日本的等级制度由来已久且繁密森严，在维持统治秩序稳定，使百姓“各得其所”的同时也显现出一定的弊端，最终被时代淘汰。为了深入了解日本等级制度废除的原因，本文首先阐述了等级制度是什么，归纳了其特征与在社会生活中的表现，接着总结了这一制度存在的缺陷和不足，回答了等级制度为什么被推翻的问题，文章最后梳理了等级制度的废除历程及废除后给社会带来的影响，概括了这一制度的兴衰经过。

Japan's hierarchical system has a long history and is dense and strict, and while maintaining the stability of the ruling order and allowing the people to "get what they want", it also shows certain drawbacks, and is eventually eliminated by the times. In order to gain an in-depth understanding of the reasons for the abolition of the hierarchy system in Japan, this paper first expounds what the hierarchy is, summarizes its characteristics and manifestations in social life, then summarizes the defects and deficiencies of the system, answers the question of why the hierarchy system was overthrown, and finally sorts out the process of the abolition of the hierarchy and the impact of the abolition on society, and summarizes the rise and fall of the system.