Across
- 3. a Japanese novel and Heian masterpiece written by Murasaki Shikibu; considered one of the great works of world literature
- 4. a tower-shaped structure with severa
- 7. lord who supported the shogun
- 8. a member of a powerful warrior class in Japan
- 10. go back to the way it was
- 12. a Japanese ruler who encouraged cultural diffusion from countries on the Asian mainland
- 13. Golden Age between the 8th-12th centuries
- 14. styles of fighting or self-defense, such as modern-day judo and karate, that began mostly in Asia
Down
- 1. code followed by the samurai
- 2. method of clearing the mind
- 5. form of Buddhism focused on paradise
- 6. get to hang out with the emperor
- 8. the head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai
- 9. is a form of Buddhism that stresses self-reliance and achieving enlightenment through meditation
- 11. religion focuses on nature