2. Called “Land of the
Rising Sun”
Island nation
Archipelago in the
Pacific Ocean
About the size of
California
Very compact and
mountainous
Shinto is the
national religion
3. Believed they were
descended from the
sun goddess
Amaterasu
Divided into 6
periods- ancient,
classical, feudal, Edo
(Tokugawa), Empire
of Japan, and
modern Japan.
4. People are believed to
have migrated from
Southern China and
parts of Central Asia
into Japan
The Tale of Genji is the
most influential
Japanese novel written
5. Features both English and Japanese in the
lyrics
Usually written for Western audiences
Hayao Miyazaki’s movies are written for both
Western and Japanese audiences
Saiunkoku Monogatari’s music was written by
Ryou Kunihiko
Utada Hikaru is the “Queen of J-Pop”
6. Tempo: Medium Fast
Meter: in 4
Instrumentation: Female lead voice, drums,
electronic drums, synthesizers, erhu,
keyboards
Style: Contemporary TV series (based off light
novels and manga)
Genre: Anime
Language: Japanese
7. Composer and
singer of “Hajimari
no Kaze” (Wind of
Beginnings)
Singer of the theme
songs for two
seasons of
Saiunkoku
Monogatari
Comes from a
musical family
8. A type of huqin
(bowed lutes)
Two-stringed lute
From China during
the Tang dynasty
The Chinese version
of the Western violin
Once a solo
instrument, now a
orchestral instrument
9. Came from Central
Asia
Made of red
sandalwood and
snakeskin
Many variations
Used in Chinese
operas
10. “Shuurei Hong, destitute
but of noble birth, has
always dreamed of working
as a civil servant in the
imperial court of Saiunkoku,
but women are barred from
holding office. The emperor
Ryuuki, however, refuses to
take command, leaving
everything to his advisors.
Shuurei is asked to become
a consort to the emperor to
persuade the ne’er-do-well
ruler to govern.”
(http://shojobeat.com/man
ga/sai/)
11. Romanji English
Hajimari no kaze yo todoke
MESSE-JI (MESSAGE)
"Itsu demo anata wo shinjite
iru kara"
Ano toki yume ni mite ita
sekai ni tatte iru noni
Miwatasu keshiki ni ashi wo
sukoshi sukumase
Dakedo ushiro furimukanaide
aruite yuku koto kimeta kara
Miageta sora nanairo no niji
anata mo mite'masu ka?
Wind of beginnings, deliver
this message
"Because I will always believe
in you"
That time I was standing in a
world I saw in my dream
Surveying the landscape, my
legs tremble slightly
But I won't look back, because
I've decided to walk forward
Looking up at the seven-
colored rainbow in the sky, do
you see it too?
12. Romanji English
Hajimari no kaze yo todoke
MESSE-JI (MESSAGE)
Yume ni kakedashita
senaka mimamoru kara
Maiagaru kaze yo omoi wo
tsutaete
"itsu demo anata wo
shinjite iru kara"
Habatake mirai e
Wind of beginnings, deliver
this message
"Because I will watch your
back as you run towards your
dream"
Soaring wind, deliver this
thought
"Because I will always believe
in you"
Fluttering towards the future
13. Romanji English
Tatoeba, taisetsu na hito
wo mune ni omou toki
wa
Daremo ga kitto yasashii
kao wo shiteru hazu
Michi wa toki ni
hateshinakutemo
akiramezu ni yuku yo
For example, when a
person thinks about the
one important to them
Surely they have a kind
look on their face
The road through time is
endless, move forward
and don't give up
14. Romanji English
Hajimari no kaze yo todoke
MESSE-JI (MESSAGE)
Haruka na tabiji no sono saki
de matteru
Maiagaru kaze yo unmei mo
koete
Negai wa todoku to
shinjirareru kara
Itsuka mata aeta nara ano
egao misete
Wind of beginnings, deliver
this message
"At the end of your faraway
journey, I will wait for you"
Soaring wind, exceed your
destiny
Because I believe my wish will
be delivered
If I meet you again someday,
show me your smile
15. Romanji English
Hajimari no kaze yo todoke MESSE-
JI (MESSAGE)
Haruka na tabiji no sono saki de
matteru
Maiagaru kaze yo unmei mo koete
Negai wa todoku to shinjirareru
kara
Osoreru mono nado nai "anata ga
iru kara"
Wind of beginnings, deliver
this message
"At the end of your faraway
journey, I will wait for you"
Soaring wind, exceed your
destiny
Because I believe my wish will
be delivered
There is nothing to be afraid
of "because you exist"
18. Clothing was based off
of the Han dynasty in
China
Based off of ancient
China
The exams were
similar to the ones
started by the Sui
dynasty and continued
by later dynasties
First anime that was
based off light novels
instead of existing
mangas
