- Feudal Japan began with the Yamato Period from 300-710 CE when Japanese rulers began adopting Chinese culture like Confucianism, Buddhism, language, and architecture. - The Heian Period from 794-1156 CE saw the growth of large estates and refinement of court life, with the development of Japanese literature and arts influenced by but distinct from Chinese models. - Feudalism developed in Japan with the emperor at the top and a system of loyalty and military service between shoguns, daimyo, and samurai down to peasants, as in medieval Europe. This period saw the rise of bushido, the samurai code of honor.

1. Feudal Japan By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

6. Heian Court Dress

7. The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon (diary)

8. The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon (diary)

9. Tale of Genji ( first novel)

10. Tale of Genji Scroll (first novel)

11. Lady Murasaki Shikibu She contributed much to the Japanese script known as kana , while men wrote with Chinese characters, kanji .

12. Minamoto Yoritomo Founded the Kamakura Shogunate : 1185-1333

13. Feudal Society The emperor reigned, but did not always rule!

14. Feudalism A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service. Japan: Shogun Daimyo Daimyo Samurai Samurai Samurai Peasant Peasant Peasant Peasant Land - Shoen Land - Shoen Protection Loyalty Loyalty Food

16. Seppuku: Ritual Suicide Kaishaku – his “seconds” It is honorable to die in this way.

17. Full Samurai Attire

18. Samurai Sword

19. Early Mounted Samurai Warriors

20. Underpinnings: Basic Steps in Self Defense A COTTON BREECH CLOUT that extended up over the chest was the basic undergarment of a samurai’s costume A SHORT SLEEVED KIMONO , or “armor robe,” was tied snugly at the waist with a special knot (lower right)

21. BILLOWING PANTALOONS, worn over the armor robe, fitted loosely in the legs to allow freedom of movement STURDY SHINGUARDS of cloth or leather were reinforced with strips of iron to give protection from the front AN EXQUISITE BROCADE , richly worked with a design of peonies, was one of the extravagant materials used in an armor robe that may have been made for a 14 th Century imperial prince

22. Samurai Charging

23. Modern-Day “Samurai Warriors”

24. Feudalism A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service. Europe: King Lord Lord Knight Knight Knight Peasant Peasant Peasant Peasant Land - Fief Land - Fief Protection Loyalty Loyalty Food

26. European knight Samurai Warrior vs. Medieval Warriors

27. Knight’s Armor Samurai Armor vs. Medieval Warriors

29. Mongol “Invasions” of Japan 4,400 ships and 140,000 men, but kamikaze winds stopped them.

31. C A S T L E S

32. Osaka Castle

33. Main Gate of Hiroshima Castle

34. Caernorfon Castle, Wales

35. Warwick Castle, England

36. R O E N S

39. Catholic Jesuits in Japan St. Francis Xavier [First Catholic Missionaries in Asia]

41. First Christian Martyrs (1597): Shrine in Nagasaki Today