Japan Review Crossword

3. a Japanese ruler who encouraged cultural diffusion from countries on the Asian mainland
9. capital of Japan during the Heian period; modern day Kyoto
10. a member of a powerful warrior class in Japan
11. a Buddhist sect that became popular among samurai that emphasizes enlightenment through meditation and discipline
13. Heian noblewoman who wrote the Tale of Genji
14. a local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai
16. period of Japanese history characterized by the adoption of many ideas from China
17. Native people of Japan
18. a tower-shaped structure with several stories and upturned, tiled roofs
20. a Japanese religion that expresses love and respect for nature
21. Japan's northernmost and second largest island.
22. Civil war that resulted in the creation of the first shogunate, ending of the Heian Period, and Japan becoming a feudal society
24. daimyo warlord who tried to unite Japan after defeating powerful rival daimyo, but was betrayed by his own samurai

1. the Emperor of Japan was considered a ___ throughout most of the history of Japan because he held little actual power
2. decentralized time period where daimyo warlords rose to power and fought each other for copntrol of Japan after the weakening of the shogunate
4. Japan's largest island
5. daimyo warlord who united Japan, became shogun, and began the Edo period of peace and prosperity
6. the head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai
7. a samurai code that called on warriors to be honest, fair, and fearless
8. a Japanese novel and Heian masterpiece written by Murasaki Shikibu; considered one of the great works of world literature
12. The first Shogun of Japan
15. ritual suicide
19. famous female samurai during the Genpei War
20. a fief in the Japanese feudal system
23. capital of Japan during the Edo period; modern day Tokyo