What form of poetry did Japanese writers develop with 17 syllables in three unrhymed lines?

Which form of drama emerged in the 1300s and often retold well-known folktales? Performances were on a simple wooden stage and actors wore wooden masks.

What type of painting did Japanese artists adapt from China using bold strokes of black and white ink?

What type of garden re-created the Buddhist idea of paradise?

What does kabuki use in order to convey emotion?

What did Matsuo Basho abandon to write verses inspired by Buddhism?

What did Sei Shonagon write a collection of reportedly true stories about court life called?

What did the Japanese import from China to create a miniature tree that perfectly reflects its full-size relative?

Following the Shinto tradition of seeking harmony with nature, the Japanese became dedicated _____.

_____ gardens consisted of carefully chosen stones arranged in raked gravel as a focus for meditation.

How are the literary works of Mirasaki Shikibu and Sei Shonagon alike?