 Shinto means way of gods  The main feature of Shinto is the belief of kami  Shinto had know concern about life after death

 Prince shotoku admired Chinese culture in other ways he admired china  He helped rule Japan by the age of 20,his love for his country influenced Japan by he adopted ideas form china to use in Japan  He built a Buddhist temple that is still there today

 Court nobles loved beauty like fashion they began with there own appearances they liked silk robes and gold jewelry, like elaborate outfits  They took great care with how they spoke and wrote many women wrote diary's they carefully chose there words they wrote in Japanese mostly greatest works were by women  The most popular visual arts were they loved bold colors so many arts are bold they loved nature

 Japanese women loved bold colors different stuff  There wedding gowns were way more different then ours  They had short wedding gowns red purple and sometimes white

 Shikibu was born into the Fujiwara family, daughter of the governor of a province, who also was a well known scholar  At court, Lady Murasaki began a diary she kept up for two years  Little is know about Lady Murasaki's later life

 Japanese agriculture the nobles of heian work to make there beautiful city  They admired Chinas agriculture and they modeled Heian after the Chinese capital  For some buildings they liked simple airy designs

 Noh was a drama created in the 1300s  They play combined music  They dance they tell heroes from the past or figures

 Zen is Japanese for meditation  Zen can be a very rewarding, and difficult  Zen Buddhism is a very difficult,it was originally devolved by China but it stressed to Japan

 This religion was popular because it didn’t require any special rituals  They chanted Buddha's name over and over again  They chanted it for a enlighten state