History Tuesdays
The title given to a military ruler of Japan. It is sometimes mistaken for samurai.
Shogun/Shogunate
The place of dwelling for a kami. These such places are open to public visitors and people typically come here to honor the kami and ask for blessings/cleansings/protection.
Shrine(s)
This term is used to describe the process of creating a layout for a story, having artists depict moving characters and is usually created through a combination of digital _______ and CGI.
Animation
The clearing of trees & destruction of forestlands to allow for human cities and industries to expand. This was explored in the film "Princess Mononoke"
Deforestation
A type of block art that depicted pictures of landscapes, actors, or folk tales. The term is ____-e.
Ukiyo-e
Imperialism
This religion of Japan is known as the belief in many Kami.
Shinto
(Literal translation): Something that is otherworldly and strange yet captivating and appealing. These things are considered supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore.
Yokai
An umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender.
Queer
This type of theatre is known for its dramatic performances sometimes used for political commentary. _______ theatre uses costumes, makeup (especially face paintings), wigs, and stunning actors.
Kabuki
People who withdraw from society for a long period of time and do not have an occupation.
Hikikomori
A multi-story tower made of brick, stone or wood which is usually associated with Buddhist temples.
Pagoda
A tablet with depictions of Jesus or Mary in which Japanese people had to step on in order to prove they weren't Christian.
Fumi-e
This is the idea that human beings and other life forms are reborn after they die. This word is often used in relation to Buddhism.
Reincarnation
A person's true feelings or true intentions. This is considered your private behavior and your own sincere feelings.
Honne
Zengakuren
A practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.
Meditation
This anime displays its own take on the nuclear destruction of Japan that is caused by a government experiment gone wrong.
Akira
This time period spanned from around 1991 - 2011 and is used to describe the economic crisis and then pitfalls that Japan experienced after an economic bubble.
Lost Decades
This was (and is) known as the first bullet train ever created.
Shinkansen
Baekje a Korean nation in Japan gave the Japanese something that taught them about Buddhism. What did they give?
Buddhist scriptures and items
A religion that is without gods. This religion's spiritual goal is to overcome suffering through learning to let go of expectations. It is sometimes considered the second religion of Japan.
Buddhism
Shown in the Anarchist of Colony, this is a term used to describe a foreign citizen (usually Korean) that is residing in Japan.
Zainichi
The isolation policy enacted by the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate that was in effect for over a period of 214 years.
Sakoku (Policy)
The public feelings that you display in public are called this word. It is the opposite of Honne.
Tatemae