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Isolated
far away from people other places, buildings .
Ainu
distinct people of Japan physically distinct from majority population
tsunami
a large sea wave caused by earthquake.
Stoic
person who can take in pain or hardship.
arable
a land that is suitable for growing crops.
Monsoon
a seasonal prevlling wind in the region of south west .
Gohan
gohan is a type of rice that is cooked
Homogenous
meaning the same kind or look alike.
Assimilation
meanest take in knowledge .
kamikaze
aircraft loaded with explosives and making a crash on enemy.
Amaterasu
a japanease sun goddess
kanji
symbols that are used to write in Japan.
kana
are the syllabaries that form parts of the Japanese writing system.
rituals
a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.
haiku
a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
kamuy
is the word for a spiritual or divine being in Ainu mythology.
kami
a divine being in the Shinto religion.
Shinto
a Japanese religion dating from the early 8th century and incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in sacred power ( kami ) in both animate and inanimate things. It was the state religion of Japan until 1945.
Archipelago
a group of islands.
Matsuri
is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday. In Japan, festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple.
Major Island Name
The main islands of Japan are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku.
close countries
Russia and South Korea are the two countries that lie closest to the nation of Japan.
near by water
The Sea of Okhotsk is to the north of the four main islands of Japan, the Pacific Ocean is to the east and south, the East China Sea is to the southwest, and the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan are on the west.
mountains
73%
Farmland
12.26%
Food Sources
Japan has over a million food sources
Japan’s Self-sufficiency
apan has one of the lowest food self-sufficiency rates among major world economies. Its rate by caloric intake was 79 percent in fiscal 1960 but hit bottom in fiscal 1993. It bounced back to 46 percent the following year but has since stood at around 40 percent.
Japan’s natural resources
rice is a main food in Japan it is ate and its is used as money
History of the Ainu
The Ainu people are historically residents of parts of Hokkaido the Kuril Islands, and Sakhalin. One theory suggests that the Ainu people are remnants of the Jomon-jin, or the hunter-gathers who inhabited Japan during the Jomon Period
Shinto
is the indigenous faith of the Japanese people and as old as Japan itself. It remains Japan’s major religion alongside Buddhism.
importance of rice
It is the primary staple food of the Japanese diet and of such fundamental importance to the Japanese culture that it was once used as currency, and the word for cooked rice
Homogeneous Society
One in which the citizens are like-minded, speak the same language, are born into the same culture, have similar cultural norms and values, and generally trust one another.
emperor
a ruler of many people he makes all the decisions /
daimyo
were powerful Japanese feudal lords who until their decline in the early Meiji period ruled most of Japan from their vast,
shogun
a hereditary commander in chief in feudal Japan.
koku
is a Chinese-based Japanese unit of volume
Bakufu
known as shogonate—was responsible only for warfare and policing and was firmly subordinate to the imperial court.
Han
the Chinese peoples especially as distinguished from non-Chinese (such as Mongolian) elements in the population
samurai
Samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the 12th century to their abolition in the 1870s.
Farmers
they were harvesting rice . rice is a main meal in Japan.
Artisans
is a skilled craft worker who makes or creates material objects partly or entirely by hand.
Merchants
a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade.
Outcasts (Eta)
could be killed with impunity by members of the Samurai if they had committed a crime. … The caste system was abolished in 1871 along with the feudal system.
Non-Humans(Hinin)
are the lowest class of the social system in Japan.
Honbyakusho
is a term generally used to refer to peasants or villagers, especially of the medieval and Edo periods.
Hyakusho
is a term generally used to refer to peasants or villagers, especially of the medieval and Edo periods.
Ronin
A rōnin was a samurai without a lord or master during the feudal period of Japan.
Shogunate
Shogun was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.
Bakuhan
Tokugawa rulers is called the bakuhan, a combination of bakufu
Hereditary
is the biological process responsible for passing on physical traits from one generation to another.
Seppuku
is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment.
Confucius
born Kǒng Qiū; was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period.
Goningumi
were Edo period groupings of households who were considered mutually responsible for the lawful and orderly behavior of the whole group.
Tokugawa
was the feudal military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1600 to 1868.
Social Controls
the way that the norms, rules, laws, and structures of society regulate human behavior.
Bushido
a Japanese collective term for the many codes of honour and ideals that dictated the samurai way of life.
Filial piety
to engage in good conduct not just towards parents but also outside the home so as to bring a good name to one’s parents and ancestors.
The Story of the 47 Ronin
Samurai law banned the drawing of a sword in a Shogun’s castle and Asano had to commit seppuku, ritual suicide. His samurai lost their status, becoming ronin –masterless samurai. 47 of these ronin swore vengeance! To ease suspicion, they disbanded and two years later they met outside Kira’s heavily guarded mansion.
Shogun’s responsible for Unifying Japan
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Effective measures put in place by Ieyasu’s successors
they established a government at Edo. where Japan’s central government remains today. In the 1630s the shogunate adopted a policy of national seclusion.
Honor and Duty
doing it with ur own honour and it is a duty
Increase Shogun power/Decrease Daimyo power
the shogun gained more power than the daimyo. shogun had a title that was granted by the Emperor to the country’s top military commander.
Fuedal Tringle
the king. Under Feudalism the King was only answerable to the Pope. Feudalism was based on the exchange of land for military service.
Role of each Social Class
provide their members with distinctive sub-cultures that prepare them for specialised functions in society.
Role of women
women take the lead in helping the family adjust to new realities and challenges.
Teachings of Confucius
The most important of these teachings include jen, or “humaneness;” i, or “righteousness;” li, or “propriety/ritual;” and hsing, or “human nature.” Hsiao, or “filial piety,” is also a vital concept, one that is central for young people growing up in the Confucian tradition.
entourages
a group of people attending or surrounding an important person.
metropolises
the capital or chief city of a country or region.
popular culture
culture based on the tastes of ordinary people rather than an educated elite.
ethical codes
adopted by organizations to assist members in understanding the difference between right and wrong and in applying that understanding to their decisions.
Edict
an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.
Banraku
is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre,
Entourages
a group of people attending or surrounding an important person.
floating world
was an expression of the new economy and social ambitions of the common townspeople of the Edo period.
Geisha
are professional entertainers who attend guests during meals, banquets and other occasions.
Kabuki
is a classical Japanese dance-drama.
Metropolises
is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural centre for a country or region.
Southern Barbarians
was a period in the history of Japan from the arrival of Europeans in 1543 to the first Sakoku Seclusion Edicts of isolationism in 1614.
Christianity
is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
Exclusion Laws
the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur.
Dutch scholars
Sakamoto Ryōma built on the knowledge acquired during Japan’s isolation and then progressively shifted the main language of learning from Dutch to English.
Farms
an area of land and its buildings used for growing crops and rearing animals, typically under the control of one owner or manager.
Merchant class
the merchant class in the Renaissance was a powerful class of people who earned their money, not from owning or working the land.
Road Networks
The road network consists of a system of interconnected paved carriageways which are designed to carry buses.
Money
a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes; coins and banknotes collectively.
population
all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
Edo
‘“bay-entrance” or “estuary”’
