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49 Cards in this Set
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Population of Japan |
127 million |
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Area of Japan |
378,000 square kilometers or 145, 945 square miles |
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World's fastest roller coaster |
Dodonpa |
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Religion in Japan |
Shintoism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism |
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Japanese literature was influenced by |
Chinese literature |
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Earliest form of kana or syllabic writing |
Man'Yogana |
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Japanese literature traces its beginnings to Oral Traditions that were first recorded in 18th century |
Nara period |
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Record of Ancient Matter |
KOJIKI |
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Chronicle of Japan |
NIHON SHOKI OR NIHONGI |
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Records of Wind and Water |
FUDOKI |
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Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves and the most brilliant literary product of Nara Period |
Man'Yoshu |
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A verse form comprising 31 syllables |
TANKA |
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Collection of Poems from Ancient and Modern Times |
KOKINWAKASHU OR KOKINSHU |
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Resplendent aristocratic culture that thrived in 11th century |
Heian Period |
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Wrote 54 chapter novel called Genjimonogatari |
Murasaki Shikibu |
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Wrote Makura No Soshi |
Sei Shonagon |
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Tales of Time That Is Now Past that added new dimension to literature |
Kanjakumonogatari |
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In the latter half of 12th century warriors of the Taira clan seized political power at the imperial court, virtually forming a new aristocracy |
Kamakura Muromachi Period |
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Tales of Heike that depicts the rise and fall of the Taira with the spotlight on their wars with the Minamoto Clan |
HEIKE MONOGATARI |
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NEW collection of poems from ancient and modern times an anthology of poetry by retire Emperor Go Toba |
SHIN KOKINWAKASHU |
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Wrote HOJOKI or an account of my hut |
KAMO NO CHOMEI |
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Wrote TSUREZUREGUSA or Essay of Idleness |
YOSHIDA KENKO |
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Treasury of the true dharma eye, one of the first buddhist text written in Japanese instead of Chinese |
SHOBOGENZO |
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Chronicle of the great peace |
TAIHEIKI |
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Wroke FUSHIKADEN or the Transmission of the Flower of Acting Style which is a brilliant essay on dramatic art |
ZEAMI |
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The function of literature as a mean of social intercourse broadened |
EDO PERIOD |
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Successive linked verses |
RENGA |
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A sort of jocular renga |
HAIKAL |
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Perfected a new condensed poetic form of 17 syllables known as HAIKU |
MATSUO BASHO |
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An embodiement of elegant simplicity and tranquillity |
HAIKU |
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City of dwelling artisans and merchants became the main supporter of literature and professional artists began to appear. |
GENROKU ERA |
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Realistically portrayed the life of Osaka merchant |
IHARA SAIKAKU |
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Wrote JORURI, a form of storytelling involving chanted lines and kabuki lines |
CHIKAMATSU MANZAEMON |
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Composed superb haiku depicting nature |
YOSA BUSON |
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Produced a collection of gothic stories calle UGETSUMONOGATARI or Tales of Moonlight and Rain |
UEDA AKINARI |
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Unification of the written and spoken language was advocated. |
MEIJI PERIOD- PRESENT |
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Wrote UKIGUMO or drifting clouds as a new form of novel |
FUTABATEI SHIMEI |
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dominated Japan's literary world for the first decade of 20th century |
Emile Zola |
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Tells about the creation of the world , the god, the goddess of mythological period and facts about the earliest history of Japan |
KOJIKI |
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Tells about the early history of poetry of Japan |
NIHONGI |
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The nationl theater play of Japan , dance play invented by the Gods |
NOH PLAY |
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Puppets are beautifully made and lifelike size |
PUPPET PLAY |
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Is the play for the masses, less intellectual more realistic even sensational |
KABUKI PLAY |
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A poem written in free verse |
HAIKU |
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Made up of 17 syllabes and divided into 3 lines |
HAIKU |
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Has allegorical in meaning |
HAIKU |
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It is short and covers a wide scope in meaning |
HAIKU |
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The nost famous of the Haiku poets |
MATSUO BASHO |
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An outstanding poet who lived in a century after Basho's time |
TAKAI KITO |
