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Various Japanese cultural topics: Japanese Fashion Japanese Language Tokyo Fashion Japanese Words Harajuku Fashion Geisha Kimono Samurai Japanese Clothing Sumo Costume Japanese Japanese Tea Ceremony Japanese Art Tea Ceremony Anime Japanese Food Japanese Calligraphy Japan Festival Manga Tokyo Festivals Tatami Bon Odori Festival Ofuro bath Shichi-go-san Festival Onsen Japanese New Year Go Game Christmas in Japan Japanese Music Japanese Cell Phone J POP Japanese Women Japanese Rock Music Japanese Garden Japanese Folk music Cherry Blossom Koto Hanami Shakuhachi Ikebana Wadaiko Drumming Japanese Wedding Japanese Dance Japanese Marriage Japan History Japanese Architecture Japanese Literature Japanese Castle Japan Government Japanese Shrine Japan Map Japanese Temples Japan Geography Japan City Japan Prefectures Shiatsu - massage technique originating in Japan Japan Population Shiba Inu - smallest of six original Japanese breeds of dog Japan Climate Japan Economy Japanese Culture Links Tamagotchi - virtual pet game created by Aki Maita Tamasay - bead necklace worn by Ainu women Hachiko The Loyal Akita - New! Tanuki - Japanese name for animal known as Raccoon Dog Robot Entertainment Show - Hide Kitagawa's Aibos Tatenokai - private militia in Japan led by Yukio Mishima Hanko - Japanese Signature Stamp Chindogu - Japanese Art of Invention Tea House - designed for holding Japanese tea ceremonies Akita - Japanese Breed of Dog Ten thousand years - banzai in Japanese Daruma Japanese Name Bodhidharma Yakuza - the Japanese mafia Karoshi - Japanese for Death from Overwork Wall of 1.03 million yen and 1.30 million yen - social phenomenon Kitsune - Japanese for Japan's Red Fox Koi - Japanese Ornamental Carp (fish) Osaka school massacre - June 8, 2001, Osaka, Japan Aum Shinrikyo - Japanese Terrorist Cult Onsen - Japanese hot spring Japan - An Introduction How Safe Is Japan? Aging of Japan's Culture The Ainu People of Japan Japanese Modern Culture - Quick Facts The Book of Five Rings - classic treatise on military strategy Japan's Demographics Reiki - technique of alternative medicine Homeless in Japan - Tokyo Japan's Ueno Park Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway Japanese Popular Culture Sansei Japanese American Ethnic Issues in Japan - Race, Government & Media Sangokujin - Japanese for 'third country nationals Gaijin - Japanese Term for Foreigners Sarubobo - traditional charm doll Japanese Name - Family, Surname and Given Name Secondary education in Japan - (kotogakko) grades 10 through 12 Japanese Tea Ceremony - Traditional Ritual of Japan Sensei - Japanese term for master or teacher Ojigi - Japanese way of greeting Seppuku - Japanese for ritual suicide Tatemae and Honne - main facets of Japanese culture Shaku - Archaic measure of length in Japan Wabi-sabi - Japanese world view Okinawan - indigenous people of the Okinawan islands Empathy and Human Relations in Japan Goals and Self in Japan - The Private Sphere Order and Status in Japan - The Public Sphere Religious and Philosophical Traditions in Japan FASHION IN JAPAN Cosplay - Japanese "Costume Play" Gaku-Ran - Japanese Schoolboys Uniform Shichigosan - traditional festival day in Japan for children Tanabata - Japanese name for Chinese star festival White Day - Japanese version of Valentine's Day MARTIAL ARTS IN JAPAN Aikijutsu - Japanese Martial Art Bojutsu - Japanese Martial Art - Staff Weapon Ganguro - Japanese Fashion Trend of Black Makeup Aikido - Japanese Martial Arts Kimono - Japanese Traditional Women's Garment