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According to our notes, in the 6th century, Buddhism arrived in Japan. The Japanese believed that the Kami were generous spirits that allowed Buddhism to be taught in Japan. However, by the 7th century, the prince Shitoku came into power. He was a young man who liked the Chinese culture, and he accepted Buddhism as their official religion. This is how the two religions…

Writing this paper has been interesting to say the least. The Japanese Culture is somewhat like the African American culture I grew up in. They value respect of your ancestors and elders, and they believe that you should keep family business a secret and never really seek outside help. Also, just like the African American men in my society, the Japanese men do not believe that should seek professional help. While writing this paper I realized how little I knew about Japanese, let alone Japanese…

Ebisu is a god from Japan, one of few who does not have any influence from other countries such as China or India. Therefore, Ebisu is uniquely Japanese in his realm of influence and stories. He is largely known as the God of Fisherman and one of seven gods of good luck. He is generally portrayed as slightly crippled or having some sort of physical defect as one of his defining stories is his ability to overcome his body at birth, where he was born without bones. He was cast out into the sea as…

USA and Japan have similar schools like how they both have a dress code, (usually, it's the school's colors), and they both have homeroom (a teacher) and they both have clubs in their schools, and still have had all the normal class math, ELA and so on, they both have like a tutoring if they need help getting on target.Thye both are allowed students parents to visit classrooms and both have exams.Most of the there exams are for college to get into college. The way it sounds to me is Japan is…

Shinto Deity in the Guise of Monk Hyeja is sculpture from Japan, carved out of wood in the 11th or early 12th century CE . It is thought to be a representation of Hyeja, a Korean monk revered as one of the first leaders of Buddhism in Japan . In Japan, eventually it came to be a common belief that powerful Buddhist figures where actually traditional Shinto deities in disguise . The figure in the artwork is missing both of his forearms and hands, as well as the tips of his feet. Over time, most…

As I began to inform you of my subculture I stated that they were from the Continent of Asia. Exactly where in Asia is the southeast corner along the coastline of the Pacific Ocean. This country is the third largest country so you can imagine what it looks like. To add in some numbers to give a better description of how big it is, it has an area of 9.6 million kilometers and a coastline of 18,000 kilometers. Just like any country has different regions china does to which include the north, south…

Buddhism in Politics Throughout Medieval Japan Buddhism originated in Northern India around 500 B.C.E. From there Buddhism started to spread all throughout Asia due to the efforts of the Mauryan King Ashoka. Delegations were sent throughout Asia to spread the teachings of Buddhism. These delegations reached as far away as Egypt all the way to China, Korea and eventually spread to Japan. Buddhism influenced cultures everywhere it went, but it was particularly impactful in East Asia. Buddhism…

Medieval Europe vs Feudal Japan After extensive research, I conclude that I would prefer to live in Feudal Japan. There are many factors that influenced my decision - some being that people in Japan led a cleaner lifestyle, had access to advanced medicinal treatment, had a diverse range of warriors, were accepted under multiple religions, were well protected, were well-rounded, had easy movement when fighting, knew and trained in multiple fighting styles and were overall, mentally healthy. The…

Shintoism in Japan Introduction Many people believe that Shintoism and Buddhism are “distant relatives” like how there are different branches of Christianity. People also think one came from the other, but that is not the case. Shintoism and Buddhism are two entirely different religions and have different ideas and cultures. Shinto has probably been in Japan since humans started settling there. Then, Buddhism was brought in by Koreans and quickly became a widely practised religion in Japan. In…

The fairytale house is an example of Tanizaki criticizing Japan as the decay of their relationship and surroundings were brought upon themselves by too whole heartedly following the example of the West. Joji is deceived by the Naomi and is made a fool. Tanizaki provides a harsh social commentary about Japan as a fool as the relationship between the United States and Japan suffered in the 1920s. Joji made his decision on marriage based off of the fact that Naomi was the closest to a Western he…