Aniu - The first group of people that ever lived in Japan (Japan’s indigenous people), Amaterasu - The sun goddess; the most important in the Shinto belief system, Buddhism - An ancient religion that originated in India, Bushido - The code of warriors that included honor, loyalty, self-control, respect, and included religion, calligraphy - Chinese painting styles are based on brush strokes of calligraphy, daimyo - feudal lords, controlled an area of Japan. The samurai served them, emperor - Similar to a king, also a religious leader. Not the most powerful leader, Mt. Fuji (Fujisan) - The highest mountain in Japan, hachimaki - Japanese headband, usually made of red or white cloth, typically featuring a design of kanji at the front., haiku - A traditional Japanese poem that has 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and then 5 syllables, Isolation Decree - Law that prevented Japanese people from having contact with the outside world for about 300 years, Japanese flag - Red dot represents the rising sun, kabuki - A type of theater started with women in the 1600s performed for lower classes, kami - Gods/deities that are thought to live in nature in the Shinto belief system, kimono - Traditional piece of Japanese clothing, Kyoto (Heian) - Used to be the capital of Japan, has many temples, matsuri - festival, Nippon - What Japanese people call Japan, origami - Japanese art of folding paper into objects, washi - Handmade paper good for gift wrapping and origami, samurai - Ancient Japanese warrior, “ones who serve,” soldiers of the daimyo, Shinto - Original religion in Japan. Gods are thought to be in nature. Shrines are built in nature., shogun - The emperor’s general. Ruled over the daimyo. Made the laws on behalf of the emperor, tatami - A mat made of rice straw, Tokyo (Edo) - The capital of Japan, torii - The entrance to the spiritual world (a gate), tsunami - Earthquake under the sea that forms into a giant wave, volcanoes - A mountain that erupts from time to time.,
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