Kyōhō Reforms
GOVERNMENT REFORMS IN JAPAN
Kyôhô Reforms; Kyoohoo Reforms; Kyoho reforms; Kyoho Reform; Kyoho reform; Kyoho Reforms
The were an array of economic and cultural policies introduced by the Tokugawa shogunate between 1722–1730 during the Edo period to improve its political and social status. These reforms were instigated by the eighth Tokugawa shōgun of Japan, Tokugawa Yoshimune, encompassing the first 20 years of his shogunate.