Meiji Restoration is an important period of history of Japan.
At that time, Emperor Meiji
was ruling Japan.
During this period, power of Japan’s emperor (named
Meiji) was restored, that is, he gained back his full power; and this is
why the period is called Meiji Restoration.
During this period,
beginning after the Boshin War of 1868, many changes happened in Japan.
In the Japanese language, Meiji-ishin is the term for Meiji Restoration.
The term describes a number of events that took place in the politics
and society of Japan that changed the shape of Japan’s political and
social systems. These changes took place mainly during three years -
from 1866 to 1869.
The feudal system was ended. Japan copied many systems of the western countries. Changes occurred in Japan’s legal system and the government.
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