Across
- 3. literally, “the way of the warrior”; in feudal Japan, a code of values by which the samurai lived
- 5. a water lily, considered sacred in parts of Asia
- 8. a form of poetry having seventeen syllables in three lines
- 14. a term used to describe nations that border the Pacific Ocean
- 15. separation from others
- 16. a system of government in which land is exchanged for loyalty and services
- 17. a chain of islands
Down
- 1. popular, traditional Japanese dramas with singing and dancing
- 2. a title meaning great general, given to the strongest military leader in feudal Japan
- 4. in feudal Japan, a Japanese warrior
- 6. a person who leads or rules in name only but actually has no power
- 7. having little or no contact with others; isolation in a sense
- 9. a person with a certain skill in making things
- 10. a Japanese religion in which people worship gods and spirits associated with nature
- 11. a type of Buddhism developed in Japan that emphasizes meditation and thoughtful tasks as the way to peace
- 12. a person who receives land from a ruler and in return promises to fight for that ruler
- 13. a group of families claiming a common ancestor
