The civilization and enlightenment occurred during the transitional phase of Japan in Meiji period, seeing drastic changes in various systems, organizations and cultural customs of Japan as the results of the Westernization.
文明開化（ぶんめいかいか）とは、明治の日本に西洋の文明が入ってきて、制度や習慣が大きく変化した現象のことを指す。