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Regional Interactions: Japan

Regional Interactions: Japan . Japanese cultural development was influenced by proximity to China. Shinto and Buddhism coexisted as religious traditions in the Japanese culture. Location. Mountainous Japanese Archipelago Sea of Japan or East Sea between Japan and Asian mainland

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Regional Interactions: Japan

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  1. Regional Interactions: Japan

  2. Japanese cultural development was influenced by proximity to China. Shinto and Buddhism coexisted as religious traditions in the Japanese culture

  3. Location • Mountainous Japanese • Archipelago • Sea of Japan or East • Sea between Japan • and Asian mainland • Proximity to China • and Korea

  4. Chinese • Influence of Chinese Culture • Writing • Architecture • Buddhism Japanese

  5. Shinto • Ethnic religion unique to Japan • Importance of natural features, forces of nature, and ancestors • State religion; worshipping the emperor • Coexistence with Buddhism

  6. Shintoism Kami = divine spirits dwelled in nature Torii gate : traditional gate entrance to Shinto shrine

  7. Samurai: warriors who served to protect landowners as military/government became corrupt. Samurai served feudal lords and lived by a code of honor called Bushido.

  8. Japan declined as the Mongols conquered under Kublai Khan, grandson to Genghis Khan

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