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In real history, Japan had many periods with their own distinct politics, mindsets, and manner of dress. But in [[Hollywood History|Hollywood]], Japanese history is pretty much one long indistinct period filled with pagodas and geishas in strangely easy-to-remove kimonos, where [[Samurai]] and [[Ninja]] roamed the land chopping each other up with ''katana'' and ''shuriken'' at the slightest provocation. This is the land David Plath called [http://www.columbia.edu/~hds2/learning/Learning_from_shogun_txt.pdf Jawpen] -- "this place of which so many Westerners have ''jawed'' and ''penned''", a country "made up of traditional Japanese parts ... invented and assembled here in the West for domestic consumption."
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See also: [[Anachronism Stew]], [[Hollywood History]]. The fantasy equivalent is [[Wutai]].
Popular tropes from this time period are:
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* [[Seppuku]]
* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]
(Western) works that are set in this time period include:▼
▲{{examples|(Western) works that are set in this time period include:}}
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' does this better than
== [[Film]] ==
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