Ask students to review their predictions from the first day as to how changes in the Meiji era affected the lives of everyday people. Discussion should include in what ways their predictions were ...

A century and a half after the Meiji Period (1868-1912) began, we wondered what value the period had for Japan ... development of a cabinet and parliament—early Meiji was a time when people sought to ...

UKIHA, Fukuoka -- The former residence of a wealthy family here is a showcase of elaborate design, speaking to the present from its presumed completion time in the late Meiji era (1868-1912).