Brianna J.
 
Feudal Japan: What does Feudal mean?

Feudal means: a political, military, social, and economic structure
 
 Feudal Japan: What is the difference between an emperor and a shogun, and who had more power?

The difference between a shogun and an emperor is a shogun is a milatary rank and historical tittle for hereditary military dictator. The origianal meaning for "shogun" is simply "a general".  

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Natural Disasters that Impact Japan.

1)Tsunami
2)Flooding
3)Typhoons
4)Tsunamis,
5)Earthquakes,
6)Droughts 
7)Land subsidence
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Interesting Information About Tokyo.
1)Tokyo is Japan's capital and the country's largest city.

2)The metropolis of Tokyo consists of 23 city wards (ku), 26 cities, 5 towns and 8 villages, including the Izu and Ogasawara Islands, several small Pacific Islands in the south of Japan's main island Honshu.
3)The 23 city wards (ku) are the center of Tokyo and make up about one third of the metropolis' area, while housing roughly eight of Tokyo's approximately twelve million residents.
4)Prior to 1868, Tokyo was known as Edo.
5)It is the second largest in the world in terms of built-up or urban function landmass at 7,800 km² (3,000 mi²).
6)This area has the largest metropolitan economy in the world. One Metropolis, Three Prefectures, one of the definitions of the Greater Tokyo Area, had a total GDP (nominal) of approximately US$1.5 trillion (164 trillion Yen[2] in 2005.
7)The landscape is relatively flat compared to most of Japan, most of it comprising low hills.
8)The population of the special wards is over 8 million people, with the total population of the prefecture exceeding 13 million.
9)Tokyo was originally a small fishing village named Edo.
10)Land reclamation projects in Tokyo have also been going on for centuries.
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Geography: The four main islands of Japan.

The four main islands of Japan are:  Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.

 
Geography: The countries and bodies of water around Japan.  

Water: Sea of Japan, East China Sea, and the North Pacific Ocean.
Countries: North and South Korea, China, Russia, and Khabarovsk.
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Feudal Japan: The differences between Buddhism and Shintoism.

1. Shinto is an ancient religion from Japan whereas Buddhism is a tradition envisaged in India by Siddhartha Gautama.
2. Shinto originated from ancient Chinese inscriptions, whereas Buddhism has its inception in the thoughts and teachings of Gautama Buddha.
3. Shinto lays importance to religious actions and rites rather than words and preaching whereas the foundation of Buddhism is the words and preaching of Buddha. Buddhism focuses on an altruistic life that leads to salvation.
4. Buddhism has religious branches in the form of Theravada and Mahayana whereas Shinto has no such religious sects.
5. Shinto worships the forces of nature, polytheism and animism whereas Buddhism is all about following an ethical code of conduct in one’s life and practice meditation and renunciation.




 
Feudal Japan: The rigid class system in feudal Japanese society.
 
 Feudal Japan: What is the Samurai code of Bushido?

  • loyalty
  • devotion
  • obedience
  • duty
  • filial iety
  • respect
  • self sacrifice
  • honor to the death
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