Feudalism In Japan And Europe Similarities

Feudalism was a social system present in early Japanese and European times. The people were separated into different classes depending on their birth, wealth, and other factors. Feudalism in Europe and Japan were alike and different in many ways.
One way that feudalism in Japan and Europe were alike was that the soldiers/warriors in both cultures had a code of honor that they followed. The samurai’s (Japanese warriors) code of honour was called bushido. In bushido a true samurai would be “loyal, courageous, veracious (truthful), compassionate, and honorable”. In the Code of Chivalry knights were expected to be “brave, courteous, honourable, and gallant to women”. Both are alike in that the soldiers believe in being brave and honourable. The
Japan had a shogun and Europe had a king. The shogun was the person who was in charge and made most of the decisions just like a king in Europe did. The daimyo in Japan were like the nobles in Europe. The “shogun ruled the land through the daimyo and the king ruled the land through the nobles”.
Although they were similar in many ways they were also different. One way feudalism in Japan was different than Medieval Europe was that Japan had a figurehead and Europe did not. The emperors were the highest class in Japan, similar to a king in Europe, but unlike a king the emperors had no real power and were just a figurehead. Feudalism was different in Japan and Europe since Japan had a figurehead and Europe did not, In early Japan and Medieval Europe, feudalism was the social system they used. In Japanese and European feudalism the soldiers both had a Code of Honor and the structure of their social classes were similar, but Japan had a emperor who had no real power while Europe had a ruler who had some control. However, there were more ways that feudalism between the two were alike than they were