<P> The Edo period ( 江戸 時代 , Edo jidai ) or Tokugawa period ( 徳川 時代 , Tokugawa jidai ) is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan , when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country 's 300 regional daimyō . The period was characterized by economic growth , strict social order , isolationist foreign policies , a stable population , `` no more wars '' , and popular enjoyment of arts and culture . The shogunate was officially established in Edo on March 24 , 1603 , by Tokugawa Ieyasu . The period came to an end with the Meiji Restoration on May 3 , 1868 , after the fall of Edo . </P>
<P> The Edo period ( 江戸 時代 , Edo jidai ) or Tokugawa period ( 徳川 時代 , Tokugawa jidai ) is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan , when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country 's 300 regional daimyō . The period was characterized by economic growth , strict social order , isolationist foreign policies , a stable population , `` no more wars '' , and popular enjoyment of arts and culture . The shogunate was officially established in Edo on March 24 , 1603 , by Tokugawa Ieyasu . The period came to an end with the Meiji Restoration on May 3 , 1868 , after the fall of Edo . </P>
why was the tokugawa period given its name
why was the tokugawa period given its name
the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan , when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate
the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan , when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate