era with a feudal system of domains (bakuhan), a rigid four-class social hierarchy, official Neo-Confucianism, a ban on Christianity and external isolation (sakoku).

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Predominant Spectrum
Right
Closest catalog ideology
Eco-Fascism
Catalog flag image for Tokugawa Japan
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Identity & context
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Description
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Political coordinates
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How to interpret catalog profiles

Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

These coordinates are editorial interpretations. The two pole scores add to 100; they describe a position in this model, rather than a probability. Read how catalog profiles are interpreted →

  • Distribution of power

    Near midpoint
    Federal49.7%
    Unitary50.3%
  • Representation

    Very strong · Autocracy
    Democracy6.7%
    Autocracy93.3%
  • Civil liberties

    Very strong · Security
    Security95.7%
    Liberty4.3%
  • Cultural integration

    Very strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation95.6%
    Multicultural4.4%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Military force
    Military force61.7%
    Negotiation38.3%
  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Non-Intervention
    Non-Intervention71.7%
    Interventionist28.3%
  • Ownership

    Near midpoint
    Public56.6%
    Private43.4%
  • Economic coordination

    Strong · State direction
    State direction82.6%
    Markets17.4%
  • International trade

    Very strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism99%
    Free trade1%
  • Religion & state

    Strong · Religious
    Secular24.8%
    Religious75.2%
  • Social norms

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive26.8%
    Traditionalist73.2%
  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Ecologist
    Acceleration19.3%
    Ecologist80.7%

What distinguishes Tokugawa Japan

Largest median distance

International trade

This position is 53.4 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 46% ProtectionismTokugawa Japan 99% Protectionism

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Ownership

This position is 5.4 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 51% PublicTokugawa Japan 57% Public

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.