The 16th century saw the rise of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who were instrumental in unifying Japan under a centralized government.

In Japan, there is a festival where people carry portable shrines and then throw them at each other.

The Sony PlayStation, first introduced in 1994, revolutionized the video game industry and introduced many classic games and franchises.