Japanese History

2. Japanese religion incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits
3. the code of honor and morals for Japanese samurai
8. Iron and Bronze Age era in Japanese history marked by the introduction of rice farming and metallurgy
9. Japanese poetry consisting of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable structure
10. A group or chain of islands
13. (in feudal Japan) one of the lords who were loyal to the shogun.
14. "Divine Wind"; associated with Japanese pilots of WWII

1. Japan’s Neolithic era; witnessed development of early pottery in Japan
4. Member of the Japanese warrior class
5. a hereditary military chief in feudal Japan
6. a Hindu or Buddhist temple/sacred building, usually a many-tiered tower
7. Clan with the longest running royal family in world history
11. a group of close-knit and interrelated families
12. Belief that all things—including animals, plants, rocks possess a spiritual essence
15. The policy of keeping separate from conflicts/affairs of others