Bokken - Japanese Martial Arts Bishoujo - Japanese for "Beautiful Girl" Iaido - Japanese Martial Arts Geisha - Japanese Woman Who Entertains Men Judo - Japanese Martial Arts Japanese School Uniforms Kata - Japanese Martial Arts Hadaka Apron - Japanese Clothing Fetish Katana - Japanese Martial Arts Loose socks - Japanese Young Girl's Socks Gothic Lolita - Japanese Fashion Trend Katori Shinto Ryu - Japanese Martial Arts Kendo - Japanese Martial Arts Sailor girl - Japanese school uniform Kenjutsu - Japanese Martial Arts Tabi - type of Japanese sock Kyudo - Japanese Martial Arts Yukata - clothing worn by the Japanese Yamanba - fashion trend among Japanese girls Zori - traditional Japanese footwear Ninjitsu - Japanese Martial Arts Wakizashi - Japanese Martial Arts Daito Ryu - Japanese Martial Art JAPANESE FESTIVALS Genpuku - Japanese Coming of Age Ceremony Hinamatsuri - Japanese Doll Festival Japanese Cultural Festival - Common Annual Event Jidai Matsuri - Kyoto Japan Festival of Ages Japanese New Year Omisoka - Japanese tradition on December 31 Respect for the Aged Day Bushido - "Way of the Warrior" in Japanese Randori - term used in Judo and Aikido Kajukenbo - Japanese Martial Art Kenpo - Japanese Martial Art Koryu - Old Japanese Schools of Martial Arts Kubotan - Weapon Used in Japanese Martial Arts Kukishin Ryu - Samurai School of Jujutsu Kyokushin - Japanese Form of Karate Gyokko Ryu - Japanese Martial Arts Himizu Ryu - Japanese Martial Arts Uechi Ryu - style of Karate Masaaki Hatsumi - Grandmaster of Nine Martial Art Schools Wado Ryu - karate style Morihei Ueshiba - Japanese Founder of Aikido Naginata - pole weapon used by Japanese samurai Naruto jutsus - Ninja technique Ninja - warrior and assassin, trained in the Japanese art of Ninjutsu Nunchaku - nunchucks or karate stick in the English language Okinawa weapon - weapon developed from farming tools in Japan Saito Ninjitsu - form of Ninjitsu developed by Saito family Wakizashi - Japanese sword Yari - Japanese term for spear Yawara - weapon used in martial art of Saito Ninjitsu Famous Japanese People Fujimura Shinichi - Japanese Archeologist & Fraud Esaki Leona - Japanese Physicist & Nobel Prize Winner Jokichi Takamine - Japanese Chemist Goro Shimura - Japanese-American Mathematician Jiro Watanabe - Japanese Former Boxer Kamato Hongo - World's Oldest Living Person Sakabato - Japanese sword Kanichi Asakawa - Japanese Historian Seido - style of karate Kanjuro Shibata XX - Bowmaker and Kyudo Teacher Shinai - practice sword used in Kendo Kawabata Yasunari - Japanese Novelist Shinden Fudo Ryu - school of Dakentaijutsu and Jujutsu Kazuo Miyagawa - Japanese Cinematographer Shito ryu - form of karate Kazuo Umezu - Famous Author of Japanese Horror Manga Shodokan - style of aikido Shorinji kempo - martial art form of Kempo Shotokan - school of karate Shuriken - throwing blades Shurikenjutsu - Japanese art of throwing shuriken (blades) Taijutsu - using the body for self defence Takagi Yoshin Ryu - Jujutsu school Tanto - Japanese blade or small sword Togakure Ryu - Ninpo/Ninjutsu ryuha founded 900 years ago Tomiki Aikido - style of Aikido Kenzaburo Oe - Japanese Writer Keio University - Japan's Oldest Institution of Higher Education Kitano Takeshi - Japanese Actor, Author, Poet, Painter and Filmmaker Kiyoshi Atsumi - Japanese Film Actor Kobayashi Masaki - Japanese Director Ryoko Tani - famous female Judo player Kogo Noda - Japanese Screenwriter Kon Ichikawa - Japanese Film Director Masatoshi Koshiba - Japanese Physicist Mikio Sato - Japanese Mathematician Yutaka Taniyama - Japanese