HIST 2910 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Nogi Maresuke, Empress Teimei, Emperor Meiji
20 Apr 2016
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Noted for taking ice cold baths to increase his health and strength (similar to nogi. Led the war against russia; regretted the loss of japanese life. Committed suicide to mark the passing of the meiji emperor unquestioning allegiance to japan. Didn"t get involved in hands-on participation in politics like the meiji empress. Dismissed by the meiji emperor called the french house . Education moving away from educating women (important in the meiji period) and emphasized the traditional expectations. Royal family, asuka park, 1890 picture meiji empress never appeared in. Cover of bluestocking, 1910 became extremely political (i. e. advocating for abortion) Became a system of intricate alleys like a maze. Kanto quake, september 1, 1923 / empress teimei visits survivors / asakusa, 12. Asakusa (12 stories) destroyed after the quake stories (8. 3 richter scale) Intense fires broke out as families were preparing lunch (stoves were on) 100,000+ deaths; only of tokyo remained unharmed.
