The Feudal Ages in Japan and Europe In the past‚ feudalism has been used successfully as a political system for governing a country. Two of the largest and most well known Feudal Ages have been that of Europe (1150-1600) and Japan (800-1350). Although both civilizations were quite similar during these periods of time‚ Japan’s civilization clearly is superior in many ways. When compared‚ the role of religion‚ the weaponry and armor‚ and the warrior codes of conducts of both countries can easily
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Although dealing with similar topics of love‚ Love Suicides at Amijima and House of Trials use disguises and deceit in different ways. Love Suicides at Amijima uses disguises in a serious manner by focusing on social hierarchy. For instance‚ there is no cross dressing or outrageous disguise like there is in House of Trials. House of Trials uses a humorous approach to deceit and disguise by having stock characters and setting in one place makes it more clumpy and chaotic. In most cases‚ disguises
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She and the women beside her were joined by male samurai in the Battle of Aizu. She and those fighting beside her were treated as their own independent army. Nakano died in that battle fighting and killing any of her enemies. As the story is told “Before her last breath‚ the last of the great female samurai warriors asked her sister Nakano Yuko to behead her‚ so that she would not be taken as a trophy for the enemy. Her head was
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light saber! Though all these terms‚ Jedis and light sabers‚ seem a bit futuristic or out of this world‚ their origins are actually quite oriental. George Lucas actually based the plot Star Wars: A New Hope on Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress‚ a Samurai movie that was released in the 60’s. The Hidden Fortress is about two peasants who escort a man and a woman out of enemy lines only to discover that the people they are escorting are actually a princess and a general of a defeated kingdom. Now where
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The flowering cherry tree is one of the cliché Western images of Japan‚ conjured up along with geisha‚ sushi‚ and samurai. However‚ within the country itself‚ the cherry blossoms have been a cultural event for over a thousand years. The annual hanami‚ cherry blossom viewing parties‚ the many cultural symbolic interpretations of the cherry blossoms‚ and the extensive use of the blossoms in art‚ for both their innate beauty and the symbolism they carry‚ have ensured the blossoming trees’ position
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cutting the abdomen open of the warrior; it was believed that through this process the samurai’s sprit would be released to the afterlife. “Samurai warriors‚ served to protect the lives and property of the daimyo‚ large landowners‚ and vassals of the Shogun” (Szczepanski) both of these groups committed seppuku for various reasons that evolved around honor. The Samurai would seek seppuku when shame was brought upon them during battle‚ committing a dishonest act‚ or losing the aid of a daimyo or leader
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However‚ it seemed as though this made of many contradictory beliefs. For example‚ Zen stressed being compassionate to everyone‚ but samurais fought to kill. This affected the Japanese lifestyle‚ because many people tried to achieve this state of Zen 2) Define: a) shogun: A shogun was a supreme military commander‚ who controlled small parts of Japan and gave land to vassal lords
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Fukuzawa Yukichi was born on January 10th‚ 1835 in Osaka‚ Japan. He comes from a family of lower-level samurai. Due to the fact that Fukuzawa Yukichi was from a lower-level samurai family‚ his father (who did hold an unfavorable job) did not want him to learn basic math‚ or any forms of calculations‚ because even though they were lower-level samurai‚ they were still samurai and work/skills like math were beneath them and their status. It can be said that‚ his father’s distaste for “the tool of merchants”
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Daimyo and Samurais. The highest ranking in the Noble class was Shogun. The shoguns ruled the military parts of Feudal Japan in shadow of the king. The country’s security was under their control and to maintain it was their responsibility. The next ranking in the Noble class were the Daimyos. They were given the term “warlords” and worked under the word of the Shogun‚ of whom worked under the word of the Emperor. The final and lowest ranking of the Noble Class were the Samurais. The samurais were one
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My mon is a representation of the values and origins of the Morberger family. To the Japanese community‚ mon’s are a symbol of the family’s identity and name and were popularly used by the samurai to distinguish the social class and portray the honour of their family. (Encyclopaedia Japan‚ 2008). When creating my mon‚ I wanted to reflect the Japanese use of nature and symbolism to show the history of my family name and how different cultures came together to form our family. The most notable figure
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