the basics
name of the clan that established the Imperial House of Japan
Yamato Clan
the old name of the old capital of Japan
Heian
this person lost all power during the meiji restoration
the shogun
Japan's oldest surviving book, completed in 712 CE
The Kojiki
What is the motion you use when going in front of someone in Japan?
small, chopping motion, bent down
the Japanese written language is made up from these two sytems
kanji and kana
name of the port city on the southern part of Japan
Nagasaki
so..who is genji???
the protagonist of Murasaki Shikibu's Heian-era Japanese novel The Tale of Genji. Genji is the second son of a Japanese emperor, but he is relegated to civilian life for political reasons and lives as an imperial officer.
the era where there was an excesses of palace life causing huge wealth inequality
Heian Era
the book title where the author comments on Japanese society through an animals perspective
"I am a Cat"
what group of people were defeated by the kamikaze winds of the Sea of Japan
The Mongols
the name of the main island of Japan
Honshu
what they call masterless samurai
A rōnin
the era where the GEACPS takes shape
Taisho Era
Traditionally, what color is the tea cloth for women in Japanese tea ceremonies?
orange or red
The 3 Symbols of Japan
Sword of Kusanagi, the Mirror of Yata no Kagami, and the Sacred Jewel
name of the island chain between the mainland and the Philippines
Okinawa Islands
that one rich hipster guy in zen buddhisim
Kukai
the name of the current period/era in Japan
Reiwa
name 3 differences between the conservative/ progressive people during the Meiji area
old nobles/samurai vs lower class/poor/young people, traditonal&eastern vs pro-western, Confucians vs Christians, etc
meaning of ichiō
an ambiguous yes
the small island between korea and japan
Tuskisma
"The Spirt of Japan" poem author
Beauchamp
the specific name of part of the feudal era, characterized by Increasingly unstable civil war; ends in the Ōnin War
Feudal: Ashikaga
Name of the protagonist in "The 7 Samurai"
Kambei Shimada