Samurai
What is the code of honor that the Samurai followed?
bushido
Belief system originally from China that emphasizes obeying and respecting your elders.
Confucianism
Military leader of Japan
Shogun
Long robe with wide sleeves worn by Japanese men and women.
Kimono
What is the name of Mr. Jokela's favorite stuffed animal from childhood?
Whaley
Current capital of Japan, it was once called Edo.
Tokyo
Ritualized suicide committed by samurai who lost their honor.
Seppuku (or Hara Kiri)
This belief system, which started in India, traveled through three countries to reach Japan.
Buddhism
The “divine winds,” or storms that destroyed Mongol ships in 1274.
Kamikaze
Type of Japanese poetry 5, 7, 5
Haiku
What is the name of Mr. Jokela's childhood friend from kindergarten?
Joel
Almost 84% of Japan is this geographic feature, which makes it difficult to have large farms.
Mountains
This was the most important quality a samurai could have.
Loyalty
This religion, native to Japan, believes in spirits of nature, called kami.
Shinto
Though rich in the end, they were at the bottom of the social class during the times of the Samurai
Merchants
Samurai were known to do this calming practice in following Zen Buddhism
Meditation
What is the name of Mr. Jokela's deaf brother?
Cosmo
West
Samurai were not allowed to leave their home without two of these.
Swords
This is a type of Buddhism that was popular with the Samurai.
Zen
Fill in the blank: Surrounded by the sea, Japan was never conquered by other places, so it remained __________.
isolated (or unique)
Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote what many consider to be the world’s first novel, called The Tale of ______________
Genji
Which two countries supply Mr. Jokela with his ethnic heritage?
China and Finland
How many main islands of Japan are there?
Four
Powerful samurai who were given land by the Shogun, and often commanded other samurai, were called what?
Daimyo
By 1192 CE, this person had lost almost all military and political power, but he still had religious power because he was thought to be descended from gods.
The Emperor
The longtime residence of the Emperor, it was the capital for more than a thousand years and was once called Heian.
Kyoto
The Japanese copied the Chinese pictorial form of writing which is called what?
Kanji
What did Mr. Jokela's brother trick him into saying during his visit to China in 8th grade?
"I am a potsticker! I am a POTSTICKER!!!"
127 million
Fill in the blank: According to the book Samurai Rising, the name of the most famous samurai in Japanese history is __________ Yoshitsune.
Minamoto
This religion was banished from Japan during the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Christianity
USA
One interesting item of fashion during Medieval times in Japan was for people to do what to their teeth?
Blacken
What was the name of the back injury that finally inspired Mr. Jokela to meditate each day?
Sciatica
Name one of the cities where the USA dropped an atomic bomb in World War II.
Hiroshima (or Nagasaki)