mathematician Mitoyo Kawate - Oldest Person in the World Yukichi Chuganji - world's oldest documented man Motoori Norinaga - Japanese Scholar Seigen - The Greatest Go Player Naoko Takeuchi - Japanese manga artist Hideo Nomo - Japanese Baseball Player Natsume Soseki - pen-name of Natsume Kinnosuke, a Japanese novelist Ichiro Suzuki - Japanese Baseball Player Japanese Games & Sports Nichiren Daishonin - Buddhist monk in 13th century Japan Go - Japanese Board Game Rules and More Oda Sakunosuke - Japanese author Go Players - List of the Best Ryoji Noyori - recipient of Nobel Prize in Chemistry Go Proverbs - Words of Wisdom Related to the Game of Go Ryuichi Abe - professor of Japanese religions and Buddhism Japanese Baseball - Professional Baseball League in Japan Fukuoka Daiei Hawks - Japanese Baseball Team Ozeki - ranking given to sumo wrestlers Sen no Rikyu - Japanese tea ceremony influential figure Shibasaburo Kitasato - Japanese physician and bacteriologist Pachinko - Japan's cross between a pinball machine and a slot machine Pacific League - Japan professional baseball league Shigechiyo Izumi - oldest living man in the world Daijiro Kato - Japanese Motorcycle Racer Shoko Asahara - founder of Japanese Aum Shinrikyo cult Gomoku - Japanese Board Game Shunryu Suzuki - Japanese Zen master of the Soto school Go - Japanese Game of Strategy Sin-Itiro Tomonaga - Japanese physicist Japanese Grand Prix - Formula One (F1) Championship Takao Doi - Japanese astronaut Karuta - Card Game Played in Japan Takeru Kobayashi - world's record holder for hotdog eating Keirin - Japanese Cycling Event Nagoya Grampus Eight - Japanese football team Takuma Sato - Japanese automobile racing driver Tange Kenzo - Japanese architect Terada Torahiko - Japanese physicist and author Yoshihiro Asai - wrestler known as Ultimo Dragon Yoshihiro Tajiri - Japanese professional wrestler Yukawa Hideki - first Japanese to win Nobel prize Karaoke - Amateur Japanese Sing-along Entertainment The Master of Go - novel by Kawabata Yasunari Reversi - strategic board game Sadaharu Oh - professional baseball player Shichi Narabe - Japanese card game Shiritori - Japanese word game Shogi - family of strategic board games Shogi variant - game derived from Shoji Jizo - Japanese Buddhist Bodhisattva Sumo Wrestling - competition contact sport Jodo Shinshu - Japanese School of Buddhism Yomiuri Giants - baseball team in Japan Buddhism Beginnings - Religion in Japan Yokozuna - highest rank in sumo wrestling Buddhism Today - Religion in Japan Yakult Swallows - professional baseball team in Japan Christianity - Religion in Japan Japanese Myth & Media Confucianism - Religion in Japan Anpanman - Popular Japanese Children's Anime Digimon - Japanese Anime Television Show Kabuki - Traditional Form of Japanese Theater Japanese TV Dramas - Common Japan Broadcast Mega Man - Japanese Superhero Godzilla - Japanese Movie Monster Legend Hello Kitty - Japanese Cartoon Icon Manga - Japanese Comic Strips Anime - Japanese Adult Cartoons Baka - Japanese Folk Tale (Story) Kirin - Mythical Horned Deer-like Creature The Great Mirror - Japanese historical tale Daoism - Religion in Japan Shinto - Way of the gods Shintoism Beginnings - Religion in Japan Shintoism Today - Religion in Japan Dogen Zenji - Japanese Buddhist Teacher Ennin - Priest of the Tendai School of Japan Four Guardian Gods - Buddhist Protectors Pure Land - branch of mainstream Mahayana Buddhism Hachiman - Japanese Shinto God of War Kegon - Japanese Transmission of the Huayan School of Buddhism Kikyo - Japanese Shrine Maiden Tengu - mythical