It had impressive urbanism in its great cities, such as Edo.
Japan is an ancient country with great buildings and innovation, such as the ironclad. Despite having a great population on a little land, even in the 11th/12th century, Japan had more people than all the European countries. It had impressive urbanism in its great cities, such as Edo. The Japanese people had Murasaki Shikibu, the most ancient literary book writer, having written the Genji Monogatari, the oldest romance in the world.