Japan Crossword

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  1. 4. This family kept peace in Japan for nearly three centuries
  2. 5. Samurai conquered their fear of this by thinking themselves already dead
  3. 9. Women balanced stone pieces on their finger in this game
  4. 10. Tankas were modeled after this type of poetry
  5. 11. First, Japanese scholars wrote in this; borrowed letters came from it
  6. 12. The best known Heian writer
  7. 13. you could tell a person's rank by counting this in their fans
  8. 14. Japan's original religion
  9. 16. Japan's clans were called this
  10. 17. Tankas have this many syllables
  11. 19. Prince Shotoku came from this clan
  12. 20. The ability to recognize this was valued over generosity and honesty
Down
  1. 1. Samurai served these
  2. 2. Painters drew their scenes with thin lines and filled them in with these
  3. 3. By 900 the Japanese invented this from Japanese writing; also called borrowed letters
  4. 6. objects, ideas, and customs of a particular culture
  5. 7. The most sucessful Fujiwara family member
  6. 8. A form of Chinese court music that arrived in Japan in the 6th century
  7. 15. Emperor Kammu named his capital this
  8. 18. samurai armor was made of many of these that were small and metal