Christianity in Japan

Japan is a nation, which consists of four islands and four thousand small islands situated in the Pacific Ocean. The four major islands are Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu and Hokkaido. Japan’s population surpasses one hundred and twenty seven million, which makes it one of the largest populations in the world. The capital city, Tokyo constitutes a population of thirty million making it the biggest urban area in the world. Japan has the third largest economy in the world and the third lowest mortality…

Yaeko “Yae” Yamamoto Niijima is not very well known. She is not known here in the western world and she is known barely in her home country of Japan. This, to me, is a sad thing because Yae is one of the most remarkable women I have ever heard about. The daughter of a samurai, a teacher, a nurse and a warrior Yae should be better known than she is because her tale is one of strength, determination, grief, and forgiveness. A woman who took no guff and one that is finally being recognized for what…

of beliefs and ritual practices focused on creating a connection between present day Japan and its ancient past. Early Shinto practices were first recorded in the 8th century, but these writings did not refer to Shinto necessarily as “organized religion” but rather a collection of beliefs and mythology. Shintos believes that nature is exact with the divine. Shinto collections contains myths of the origin of Japan and its people together with their classic practices and rituals. However, due to…

religious culture in Japan, it wasn’t necessarily thought of as a spiritual guide, but was a technology that enhanced disease prevention, and warfare antics, state security, and increased the power and wellbeing of those who were in possession of it. (8-2) It was elitists until the 8th century when missionaries started to educate ordinary people. There is a large defining presence in Japanese religious culture. Shinto is said to be the organized religion prior to Buddhism in Japan, without…

also known as the Book of Japan, published in 1975. Starts off around the year 1600 with Europe just starting to explore Asia and other far off lands in exchange for power and wealth. “Beginning…

Medieval Europe vs Feudal Japan Having extensively researched both Medieval Europe and Feudal Japan, I conclusively maintain a preference to live in Feudal Japan. This is due to Japan’s superior social, military and medical frameworks as opposed to Medieval Europe's underdeveloped and primitive society. It is because of Feudal Japan’s pragmatic and intuitive societal construct that makes it my undeniable choice of residence. Feudal Japan's healthcare and sanitation system was far more…

Chapter 11 1. Japan is a group of islands about 100 miles off the coast of Asia. Japan is the furthest east country. Because of this Japan experiences the first sun set. That is why it is called "Land of The Rising Sun". The Japanese state was built from many periods which the country had gone through, the paleolithic period which were the first habitants. The Jomon period, the yayoi period, the asuka period which introduced Buddhism and the nana period who formed Japan as a society like it is…

from outside forces. The West approached with strong intentions and new ideas and unique cultural traditions. The Eastern Asian countries were finding themselves behind in advances in several different realms, such as, the military and in technology. Japan and China were suffering under the pressures to surrender to outside forces and open up trade with foreign merchants. With the increase of imperialism, the western forces/countries were pushing harder for trade. They wanted to increase trade…

Both Japan and Cambodia are countries which belong to Asia, the largest continent on Earth. On the other hand, based on the term “geographical realm”, they are in different realms. One is in East Asia, and the other is in Southeast Asia. They also have the distinction in many aspects such as physical pattern, history, population features, economic and political issues, and socio-cultural issues. The characteristics of Japan and Cambodia will be explored obviously by looking at the similarities…

country that is totally closed off from all exterior surroundings is very difficult do, as there are very few countries that even have the resources for such an endeavor. This is the perceived vision of what Japan was like during the Tokugawa period, where the Shoguns employed an idea of Sakoku in Japan. But what does Sakoku mean? There is a literal translation of closing down the country, but the foreign relations policy did not follow this word for word translation . Along with the Tokugawa…