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33 Cards in this Set
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Amaterasu
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Sun goddess
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Bushido
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Medieval chivalric code of the samurai, exists today in companies
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Guji
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Head priest of a shrine
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Haiden
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Entrance part of the shrine where anyone can go, give offerings, and pray
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Haraiguishi
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Purification wand
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Hi River
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Where Izanagi washed off the corruption of the underworld and Amaterasu, Tzuki-yomi, and Susano were born
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Honden
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Area in a shrine where only priests can go, where symbols of the kami are kept
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Ninigi
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Ametarasu's grandson, convinced Okan-inushi to let him be ruler
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Imi
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Avoiding impurity
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Ise
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Shrine to Ametarasu
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Izanagi
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Male kami, creator of Japan
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Izanami
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Female kami, creator of Japan
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Jimmu-Tenno
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Ninigi's grandson, first emperor of Japan
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Jinja
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Shinto shrines, usually near a natural landmark or for a family
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Kami
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Life force that permeates everything
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Kamidana
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"God shelf", where home worship occurs
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Kami-no-michi
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"Way of the gods", Shinto in Japanese
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Kannushi
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Regular priests
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Kojiki
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"Record of Ancient Matters", oldest surviving book in Japan, gives creation myth and establishes the divine connection of the emperor's family
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Matsuri
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Shinto festival that centers on the shrine
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Mikoshi
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A very elaborate portable shrine, used during a matsuri
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Misogi
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Ritual bath to remove impurity
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Nihon Shoki
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"Chronicles of Japan", came after the Kojiki, contains creation myth and establishes Japan's place among the nations of Asia
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Obon
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Buddhist celebration celebrating the annual return of the dead to their family homes, includes the Shinto dance Bonodori
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Oharai
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National act of purification that takes place twice a year
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Okon-inushi
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Susano's oldest son, became ruler of the islands until Ninigi came
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Onogoro
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Great island of Japan
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Samurai
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Medieval warriors who lived by the Bushido Code
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Shinto
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"Way of the gods" in Chinese
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Susano
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Storm god
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Torii
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The gate into a shrine which marks the passing into a sacred place
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Tsuki-yomi
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Moon god
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Yomi
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Japanese word for the underworld
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