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Japanese Culture
Feudal Japan
Emperor Jimmu founded Japan in 660 B.C. • For a thousand years, emperors ruled
• Honored the Shinto religion • Jimmu was the leader of the na=ve religion, and of the government.
Shogunate and Emperor
1192, aHer years of figh=ng, the emperor appointed a Shogun – supreme military commander - to bring stability to Japan.
(shogun is the person; shogunate is the government)
• In theory, the emperor was s=ll in charge
• But, the real power shiHed to the shogunate
Here’s How It Worked
The emperor was the poli=cal and religious leader.
The shogun was the supreme military leader.
Daimyo - powerful territorial lords. They owned the land.
Samurai – hired by daimyo to protect their land.
OHen paid in land and food.
Quick Check
Who did the daimyo hire to protect them and their land?
Tokugawa Shogunate
• Established in 1600. • Unified Japan • A =me of strict rules and
economic growth • Expelled Chris=an
missionaries • Closed na=ons borders to
foreigners – isolaDon. • Kept Japan isolated for the
next 200 years • Shogun held the military
power (more powerful than the emperor)
Tokugawa Leyasu
Quick Check
Can you think of any na=ons that have a policy of isola=on today?
Japanese Culture (The old and the new)
Samurai, Ninjas, and Comic Books
Samurai
• Military nobility • Followed a set of rules called bushito - loyalty to one's master, self discipline and respec\ul, ethical behavior.
• 1st hired to protect wealthy land owners
• Would become military rulers of Japan (led by a shogun) for 700 years.
Weapons of the Samurai
Ninjas While the tsamurai observed strict rules about honor and combat
• Ninjas were silent, secret warriors
• Also known as Shinobi. Most common in 15th century
• Hired to spy, assassinate, etc. • Work in secrecy. If caught,
they kill themselves to keep secrets.
• More popular in Japan than anywhere else in the world.
• Comic strip ar=sts in Japan are as famous as actors or pop stars in the U.S.
• It is a well respected art form; read by adults and children
Comic Books
drama, science fic=on, etc.
• Also used to explain the stock market, poli=cal par=es, or to reach young voters.
• Most popular: Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon of Hiroshima
Feudal Japan
Emperor Jimmu founded Japan in 660 B.C. • For a thousand years, emperors ruled
• Honored the Shinto religion • Jimmu was the leader of the na=ve religion, and of the government.
Shogunate and Emperor
1192, aHer years of figh=ng, the emperor appointed a Shogun – supreme military commander - to bring stability to Japan.
(shogun is the person; shogunate is the government)
• In theory, the emperor was s=ll in charge
• But, the real power shiHed to the shogunate
Here’s How It Worked
The emperor was the poli=cal and religious leader.
The shogun was the supreme military leader.
Daimyo - powerful territorial lords. They owned the land.
Samurai – hired by daimyo to protect their land.
OHen paid in land and food.
Quick Check
Who did the daimyo hire to protect them and their land?
Tokugawa Shogunate
• Established in 1600. • Unified Japan • A =me of strict rules and
economic growth • Expelled Chris=an
missionaries • Closed na=ons borders to
foreigners – isolaDon. • Kept Japan isolated for the
next 200 years • Shogun held the military
power (more powerful than the emperor)
Tokugawa Leyasu
Quick Check
Can you think of any na=ons that have a policy of isola=on today?
Japanese Culture (The old and the new)
Samurai, Ninjas, and Comic Books
Samurai
• Military nobility • Followed a set of rules called bushito - loyalty to one's master, self discipline and respec\ul, ethical behavior.
• 1st hired to protect wealthy land owners
• Would become military rulers of Japan (led by a shogun) for 700 years.
Weapons of the Samurai
Ninjas While the tsamurai observed strict rules about honor and combat
• Ninjas were silent, secret warriors
• Also known as Shinobi. Most common in 15th century
• Hired to spy, assassinate, etc. • Work in secrecy. If caught,
they kill themselves to keep secrets.
• More popular in Japan than anywhere else in the world.
• Comic strip ar=sts in Japan are as famous as actors or pop stars in the U.S.
• It is a well respected art form; read by adults and children
Comic Books
drama, science fic=on, etc.
• Also used to explain the stock market, poli=cal par=es, or to reach young voters.
• Most popular: Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon of Hiroshima