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What are the 4 main islands of Japan?
Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu
Who brought iron casting and wet paddy farming to Japan?
the Yayoi
What was the name of the series of political and economic reforms conducted around 645 AD?
Taika no Kaishin
Who wrote what is considered the world's first novel, The Tale of Genji?
Murasaki Shikibu
What word means someone who rules in place of the rightful ruler in the event that they are unable to rule?
regent
What is the name of the warrior class who were sworn to protect their lords?
samurai
How many prefectures are there in Japan?
47
What was the first clan to rise to power and create a strong military state, which brought cities, social classes, and a written language to Japan?
Yamato
What city was the first capital of Japan?
Nara
What is the name of the style of Japanese poetry that consists of 17 syllables in 3 lines, 5-7-5?
haiku
What is the name of the system in which land is exchanged for services?
feudalism
What was the name of the samurai's code of conduct?
bushido
How many wards are there in Tokyo?
23
Who was the first emperor of Japan and also a descendant of Amaterasu according to legend?
Jimmu Tenno
What is the modern day name for the city that used to be called Heian-kyo?
Kyoto
What is the name of the word in Japanese poetry that hints at the season?
kigo
What is the name of the military leader in Japan who often had more power than the emperor?
shogun
What was the name of the divine wind that wiped out the Mongol fleet invading Japan?
kamikaze
Who were the earliest settlers of Japan?
the Jomon
Who did the most to make Buddhism a national religion in Japan, as well as promoting other Chinese reforms?
Shotoku Taishi
What do you call the nobles who live in the capital and advise the ruler?
Imperial Court
What flower is on the Imperial seal of Japan?
Chrysanthemum
Who was the first shogun?
Yoritomo
In what battle did Oda Nobunaga defeat and slay Imagawa?
Okehazama
How does Japan's geography affect its culture?
mountainous = +metals, -farmland
archipelago = seaborne trading and fishing
What is the name of the religion that believes in kami, spirits that can inhabit almost anything found in the world?
Shintoism
What is another word for manners or correct social behavior?
etiquette
What clan became powerful by intermarrying with the imperial family?
Fujiwara
What is the name of a powerful Japanese noble/warlord?
daimyo
In what battle did Tokugawa Ieyasu defeat the majority of his rivals including Ishida Mitsunari and establish himself as the de facto leader of all Japan?
Sekigahara