return for taxes and loyalty. The system of mutual obligation provided incentives for all classes to perform their duties thus making it very efficient. The classes in both civilizations held almost identical roles in society. The knights and the samurais both had strict codes of conduct. Shoguns and Lords equally held the job of distributing land. The Damyos and Vassals were both in charge of putting the military together. Due to this similarity in class roles‚ the word “feudalism” can be used to
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Midterm Question1 Tokugawa Ieyasu was a great samurai fighter and cunning politician. In battle of Sekigahara Tokugawa defeated his major rivals and established Tokugawa government. His headquarter was established in village of Edo away from the imperial families in Kyoto. Ieyasu and successors choose to rule as shoguns‚ or feudal lords‚ demanding loyalty from the daimyo and exercising direct control only over their own territorial domains. The people saw the emperor as divine descent of sun goddess
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trading with Japan‚ many hungry European countries‚ including England‚ France‚ Spain and Dutch‚ came asking for ports to open up. The decisions for these treaties were made by the Shogun‚ the military dictator of Japan’s iconic warrior class‚ the samurais. The Shogun found no problem with having to trade with foreigners‚ and without dawdles‚ welcomed them in. However‚ it wasn’t long till the Shomse European countries (Kick the French out‚ they’re pirates) (Don’t trust England‚ they’re liars) pouring
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9/2/13 Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire . Samurai | PBS Search Support for PBS.org provided by: What’s this? Sam urai warriors em erged as an elite force in Japan’s prov inces during the early 1 0th century . Recruited by local chieftains‚ these fighting forces were m aintained long enough to wage a specific war‚ after which the soldiers would return to their lands to till the soil. With Japan’s em peror liv ing in the ancient capital of Ky oto and unable to m aintain control of the
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films made him a fantastic representation of Japan’s cultural reshaping post World War II. Mr. Kurosawa’s work is not confined by politics‚ age‚ or gender‚ but is shaped by the challenges of existence and being human. Born in 1910 to a family of samurai background; formally trained as a painter and deeply influenced by his brother‚ who translated foreign films for the Japanese audience. Which gave him great exposure to international film of many genres. Eventually this exposure would channel into
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soldiers‚ samurais‚ were really tired of the everlasting wars. To keep their state and make them relax‚ the ruling class introduced and developed tea ceremony. Tea ceremony came up first in China and then went to Japan‚ after years of development and changing‚ it had its unique form. Tea ceremony is an important part of Zen‚ during the process of making and drinking tea‚ people meditate and got the peace of mind. Coming into the tea house‚ the peace and quietness comfort the exhaustion of samurais‚ making
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elegant and specific design has been poured over in movies and literature. Infamous for being able to cut down an enemy in one fell swoop‚ Katana swords are one of the most sought after historical weapons in the world. Katanas‚ also referred to as samurai swords‚ are traditionally made from hand. Japanese blacksmith makers would mold metal in a hot forge with fine precision to make battle ready swords. Katana enthusiasts have kept up the age old blacksmithing process in the face of technological metallurgy
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1. The title of the film is Ugetsu‚ also known as Ugetsu Monogatari. The movie was made in the year 1953 by director‚ Kenji Mizoguchi. The film’s country of origin is Japan. The film’s main actors and actresses are Machiko Kyou (lady Wakasa)‚ Mitsuko Mito (Ohama)‚ Masayuki Mori (Genjurou)‚ Eitaro Ozawa (Toubei)‚ and Kinuyo Tanaka (Miyagi). 2. There are many different antagonists in the movie. The first antagonists are the invading
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number of regional lords‚ the daimyo‚ each of whom employed a contingent of samurai warriors. All of these military elites were expected to follow the code of bushido - the "way of the warrior." Among the demands of bushido were loyalty to one’s master‚ and fearlessness in the face of death. The story known as "Chushingura" is based on a real historical incident that took place in 1701‚ in which forty-seven loyal samurai revenged the death of their lord. The story has become famous in Japan through
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The novel‚ White Crane by Sandy Fussel teaches us that the samurai kids achieve because they obey the code of Bushido. Sandy Fussel’s novel White Crane demonstrates that despite disabilities the Samurai kids achieve success because they follow the code of Bushido. In the novel‚ Yoshi learns to become a great leader and shows great courage. Niya shows great kindness to others‚ and Taji demonstrates great wisdom and perceptiveness. By honouring the code of Bushido‚ they and the rest of the Cockroach
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