japanese literature and quiz
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JAPANESE LITERATURE
- Home of the Rising Sun
Nippon- The source of the Sun
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Red disc
the rising sun
JAPANESE NATIONAL FLAG
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FOUR MAIN ISLANDS
Honshu (largest )
Hokkaido
Shikoku Kyushu
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Characteristics of the Japanese
1.Polite
2.Dignified
3.Clean4.Industrious
5.Disciplined
6.Highly nationalistic
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BOOKS OF THE JAPAN'S ORIGIN
Kojiki
- (record of ancientmatters)
Nihongi
-(chronicles ofJapan)
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Three parts of Kojiki
Kamitsumaki(Upper roll)-deities ofcreation & various deities.
Nakatsumaki(Middle roll)-story of 1stEmperor Jimmu until Emperor Ojin
Shimotsumaki(Lower roll)- 16thto 33rdemperor.
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Gods and Goddess
Izanagi
-(God)
Izanami
-(Goddess)
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Gods and Goddess
Amaterasu
-(Sun goddess)
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Gods and GoddessTsukiyomigod of moon
Susa-No-Wo- god of stormsAji-Suki-Taka-Hi-Kone - god of thunder
Amatsu Mikaboshi - god of evilBishamon - god of happiness and war
Chimata-No-Kami - god of crossroads, highways and footpathsHiruko - solar godHo-Masubi - god of fire
Inari- god of rice (foxes are his messangers)Kagu-Zuchi - god of fire
Kawa-no-Kami - god of riversKura-Okami - god of rain
Nai-No-Kami - god of earthquakes
O-Kuni-Nushi - god of sorcery and medicineO-Wata-Tsu-Mi - god of the sea
Susa-No-Wo - god of storms and thunder, snakes and farming.Shina-Tsu-Hiko - god of windTaka-Okami - god of rain
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Gods and Goddess
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Shinto - (way of gods)
-Kami-no-Michi
-ancient religion
-worship of spirits (Kami)
Shintoismteaches the superiority of the
Japanese race & divine origin of the emperor.
Religion
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Forms of Shinto
Koshitsu Shinto (The Shinto of the Imperial House)
Jinja (Shrine) Shinto
Kyoha (Sectarian) Shinto
Minzoku (Folk) Shinto
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Moral teaching of Shintoism
Honor the gods and be loyal to ancestors
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"Four Affirmations"in Shinto
Tradition and the family: The family is seen asthe main mechanism by which traditions are preserved.
Their main celebrations relate to birth and marriage.
Love of nature: Nature is sacred; to be in contactwith nature is to be close to the Gods. Natural objectsare worshiped as sacred spirits.
Physical cleanliness: Followers of Shinto takebaths, wash their hands, and rinse out their mouth often.
"Matsuri": The worship and honor given to the Kamiand ancestral spirits.
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Shinto Customs and Symbols
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Shinto Rituals
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Shinto Purification Rituals
Spreading puifying salt
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Matsuri
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Shinto Good Luck
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Buddhism
Buddhism - Zen Buddhism
1.Refined Japanesemanners andmorale.
2.Stimulated the growth of Japanese writingand literature.
3.Enriched Japanese art and music .
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Isolationism
Isolationism- (1868)
-it closed all doors to western influenced andwork .
Shogun iyemitsu issued a famous decree of1939 closing Japan to world.
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Warrior Class in Japan
Samurai
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Warrior Class in Japan
Shogun
Minamoto no Yoritomo,thefirst shogun (11921199) of the
Kamakura shogunate
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Warrior Class in Japan
Military cliques
- Nobunaga
- Hideyoshi
- Iyeyasu
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Hara-kiri
Hara-kirifailed one's duty to fight &disobeyed Daimyo - local lord
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JAPANESE LITERATURE
1)Tanka(Short poem) 31 syllable poem 5-linepoem
2)Naga-uta (long poem)
3)Tale of Genjiby Lady Komachi Shikibu best-known fiction
4)Haiku - 17 syllables in 3 lines of five , 7 and 5syllables Previously called hokku Masaoka Shiki
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Example of Tanka
Beautiful mountains
Rivers with cold, coldwater.
White cold snow on rocks
Trees over the place withfrost
White sparkly snow
everywhere.
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Example of Haiku
Oh that summer moon!
It made me go wandering
round the pond all night
Basho
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Requirements of the Hiaku
It must one of the 4 seasons
It must purely be objective description,sentiments left for the reader.
It must depict the external beauties ofnature.
J ' t ib ti t
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Japan's contribution tocivilization
1)Bushido or code of chivalry
2)Shinto religion
3)Kana alphabet
4)kabuki(classical play)
5)Tanka
6)cha-no-yu(tea- drinking)7)Ikebana (flower arragement)
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Japanese writers
1.Saikaku Basho- best known poet in Haiku
2.Lady Murasaki ShikibufictionE.A. Poe
3.Yasunari Kawabata
4.Yukio MishimaErnest Hemmingway
5.Matsuo Bashogreatest Haiku Poet
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JAPANESE DRAMA
Dramafavorite form of amusement inJapan
3 TYPES OF DRAMA
Noh Play - is national theater of Japan
Joruri or Puppet play doll theater
Kabukiis play for the masses.
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3 TYPES OF DRAMA
Noh Play
Zeami- the Father of NohTheater
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3 TYPES OF DRAMA
Puppet play-(dolltheater)
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3 TYPES OF DRAMA
Kabuki
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A Identify:1)_____chronicles of Japan.
2)_____about the deities and divine origin of the Japanese.
3)_____They were considered as the ancient god of the Jap.
4)_____ She was the sun goddess.
5)_____way of gods.
6)_____is the oldest religion of the Japanese.
7)_____It was the moral teaching of Shintoism.
8)_____An 1868 practice in Japan of banning the influences of the Westeculture.
9)_____It is the shortest Japanese poem.
10)___ He is the master of Haiku.
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1. ____It is the fighting force of the Japanese warrior class.
2._____She is the Edgar Allan Poe of Japan.
3._____total number of syllables of Tanka.
4._____It is the national theater of Japanese drama.
5._____It is the common subject of Japanese poetry.
.Enumerate:
-3 Requirements of a Haiku
-5 Japanese writers
C. Answer the ff. in a sentence only.
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1. Why did some Japanese people commit suicide ?
2. What made Japanese technology boomed during80's and 90's ?
3. What was the foundation of the Japanese culture ofselfishness?
4. Why did some ancient Japanese people commit
hara-kiri?
5. What is seppuku?