Multiple choice How did Japanese Tokugawa shoguns control the daimyo? They forced them to live on a distant island they gave away their land to peasants The daimyo were required to live in Edo every other year They limited daimyo and samurai contact Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation The Tokugawa shoguns implemented the sankin-kotai (alternate attendance) system. This required daimyo to spend every other year in Edo, which drained their wealth and kept them under the shogun's surveillance.