1.Tale Of Gengi - was made by Murasaki Shikibu; was created in the 11th century; has most of the elements of a modern story; was intended; names consisted primarily of the roles or jobs the person did; the story focuses on Genji’s romantic life and describes the customs of the aristocratic society of the time

2.Sea of Japan - the body of water lying between Korea and Japan; before 18th century it had many names: “East Sea”, “Sea of Korea”, “Sea of Japan” and “Oriental Sea”; official names were Sea of Japan and East Sea; climate consistent with warm waters and monsoons; over 800 species of aquatic life and 3,500 animal species; fishing is taken place at the continental shelves and focuses on herring, sardines, bluefin tuna, squids and seaweed; …show more content…
10.Kamikaze - kamikaze were Japanese suicide pilots who attacked Allied warships in the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War; kamikaze translates to “divine wind”; refers to a typhoon that destroyed an enemy fleet in the 13th century; during war, Japan unable to produce enough skilled pilots and airplanes for this method working, resulting in an inevitable loss; about 2:1 allied sailors were lost to enemies killed using kamikaze

11.Daimyo - a landholding feudal lord; were in power from 15th to 19th century; these daimyo had great power when the government was feudal; were also military governors of the shogun; ruled from castles; had thousands of private military armies; armies consisted of peasants and samurai; they lost much of their power after 1603, when Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa dynasty of shoguns and a strong central government; after the fall of the shogunate in 1868, the daimyo lost their domains

12.Noh Drama - constructed around song and dance; consisted of slow movement; poetic language; tone is monotonous; costumes are rich and heavy; Noh Drama was formalized by Zeami during the Muromachi Period by a man named Zeami; after this Noh took on less of a religious meaning and more of a focus on hidden …show more content…
13.Tokugawa Shogunate - a feudal military dictatorship in Japan that lasted for over three years from 1603-1868; is known as the Edo period; was lead by the Tokugawa family; Samurais held the the most power followed by farmers, artisans, and traders; the land was controlled by a daimyo; Tokugawa Shogunate held ultimate power over land and could dispense, annex, or transform lands held by the daimyo at will

14.Edo - lasted from 1615-1868; Japan was unified by the Tokugawa family; each succeeding ruler became Shogun; the following years had the most prosperity; shogun and lords held power; samurai were there to be the Shougun’s retainers, that acted as soldiers and officials; was named as the capitol (Tokyo) by Tokugawa shogun; the fall of the Edo period was caused by 4 American battle ships that demanded trade routes to foreigners of Japan to be reopened; external pressure and with growing unrest internally led to end

15.Kabuki - Kabuki traces its roots from the Edo period; one of three famous art forms in Japan; Kabuki involves elaborately designed costumes, eye-catching make up, outlandish wigs, and the exaggerated actions preformed by the actors; was originally made by a women; later women were banned from the art