beasts of Japan Kinhin - Japanese Meditation Practiced Between Periods of Zazen Urashima Taro - Japanese fairy tale Kokei - Japanese Buddhist Monk Religion in Japan Kotoamatsukami - Term Used in Japanese Shintoism Amaterasu - Japanese Shinto Sun Goddess Benzaiten - Japanese Goddess Buddhism - Introduction to Japan The Flourishing of Buddhism in Japan Buddhism - Cultural Developments and Establishment in Japan Buddhism - Core Beliefs & Values Mahayana - Major School of Buddhism Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism - teachings of Japanese monk Nichiren Daishonin Omoikane - Shinto god of knowledge Obon - Japanese Buddhist feast period Enoshima Engi - History of Temples on Enoshima Island Japan Rinzai - founder of Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism Ryokan - Zen Buddhist monk Mochi - Japanese Rice Dough Saicho - Japanese Buddhist monk Niboshi - Japanese Dried Baby Sardines Seicho-No-Ie - monotheistic religion of Japanese origin Nori - Japanese Seaweed Paper Sesshin - meditation in a Zen monastery Shitake Mushrooms - Common Japanese Ingredient Seven Gods of Fortune Soy Sauce - Common Japanese Ingredient Shingon Buddhism - school of Japanese Buddhism Tofu - Japanese Bean Curd Shinran - Founder of Jodo Shinshu (True Pure Land) Buddhism in Japan Wasabi - Japanese Horseradish Yomi - Japanese for underworld, Hades or Hell Zen - branch of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing practice of meditation Zen teacher - person ordained in Zen Buddhism to teach the Dharma Kamaboko - Japanese processed seafood Katsuobushi - Japanese name for a preparation of dried and smoked bonito Natto - Japanese dish made from fermented soybeans Zendo - meditation hall Ponzu – CITRUS sauce commonly used in Japanese cuisine Torii - Japanese gates at entrance to Shinto shrines Japanese Cuisine Takuan Soho - figure in Rinzai variety of Zen Buddhism Bento - Japanese Lunch Box Soka Gakkai International - Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin organization Chopstick Etiquette in Japan Soto - one of five sects of Zen-Buddhism Iron Chef - Japanese Cooking TV Show Tendai - Japanese school of Buddhism Japanese Table Setting - Japanese Food Etiquette Tenrikyo - universal religion of Japanese origin Japanese Prepared Dishes New Religions in Japan Dango - Japanese Rice Dumpling Religious Practice in Japan Donburi - Japanese Mixed Bowl Dish Japanese Food & Dining - Overview Gyoza - Japanese Fried Dumplings FOOD IN JAPAN Hiyayakko - Japanese Cold Tofu Block Japanese Cooking Ingredients Miso Soup - A Japanese Tradition Agedashi Tofu - Japanese Fried Tofu in Broth Nabemono - Japanese One Pot Stew Daikon - Japanese Radish Okonomiyaki - Japanese Pan Fried Cake Dashi - Japanese Soup Stock Onigiri - Japanese Rice Ball Snacks Miso - Japanese Fermented Soybean Paste Osechi - Japanese New Year's Meal Oyakodon - Japanese Rice Bowl Dish Gyokuro - Premium Japanese Green Ramen - Japanese Popular Noodle Soup CALPIS- fermented milk drink. Sashimi - Japanese Seafood With Dipping Sauce Soba - Japanese Buckwheat Noodles General History Sukiyaki - Japanese One Pot Dish Japan's History - Complete Overview Sushi - A Japanese Tradition Japan's History - Complete Timleline Tempura - Japanese Deep Fried Seafood & Vegetables WWI to WWII - Japan's History Tonkatsu - Japanese Breaded Pork Cutlet First contact with the west - Japan's History Udon - Japanese Wheat Noodles Tokyo's History - From Edo to Modern Japan Capitol Ochazuke - simple Japanese dish Okinawa History - Events Through 1945 Rice vinegar - fermented rice wine The Lost