Across
- 2. Traditional Japanese soup often made with miso
- 6. Japanese art of paper folding
- 7. Seaweed commonly used in Japanese cooking
- 9. Policy that isolated Japan from most foreign influence
- 10. Traditional code of honor followed by samurai
- 11. Tea ceremony emphasizing harmony and respect
- 13. System of rule where land is exchanged for loyalty and service
- 17. System of exchange without money
- 18. Samurai trained in stealth and espionage (often confused with ninja)
- 21. Rice wine used in ceremonies and cooking
- 23. Strict code of laws enforced by the shogunate
- 24. Female warrior of the samurai class
- 26. Merchant class in feudal Japan
- 27. Council of elders advising the shogun (Tokugawa period)
- 28. Staple grain of Japan, often used as currency in feudal times
Down
- 1. Emperor’s court system centered in early capitals like Nara and Kyoto
- 3. Military ruler who held real power in feudal Japan
- 4. Main good exchanged by early Japanese merchants, often rice
- 5. Fermented soybean paste used in soups
- 8. Silk route trading partner of ancient Japan
- 12. Japanese port city active in early foreign trade
- 14. High-ranking samurai lord serving a shogun
- 15. Elite Japanese warrior bound by bushido code
- 16. Traditional Japanese poetry form with 17 syllables
- 18. Raw fish dish served over rice (early form)
- 19. Classical Japanese drama with masks and slow movement
- 20. Indigenous spiritual belief system of Japan
- 22. Hereditary ruler of Japan, considered divine in ancient times
- 25. Valuable imported fabric from mainland Asia
- 27. Masterless samurai who wandered feudal Japan