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