What were the changes that occurred in japan at the end of the edo period?
(hint, what happened to the social hierarchy? and what natural disasters did they have to deal with? )

Changes that occurred at the end of the edo period in Japan were dealing with a slow collapse is social hierarchy, the Tokugawa family that was in power nearing the end of period dealt with many peasant uprisings because the peasants were prohibited to have any relations to the upper class and many demanded restoration of direct imperial rule in order to unify the country. The Edo period also entailed many financial problems for the people of Japan and many were left bankrupt because of it.