Japan has four main islands and is 2300 km in length. It is very mountainous and lies on a tectonic plate boundarie.
How did the Geography Influence Society and Culture?
In the period of medieval Japan the people ate a lot of seafood which included fish, shell fish and seaweed. This was healthy for the Japanese and was accesable since Japan is an island and is surrounded by ocean. The Japanese's diet today still consists of much seafood.
The Japanese would have lived through many earthquakes in the medieval period since the east side of Japan lies on a tectonic plate boundarie. This is one of the reasons why Japan is so mountainous.
Japan is an island which means it was very isolated from the outside world, they did not have much communication at all with any other countrys. This would have had a major influence on their society and culture as they did not have anyone to follow. For example their religion, food, technology and social structure. There was very little trading as no one knew Japan existed, this made Japan a very self sufficient country. Even when foreigners knew Japan exsisted the Shogun did not trust them therefore there was very little trading throughout Japan.
The Japanese would have lived through many earthquakes in the medieval period since the east side of Japan lies on a tectonic plate boundarie. This is one of the reasons why Japan is so mountainous.
Japan is an island which means it was very isolated from the outside world, they did not have much communication at all with any other countrys. This would have had a major influence on their society and culture as they did not have anyone to follow. For example their religion, food, technology and social structure. There was very little trading as no one knew Japan existed, this made Japan a very self sufficient country. Even when foreigners knew Japan exsisted the Shogun did not trust them therefore there was very little trading throughout Japan.