Decade - Japan's History Soybean - facts Convention of Kanagawa - Commodore Perry Opens Trade Surimi - mincing and shaping fish & poultry Taiyaki - Japanese pancake Takoyaki - Japanese dumpling made of batter & octopus Tentsuyu - Japanese tempura dipping sauce Ume - Japanese apricot often called plum Yakitori - Japanese type of chicken kebab Yoshinoya - leading fast food chain in Japan Japanese Desserts Anmitsu - Japanese Traditional Dessert Kakigori - Japanese Shaved Ice Dessert Uiro - Japanese Sweet Rice Cake Hanshin Earthquake - Hyogo Japan, January 17, 1995 Heiji Rebellion - Rival Subjects of Emperor GoShirakawa Japanese Era Name - Calendar Used to Count Years Japanese Expansionism - Colonies Compete with Europeans Japanese Peace Bell - Gift from Japan to United Nations Kusanagi - Legendary Japanese Sword Nakasendo - Road Connecting Edo to Kyoto in Japan Oshiruko - traditional Japanese dessert Ningen-sengen - Japan's sovereignty rests with the people Japanese Drinks Radio Tokyo - Japan Broadcasting Corporation Green Tea - A Japanese Tradition Richard Sorge - spy for Soviet Union in Japan Sake - Japanese Rice Wine Sessho and Kampaku - title of assistant to child emperor South Manchuria Railway - founded by Japan in 1906 Otomo no Yakamochi - Japanese stateman and Waka poet Taira - honorary surname bestowed by emperors Ezo or Yezo - Old Name of the Ainu People of Japan Bay, Yedo, Old, Japan Yamashita's gold - gold looted from East and Southeast Asia Yoshiwara - famous red-light district in Edo Sakamoto Ryoma - crucial in creation of a modern Japan navy Zaibatsu - Japanese term for "corporate monopoly" Suzuki Kantaro - 42nd Prime Minister of Japan and Vice Minister of the Navy Culture & People Taira no Kiyomori - general of the late Heian period Emishi - Natives of Hokkaido & Northern Honshu Japan Taisho Emperor - 123rd Emperor of Japan Kaibara - Japanese Neo-Confucian Philosoper and Botanist Japanese American Yukio Mishima - Japanese Author and Political Activist Kawakami Gensai - One of Great Hitokiri of the Bakumatsu Kukai - Japanese Monk, Scholar, and Artist Miyamoto Musashi - Famous Japanese Swordsman Murasaki Shikibu - Japanese Novelist, Poet, and Servant Philipp Franz von Siebold - Westerner teaches medicine Mori Terumoto - Son of Mori Takamoto Nagashino Castle - home of the Suganuma family Naito Torajiro - Japanese historian Nichiren - Buddhist monk in 13th century Japan Toshizo Hijikata - deputy leader of Shinsengumi Toyotomi Hideyori - successor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi Toyotomi Hideyoshi - Japanese general who united Japan Yokoi Shoichi - Japanese soldier living in a cave for 27 years Yoshio Shinozuka - Imperial Army soldier Historical Periods Kofun Period - 250 AD to 538 AD Asuka Period - 538 AD to 710 AD Nara Period - 710 AD to 784 AD Heian Period - 794 AD to 1185 AD Kamakura Period - 1185 AD to 1333 AD Muromachi Period - 1336 AD to 1573 AD Nanboku-cho - part of Muromachi period Azuchi Momoyama Period - 1568 AD to 1600 AD Nisei Japanese American - American of Japanese ancestry Edo Period - 1600 AD to 1876 AD Noguchi Hideyo - Japanese bacteriologist Jomon Period - 10,000 BC to 300 BC Okubo Toshimichi - Japanese statesman & samurai Sengoku Period - 1476 AD to 1615 AD Yamato Period - 250 AD to 710 AD Yayoi Period - 300 BC to 250 AD Taisho period - time of the liberal movement 1912 1926 Military History Nanjing Massacre - atrocities against Chinese civilians Russian Imperialism in Asia and the RussoJapanese War Russo-Japanese War - surprise victory for Japan Guandong Army - Japanese