What is the Edo period also known as?
Tokugawa Period
What is the name of the dish that influenced tempura?
Portuguese dish tempora
What is the name of the noodle eaten on New Year's Eve?
Toshikoshi Soba
What are samurais?
Member of the Japanese warrior caste
What is the attire worn during the tea ceremony called?
Kimono, western attire
What are the four social classes?
Warriors (samurais), artisans, merchants and farmers
What is one type of Soba?(Not including the one eaten on New Year)
Sobagaki, Kirisoba, or Soba hanamaki
Where do people go for Hatsuhinode?
Mountaintops, beaches, hills
During what time period did samurais produce many Japanese arts?
Kamakura period
What is one of the rules of the tea ceremony?
Women were not allowed to attend the tea ceremony
The tea ceremony used to be a “men only” event
What percent of the Japanese population was made of peasants?
80%
Why was Edo-style sushi considered a complete meal?
The sushi was two or three times larger than modern sushi.
Which two places are most busy during Hatsumode?
Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines
What are the three levels of samurai?
Gokenin, Goshi, Hatamoto
What is one of the representations of the tea ceremony?
Harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility
The art of tea
What is the name of the beginning verse of the poetry contest that became a popular form of gambling?
Hokku
What did the daily menu for commoners consist of?
Rice, miso soup, and pickles
What is the structure of Kagami Mochi?
Two mochis, a smaller one on top of a larger one, topped with a small bitter orange (daldai) and a leaf
How long are the katana and wakizashi? In centimeters
Katana: 60cm
Wakizashi: 30cm
What is the purpose for samurais to practice tea ceremonies?
search the peace in their mind
When was the Edo Period?
1603-1867
How many times did the shape and/or size of Soba change? What were these changes?
a. 3 times
b. round-shaped dumplings, noodles, strands were cut shorter
How many times are Bonsho bells rung and why?
108 - the number represents human desire that may lead to pain and suffering. Ringing the bell 108 times drives away the negative energy
When was the Kamakura period?
1192-1333
What are the 3 types of tea ceremony processes?
Chakai, Chaji, Shozumi