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2. a tower-shaped structure with several stories and upturned, tiled roofs
5. A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
10. capital of Japan during the Edo period; modern day Tokyo
16. Civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans that brought an end to the Heian Period
17. a fief in the Japanese feudal system
18. Japan's northernmost and second largest island.
19. a member of a powerful warrior class in Japan
22. a Japanese religion that expresses love and respect for nature
23. daimyo warlord who tried to unite Japan after defeating powerful rival daimyo, but was betrayed by his own samurai
24. a samurai code that called on warriors to be honest, fair, and fearless
25. ritual suicide

1. the head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai
3. a local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai
4. Heian noblewoman who wrote the Tale of Genji
6. daimyo warlord who united Japan, became shogun, and began the Edo period of peace and prosperity
7. Civil war that resulted in the creation of the first shogunate, ending of the Heian Period, and Japan becoming a feudal society
8. the Emperor of Japan was considered a ___ throughout most of the history of Japan because he held little actual power
9. a Japanese ruler who encouraged cultural diffusion from countries on the Asian mainland
11. capital of Japan during the Heian period; modern day Kyoto
12. a Buddhist sect that became popular among samurai that emphasizes enlightenment through meditation and discipline
13. Japan's largest island
14. The first Shogun of Japan
15. a Japanese novel and Heian masterpiece written by Murasaki Shikibu; considered one of the great works of world literature
20. famous female samurai during the Genpei War
21. Native people of Japan