Unit in Mainland China Satsuma Rebellion - revolt of Satsuma against Imperial Japanese Army Haguro - Nachi Class Heavy Cruiser Imperial Japanese Navy Shimabara Rebellion - uprising of Japanese peasants Wars with China & Russia - Japan's History Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) - the Jiawu War Japanese Ship Naming Conventions Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) - major invasion of eastern China by Japan Japanese Submarine I-52 - Japanese Cargo Submarine Hogen Rebellion - Japanese Civil War of 1156 Ko-hyoteki Class Submarine - Japanese Midget Submarines Kurile Island conflict - Dispute Between Russia and Japan Kuroki Itei - Japanese General List of ships of the Japanese Navy Marco Polo Bridge Incident - Japan's Imperial Army vs China Military History of Japan Military of Japan Onoda Hiroo - Japanese army intelligence officer Oyama Iwao - Japanese field marshal Purple code - US name for Japanese Foreign Office code Nachi - Class of heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy Nagumo Chuichi - Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy Southern Expeditionary Army Group - World War II era Japanese military unit Terauchi Hisaichi - field marshal of Japan's Southern Expeditionary Army Group Togo Heihachiro - Japanese admiral and naval hero Toi invasion - invasion of northern Kyushu by Jurchen pirates Tokyo Rose - female broadcasters of Japanese propaganda Treaty of Portsmouth - ending the Russo-Japanese War Treaty of Shimonoseki - aka Treaty of Maguan Tsu-11 - thermojet engine by Japan in closing stages of World War II Unit 731 - secret military medical unit of Imperial Japanese Army Yamashita Tomoyuki - general of the Japanese Army World War II & Japan Anti-Comintern Pact - Nazi-Germany & Japan Align Arisaka - Japanese Military Bolt-action Rifles Comfort Women - Sexual Slavery in Japan's Army Education Reform - WWII Occupied Japan Fire Balloons - Incendiary Devices Launched by Japan Greater East Asia War - Japanese Term for World War II Indian National Army - Auxiliary Force to the Japanese ArmyI Instrument of Surrender of Japan - WWII History Japanese Aircraft Carrier Akagi Hiryu - Japanese Aircraft Carrier Kaga - Japanese Aircraft Carrier Gyokuon-housou - Hirohito's Surrender of Japanese Military Shokaku - Japanese Aircraft Carrier Battle of Guadalcanal - Japan's WWII History Soryu - Japanese Aircraft Carrier Battle of Iwo Jima - Japan's WWII History Zuikaku - Japanese Aircraft Carrier Battle of Leyte Gulf - Japan's WWII History Kamikaze - 'Divine Wind' in Japanese Battle of Midway - Japan's WWII History Akagi - Japanese Gunboat Battle of Okinawa - Japan's WWII History Japanese Instrument of Surrender - Formal end of World War II. Battle of Peleliu - Japan's WWII History Musashi - Japanese Battleship Battle of Sekigahara - Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan Yamato - Japanese Battleship Battle of the Coral Sea - Japan's WWII History Hull Note - De Facto Ultimatum from the United States to Japan Battle of Tsushima - Japan's Naval Battle With Russia Battle of the Yalu River - Japan & China's Naval Battle Bombing of Tokyo in World War II Hull Note (Document) - Ultimatum from the US to Japan Isoroku Yamamoto - "Sleeping Giant" Quote After Pearl Harbor Pacific Theater of Operations - US in World War II Hiroshima City Japan - Events of WWII Nuclear Bombing Pacific-Asian Theatre of World War II - Japan's Role Occupied Japan - Japan's History Pearl Harbor - Japan Attacks - America Enters WWII Post-Occupied Japan - Japan's WWII History Me & Hiroshima - Japan's