Across
- 5. name of the tallest mountain in Japan (one word only)
- 6. woman's name who wrote "Tale of Genji"
- 8. Daimyos owned large parcels of this and used it to control the Samurai.
- 10. Bushido means "way of the _____".
- 12. the culture that had a huge impact on Japan during the Nara Period
- 14. sacred beings worshipped in Shintoism
- 16. system where land is given in exchange for service and loyalty
- 18. type of Buddhism popular with Samurai
- 20. most powerful person in feudal Japan; ruled in the name of the emperor
Down
- 1. example of Japanese poetry
- 2. person who owes allegiance or loyalty to another
- 3. peninsula separating China from Japan
- 4. structure marking the entrance to a sacred place (two words)
- 5. poor peasants usually do this job
- 7. capital city of medieval Japan; traditional home of the Imperial Court (emperor's court)
- 9. term for Japan (a large chain of islands)
- 11. belief that spirits live in various aspects of nature
- 13. professional warriors who served the daimyo and emperor
- 15. period in which Japanese culture and art flourished
- 17. number of articles in Constitution of Prince Shotoku
- 19. religion that believes everything in nature has a spirit to help protect them from harm