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JAPAN ANDITSLEGACIES By: Joshua, FeiFei, and Brendan Samurai Samurai were members of the military class in Japan. They were the Japanese warriors. Samurai followed the Bushido Code which means “the way of the warrior.” The Bushido Code had stressed concepts such as loyalty, self discipline, and honour. A samurai would rather die in battle than be captured by their enemy. A samurai could use a range of weapons but their favorite was the sword. Rise of the Samurai The samurai importance rose dramatically in the Heian Period(794-1185). During this period, powerful landowners hired private warriors (samurai) to protect their property. In the Muromachi Period(1333-1573) Japan was locked in civil wars between several independent states. This made the demand for samurai very high which also contributed to the rise of the samurai. Finally, in the Edo Period(1603-1868) the official hierarchy system place the samurai at the top. Only a samurai was allowed to carry a sword in Japan. Samurai were forced to lie in castle towns and received income from their owners in the form of rice. Decline of the Samurai In 1615 the Osaka Castle was defeated, this was Tokugawa’s last potential enemy. When this happened the need for military skill fell and a lot of samurai became bureaucrats, artist, or teachers. By 1868, Japan’s feudal era ended and the samurai class was abolished. Although samurai do not exist today, it is a legacy that we all remember. Shinto Shinto is an ancient Japanese religion. It started in 500 BCE and its name was derived from the Chinese word shin tao which means “the way of the gods” Unlike other religions, Shinto has no real founder, scriptures or religious law. Shinto creation stories tell of the lives of Kami (gods). The Kami Izanagi-no-mikoto and Izanami-no-mikoto were a divine kami couple, who in gave birth to the Japanese islands and many other kami. Amonth these kami was the Amaterasu Omikami (