WWII History Japanese American Internment - JapaneseAmericans IJN Ikazuchi - Akatsuki Class Destroyer Imperial Japanese Navy Kawasaki Ki-56 - Japanese Light Transport Aircraft WWII Imperial General Headquarters - Command for Japanese Military Little Boy - Codename of Nuclear Weapon Dropped on Hiroshima Mitsubishi Zero (Japanese Zero) - Japanese Fighter Aircraft Ashikaga Yoshimitsu - 3rd Ashikaga Shogun of Japan Ohka - kamikaze aircraft employed by Japan Ashikaga Yoshimochi - 4th Ashikaga shogun of Japan Sakai Saburo - Japanese fighter ace during the World War Two Ashikaga Yoshinori - 6th Ashikaga Shogun of Japan SCAP - Supreme Commander Allied Powers, title for Douglas MacArthur Ashikaga Yoshitane - 10th Ashikaga Shogun of Japan Toyoda Soemu - Japanese admiral of World War II Ashikaga Yoshiteru - 13th Ashikaga Shogun Yamamoto Isoroku - Japanese naval commander of World War II Ashikaga Shogunate - Japan's History Shoguns, Samurai & Daimyos – Ashikaga, The Last Shogun - Japan's History Kamakura Shogunate - Japan's History The Daiymo - Japan's History Ashikaga Yoshizumi - 11th Ashikaga Shogun Ashikaga Takauji - First Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate Ashikaga Yoshiaki - Last Ashikaga Shogun in Japan Minamoto - Honorary Surname Bestowed by Emperors Minamoto no Sanetomo - Third Shogun of Kamakura Shogunate Minamoto no Yoriie - Second Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate Minamoto no Yoritomo - First Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate Minamoto no Yoshinaka - Last Shogun of the Late Heian Period Minamoto no Yoshitomo - General of the Heian Period Ashikaga Yoshiakira - 2nd Ashikaga Shogun Minamoto no Yoshitsune - General of the Minamoto Clan of Japan Ashikaga Yoshiharu - 12th Ashikaga Shogun of Japan Tokugawa Shogunate - Japan's History Ashikaga Yoshihide - 14th Ashikaga Shogun of Japan Hitokiri - Samurai of Great Strength in Japanese history Ashikaga Yoshihisa - 9th Ashikaga Shogun of Japan Hojo Clan - Family of Regents of the Kamakura Shogunate Ashikaga Yoshikatsu - 7th Ashikaga Shogun of Japan Ashikaga Yoshikazu - 5th Ashikaga Shogun of Japan Ashikaga Yoshimasa - 8th Ashikaga Shogun of Japan Hojo Masako - Founder of the Kamakura Shogunate Hosokawa Clan - Japan's Shugo Daimyo Prince Hisaaki - 8th Kamakura Shogun Prince Koreyasu - 7th Kamakura Shogun Prince Morikuni - 9th and last Kamakura Shogun Prince Munetaka - 6th Kamakura Shogun Kamakura Shogunate - Shoguns of the Minamoto Family of Japan Konoe Clan - Branch of the Fujiwara Family of Japan Kujo Yoritsune - Fourth Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate Matsunaga Hisahide - Daimyo of Japan Oda clan - Daimyo family descended from Taira no Sukemori Oda Nagamasu - brother of Oda Nobunaga Oda Nobuhide - warlord of Owari province during Sengoku Period Sieges of Nagashima - series of battles from 1571 1574 Rensho - assistant of shikken of Kamakura shogunate Rokuhara Tandai - name for chiefs of the Kamakura shogunate Ronin - name given to masterless samurai during the feudal period of Japan Saigo Takamori - influential samurai in Japanese history Saito Dosan - epitome of the daimyo Saito Tatsuoki - daimyo in Mino province during the Sengoku period Oda Nobunaga - daimyo during the Sengoku period Sakanoue no Tamuramaro - general and shogun of the early Heian Period Kujo Clan - Branch of the Fujiwara Family of Japan Sakuma Morimasa - retainer of Shibata Katsuie Prince Narinaga - Seii Taishogun during the Kemmu Restoration Sakuma Shozan - politican and scholar of the Edo era Prince Shotoku - regent of the Imperial