Across
- 4. a local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai
- 6. form of Buddhism, stresses self-reliance and achieving enlightenment through meditation
- 9. someone who holds a high social level
- 10. One of the greatest writers of early Japanese history
- 12. a Japanese religion that expresses love and respect for nature
Down
- 1. encouraged cultural diffusion from countries on the Asian mainland
- 2. a tower-shaped structure,several stories and upturned, tiled roofs
- 3. form of Buddhism founded on the belief that all people can reach paradise
- 5. A male member of the ruler's court
- 7. Code of the samurai--a honest, fair, and fearless
- 8. head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai
- 11. a member of a powerful warrior class in Japan