2/13/17
1. -The interaction of Americans and Japanese in the growing commerce districts created very American-dominated lifestyles. The introduction of many western concepts came directly from these sprouting cow towns. Jobs were created and the influx of business benefited the Foreigners more than the locals
    -The massive influence of American culture forced the Japanese to abandon their historical pact of seclusion, and with this rapid split, created a gap that was filled with violence. There were those of the Japanese that originally resisted the influence, but the feudal system of Japan needed to take advantage of the growth, so resistance to the Americans was futile.
    -Unlike previous Ukiyo-e of the era, the ones representing the actual town of Yokohama were quite more simplistic than others. Also, the styles of scene being captured by the Japanese artists and the Westerners were very different. The westerners attempted to take scenes from the most quintessential "Japan" areas, like the large Buddha, or Cherry Blossoms.
2. -Do you think that if the Bakufu and the ShiShi were successful in repelling the foreign influence on Japan, it still would have spread eventually throughout time? For example, might the Western styles of dress and music have been imported to Japan without the force of the trade treaties?
    -Why do you think that the technology of Photography was not embraced immediately by Japanese artists? Due to the influence of Ukiyo-e's detail and yearn for accuracy, why was the Photograph not taken into rotation like it was in Western culture?
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I think this image does a very good job at showing, or imagining, the entire scope of how massive Western influence was. While still done through classic Ukiyo-e style, it emphasized the magnitude of the Western influence. All the vehicles have thick 3D designs, with a deep red chosen for the train cars and the background of the ships. The sky and the smoke from the train are in the artistic style of Ukiyo-e, but the Men and Women are a strange clash due to their attire. All of the flags flying on the ships does a good job of representing the rapid foreign influx of peoples and their cultures.