And this is the path that Japan goes down. In 1867, you have the young emperor Meiji come to power, who is only 15 or 16 years old at the time. This would be the beginning of what is known as the Meiji Restoration. You could say that it's a restoration of power back to the emperor. The emperor existed even during the shogunate, but was a figurehead. It was the shogun who had the power. But now the emperor was able to take back the power from the shogun.