Shogunate Japan

3. Spirit beings in the Shinto religion; a Japanese word applied to anything beautiful or extraordinary, such as a tree, moutain, stone or person.
7. Sudden enlightenment.
9. Control of a country from one central location.
11. An even or balanced pattern of identical parts.
14. A skilled worker who produces handmade items.
17. A formal agreement between two or more nations.
18. A large group of closely related people.

1. A four stringed Japanese musical instrument.
2. A sliding screen that is used to separate rooms.
4. A muzzle loading gun with a long barrel.
5. An old fashioned type of gun fired by a spark of flint.
6. A state that gives payment to another state or ruler.
8. The countryside outside the capital city.
10. The art of folding paper into different shapes and designs.
11. Relating to earthquakes.
12. A person who claims to communicate with evil spirits through mystic rituals.
13. A substance fused into poetry to give it a glass like appearance.
15. The name given to a law-making assembly in some countries.
16. Handmade paper created from the bark or fibre of various shrubs, grasses or trees.