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43 Cards in this Set
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Kami
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Spirits that live in every object in nature
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Bushido
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The way of the warrior; strict code of honor and total loyalty.
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Samurai
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A noble, and a warrior in battle, one who serves their master.
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Kana
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The written language
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Shinto
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The religion of the samurai.
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Zen Buddhism
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A religion that came to Japan from China
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Shogun
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The military and political leaders
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Bakufu
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The “tent government” led by the Shogun.
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Mon
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Family Crest
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Uji
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One of the main towns in Japan
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Pilgrimmage
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Trip to a holy place
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Miyabi
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The code of courtly manner
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Shoen
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Tax-free estates
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Torii
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The gate that people enter to go to a holy place where the kami lives.
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Abacus
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A device that used for math calculations.
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Chancellor
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Trusted advisor of the emperor
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Daimyo
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A war lord
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Kamikazee
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Typhoons that wiped out the Mongol invasion
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Kago
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a box that 4 people carry - merchants ride in them
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Sake
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Japanese drink that has alcohol
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Obi
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a belt that people put on
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Hachimaki
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Headband which was decorated with his family crest
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Tatami
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Mats that Japanese people sit on
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Kabuki
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A theater where peasants, farmers, and merchants watch plays
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Hai
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Putting on a sword or
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Haiku
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Formal, unrhymed poetry
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Barbarian
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Uncivilized person
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Ronin
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A samurai without a master, a disgrace to Japanese culture
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Acrobat
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A skilled performer that performs gymnastics
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Magistrate
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Court officials
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Seppuku
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A suicide ritual, last way for the samurai to die in honor
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Cha-no-yu
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Japanese tea ritual
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Bonsai
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A miniature tree that is supposed to be more beautiful than in nature
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Kimono
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The dress that Japanese women wear
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Meditation
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A form of relaxing that goes on for hours, Buddhist monks do it a lot
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Amaterasu
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The sun goddess
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Kana
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The written language
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Court Nobles
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Somebody of high rank that lives in the court
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Shrine
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Places where the kami lives
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Ise
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A certain kind of shrine
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Kirishitans
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Christians, Japanese do not like them to be in Japan
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Tabi
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A type of shoe
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Provincial Nobles
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Nobles that where independent, and raised their own army
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