Court in Japan Samurai - term for warrior in pre-industrial Japan Ota Dokan - daimyo family descending from Minamoto Yorimasa Samurai-dokoro - office of the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates Okudaira Sadamasa - retainers of the Tokugawa Sanada Masayuki - served the Takeda and fought against Tokugawa Ieyasu Northern Fujiwara - family that ruled the Tohoku region Sanada Yukimura - fought against the Tokugawa at the Battle of Sekigahara Tokuso - head of the Hojo clan Shogun - ruler of Japan before the Meiji Era Shibata Katsuie - Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period Shugo - official named by Shogun to oversee a province Shikken - regent of the shogun in the Kamakura shogunate Siege of Osaka - Tokugawa Ieyasu's attack Takeda Katsuyori - son of Takeda Shingen and father of Takeda Nobukatsu Siege of Otsu - Tachibana Muneshige and Tsukushi Hirokado's attack Siege of Takamatsu - Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attack Takeda Shingen - daimyo who fought for control of Japan during Sengoku Tanuma Okitsugu - roju of the Tokugawa shogunate Uesugi Kenshin - samurai who ruled Echigo in the Sengoku Period Tokugawa Yoshinao - founder of the Owari branch of the Tokugawa family Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi - famous samurai in Japan's feudal era Tokugawa Yoshinobu - seventh son of Tokugawa Nariaki Tokugawa Chikauji - father of Yasuchika and Sakai Tadahiro Sightseeing in Japan Tokugawa Hidetada - 2nd Tokugawa shogun Tokugawa Ieharu - tenth Tokugawa shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu - 3rd Tokugawa shogun Tokugawa Iemochi - 14th Tokugawa shogun Tokugawa Ienari - eleventh Tokugawa shogun Tokugawa Ienobu - sixth Tokugawa Shogun Tokugawa Iesada - 13th Tokugawa shogun Tokugawa Ieshige - 9th Tokugawa shogun Tokugawa Ietsugu - seventh Tokugawa Shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna - fourth Tokugawa shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu - founder of the Tokugawa shogunate Tokugawa Ieyoshi - twelveth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate Tokugawa Mitsukuni - prominent daimyo in the Mito domain Tokugawa Nariaki - prominent daimyo in the Mito domain Tokugawa Tsunayoshi - fifth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate Tokugawa Yorifusa - founder of the Mito branch of the Tokugawa family Traveling in Japan's Countryside - New! Kinkaku-ji - "Golden Temple" in English Roppongi - nightlife hotspot in Tokyo Shonan - resort region on coast of Sagami Bay in central Japan Takeshita Street - pedestrian street lined shops in Tokyo Todaiji Buddha - Nara Japan Tokyo Disney Sea - newest Disney theme park Yasukuni Shrine - Shinto shrine in Tokyo Akihabara - Japan's Electronic Shopping Capitol Sensoji Temple - Japan Landmark Himeji Castle - Japan Landmark Japanese Imperial Palace - Travel to Japan Tokyo Disneyland - Japan Landmark Tokyo Tower - Japan Landmark Amerikamura - Entertainment Area in Osaka Byodoin - Japanese Buddhist Temple Ginza - Japan Up-Scale Market District Hiroshima Peace Memorial Meiji Shrine - Tokyo, Japan Shinto shrine Tokugawa Yorinobu - founder of the Kii branch of the Tokugawa family Narita-san - temple in central Narita city, Chiba prefecture Tokugawa Yoshimune - eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate Oyama-jinja - Japan shrine established in 1599 Ramen museum - food amusement park Red torii and shrine. Nara, Japan Kamakura Buddha statue Lodging & Accommodations in Japan Ryokan inn - traditional Japanese inn Sento - Japanese communal bath house
