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2 Feudal Japan Review

3 Samurai Warriors  samurai: “to serve”  Bushido: “way of the warrior”  Click here to access pictures and interesting information!here

4 Tale of Genji Written over 1000 years ago by Murasaki Shikibu, Tale of Genji is widely regarded as the world ’ s first novel. It was written in secret by a woman in the Heian court of Japan. Tale of Genji: Summary and History

5 Religions in Feudal Japan  Shinto The Shinto religion involves nature worship, believing that spirits, or kami, are everywhere in nature.  Buddhism Zen Buddhism was brought to Japan from China. Samurai warriors were drawn to Zen Buddhism. Meditation and “being present” were appealing to the samurai worldview.

6 Hierarchy of Feudal Japan  Shogun  Daimyo  Samurai Warriors  Artisans  Peasants  Merchants

7 Art of Japan  Pottery  Kabuki drama  Noh drama  Bunraku  Sword making

8 Japanese Poetry  Haiku traditionally contain simple images from nature. They may also express themes of life and death. 3 lines: Line 1: 5 syllables Line 2: 7 syllables Line 3: 5 syllables Examples of haiku  Tanka is a simple, elegant poetry form that may express emotions of love lost, or melancholy. The tanka is composed of 5 short lines or groups of lines, each of 5 or 7 syllables. More thematically complex than the haiku, the ideas build onto and into each other. Examples of tanka


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