This means “way of the gods”:

Nippon means:

The Japanese people call their country this:

Japan’s first emperors came from this family:

Prince Shotoku’s official title was:

Prince Shotoku liked this religion:

Because of its belief in self-discipline, this type of Buddhism was popular with the Japanese military:

This person wrote the world’s first important novel about life in the royal court:

More informal than noh drama, this drama was more for common people:

This ex-samurai in training became Japan’s most famous haiku writer of the 17^th century:

This is what we call someone who appears to have power but does not really:

This word means great land owner:

These people were at the bottom of the Japanese social pyramid:

Daimyos hired professional warriors called this to protect them:

Feudalism in Japan began when these people pledged to serve lords in return for protection:

Supreme commander of the army:

Samurai lived by the code of:

The main weapon of the Samurai is shown on page 431. It is the:

An excellent example of a Japanese castle is this famous castle in southern Japan: