Feudal Japan

2. spirit beings; a Japanese word applied to anything beautiful or extraordinary
3. the lord of a domain or han
7. the warrior class of Japan, which included shoguns, daimyo and samurai
8. religion that came to Japan in the 700s from China and Korea
10. a formal procedure
11. in Buddhism, the attainment of perfect peace and blessedness
13. literally 'barbarian subduing great general'; the Japanese emperor's chief military adviser with the duty to protect Japan from foreign invaders
14. describes the system during the Tokugawa Shogunate when daimyos held their land and castles in return for loyalty to the shogun
15. outcast group who, according to the Shinto and Buddhist faiths, did 'impure work'

1. part of Japanese Buddhist temple, has 5 tiers
4. traditionally Japanese paper folding
5. a quiet way of concentrating and emptying the mind of all thoughts
6. the way of the warrior; the rules that prescribed the correct behaviour for samurai
9. literally 'wave man' - a person tossed about on the sea of life: used to describe a samurai without a daimyo lord
12. a skilled worker who produces handmade items
13. native Japanese religion