Education in Japan

Tsunamis can form in a variety of ways; they are produced by earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes, and other seismic disturbances of the sea floor. In the deep open ocean, tsunami waves are usually less than 1 meter and are hardly noticeable. However, they are much longer and travel much faster than ordinary wind waves. They can have wavelengths of 240 kilometers and travel at over 700 kilometers per hour. As tsunami waves approach the shore, shoaling occurs and the waves become dangerous.…

Yamamoto Tsunetomo’s Hagakure and Takuan Soho’s The Unfettered Mind both reflect on the visions of warrior values based on Buddhist connections of the ways of the samurai. However, the Hagakure and The Unfettered Mind mention different Buddhist connections that are important to the samurai. For example, Yamamoto Tsunetomo’s Hagakure discusses the meaning of death of the samurai and the importance of samurai masters, while Takuan Soho’s The Unfettered Mind discusses the importance of the…

you know about Japanese dining culture? Kyoto Steakhouse of Japan serves up delicious and authentic Japanese food to St. Peter’s, MO, residents, and they’re explaining four interesting facts about dining in Japan: Sushi Has Been Around For A Long Time: Sushi has been a hit in America for a few decades, but it’s been in Japan since at least the 8th century. It began as a way to preserve fermented fish in rice. Kyoto Steakhouse of Japan offers a wide selection of sushi, sashimi, and rolls. Try…

While examining the warrior code of the Samurai and the code of the Authorian Knight as expressed in the Round Table Oath of Thomas Malory’s Morte d’Arthur you will notice that there are things that are both similar and things that are both different. Throughout this essay response, you will learn the similarities and differences between these two codes. Before I dig into the similarities and differences of the two codes, I am going to give short summaries of each code. Too start, the warrior…

Sakoku Policy During the 17th to the 19th century, Japan adopted a policy where their whole country isolated from the outside world. This long period of national isolation was called the Sakoku policy. Why did Japan adopt this Sakoku policy that isolated them from the world? One was to stabilize the country and the other one was the fear of foreign conquest and the fear of Christianity. Sakoku policy was the foreign relation policy where Japan isolated from the rest of the world. No Japanese…

The Kokoda Campaign of 1942, was a brutal six month conflict between the months July 1942 and January 1943. The aim of the campaign was to prevent a Japanese invasion of Port Moresby that would provide them will almost direct access to attack and invade the North and East coast of Australia security. After the Fall of Singapore to the Japanese on the February 15th 1942, a major British base in the Pacific region was lost. They then moved onto the Indonesian islands, forcing thousands of Allied…

The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Introduction In 1964, a ginormous earthquake occured in Alaska that destroyed a few cities. This earthquake happened in Prince Williams Sound, Alaska. It had a magnitude of 9.2, and the earthquake had the intensity of VII. The fault that the earthquake occurs make the boundary between the North American and the Pacific plate. Paragraph B During the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake a lot of buildings and properties were destroyed. The earthquake caused a…

undiscussed topic. His documentary The Cove showed the world a tragedy that occurred in Taiji, Japan every year. From September to March thousands of dolphins and porpoises are killed in the waters of a small cove. The film makes a strong argument about the heinousness slaughter. This mass killing in Taiji is without reason, could end in the extinction of the species, and is giving the world a bad perception of Japan. Many Japanese government officials claim that killing dolphins is part of…

Since samurai and knights were from completely different parts of the world, so they must have been pretty unique to each other, right? Think again. They were truthful much more alike than not. Over a millennium ago, samurai and knights were both fierce warriors who protected their lords at any cost, including fighting in battles and wars. It is often thought that samurai and knights were mainly different, but they are actually more similar. samurai and knights had near-identical training…

Three Forms of Shinto State Shinto - became known as Jinja (shrine) to distinguish it from the more religious Skuha versions - the grand imperial shrine at Ise was dedicated to the mother goddess of Japan, Amaterasu - typical shrine consists of two buildings – inner and outer o made of unpainted wood and must be torn down and rebuilt every twenty years o the inner shrine is reserved for priests and government officials o objects of importance are held in the inner shrine - offers modest offering…