- The peace and stability in this period brought about great changes.- Socially, the samurai and daimyo classes, which had previously beeninvolved in fighting civil wars, now found they could concentratetheir time and wealth on new endeavors, including the arts.- New crops led to a population increase.- As Japanese cities grew and trade increased, the merchant class benefited greatly.- Cities were centers of new cultural traditions, including the development of Kabuki theater.- Following the arrival of the Portuguese in 1543, the Dutch and British followed. After prohibiting trade within Western nations, the Japanese allowed only the Dutch to retain a small trading post on an island in Nagasaki Harbor.

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