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-They are payed soldiers.
-They were very influential because their society was based off military power.
-They served nobles.

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-Their religion originated in China
-Zen Buddhists worship temples
- The religion was introduced to Japan from Korea in the 6th century
-They do not believe in a God nor do they pray or worship one
-they do not believe that Buddha is a God
-they also introduce Japan to tea ceremonies
-Buddhists introduced tea ceremonies to Japan
-the ceremony involves the preparation and presentation of matcha and powdered green tea

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Zen Buddhists worship in temples or other environmental surroundings
Symbols in Zen Buddhism include
- Lotus flower which signifies purity and must be any colour except blue
-Dharmachakra wheel of the law and the 8 spokes signify the noble 8 ford paths
Zen Gardens have 8 main aspects with each of their own purposes
-bridges
-islands
-flowers
-sand (usually raked in pattens)

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-They wore a kimono usually made of silk during the day when not battling.
-The quality of their kimono was depended on their status.
- When battling they wore armour pants, leather and lacquer.

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-The warrior code was called "the code of bushido".
-The first duty was to be loyal to the daimyo lord.
-They had to protect their family.

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- bows and arrows
- spears and guns
- main weapon was the sword as soon as they were born.

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- both had a place of worship
- both had 10 Commandments
- They both had a Feudal System

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- The core beliefs are contained in the 4 noble truths.

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- The core beliefs are contained in the 4 noble truths.

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- they believe in the afterlife and that life doesn't end with death.

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- big cathedrals
- Christian God
- was the only large scale religion (Christianity)
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- they had temples
- had many religions - Zen Buddhism, Shinto, Samurai
- They thought the Emperor was a god
- Their feudal system lasted until 1867 which was the end of the Tokugawa Shogun which had started in the Heian period

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- Zen Buddhist introduced the meditation gardens to Japan

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The shinto religion has no founder. The myths only began when the writing system came to Japan from China.

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People of the Shinto religion believed that god was all around them and that it should be respected. When a family member passes they are considered ancestral Kami which was highly respected by the Family. Rivers, mountains, rain, trees and rice fields were sacred in particular.

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Shinto religions are a central component of most of the national festivals in Japan. The most common type of ritual is purification, it is when you are symbolically purifying oneself of an object before interacting with Kami their God.

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- Hierarchy and rank are very important in Japanese society
- there are also ranks in samurai just like there are in an Amy.
- it was possible for the Samurai to advance in rank.

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- samurai boys were raised to become professional soldiers in a lords service
- soon after they were born they were given a small sword in a special ceremony
- from an early age they were trained in un-armed combat, sword fighting, horse riding and archery
- they also attended marshal arts school
- they also had to learn to read and write because they were expected to be able to assist there lord in governing of his domain.
- there two main responsibilities were often described as 'the pen and the sword'
- samurai woman were also expected to demonstrate courage and honour, but they didn't do military training. The emphasis of their education was focused on becoming a faithful wife and mother and learning how to look after the household and keep everything in order while there husband was away at war.

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Shinto's call their God "Kami" or "Kamisama" in Japanese. The people believed that Kami was all around them, in their homes and in nature. They also believed that it should be very respected. There are around 8 million God and one in particular is the most powerful which is Amaterasu Omikami - The sun Godess. There are also more like the god of wind, the land god and the god of war.

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-Shinto is an optimistic faith, as humans are thought to be fundamentally good, and evil is believed to be caused by evil spirits. Consequently, the purpose of most Shinto rituals is to keep away evil spirits by purification, prayers and offerings to the kami. In the Meiji Period, Shinto was made Japan's state religion
-It does not worship statues that represent gods, so you will not find these in shrines
-Shinto empathizes man’s essential goodness
-The religion teaches that kami (guardian gods and spirits) are present everywhere in natural objects and should be respected; in mountains, wind, rain, rivers, trees and rice fields, in the

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·       Shinto is Japan’s earliest religion followers respect and hold rituals for Kami that are formless invisible sprits that animate all things and all life.

·       They built shrines everywhere in Japan to be a temporary residence for the Kami (god) represented by a sacred object hidden from view inside the inner sanctuary.

·       Visitors enter the shrine through an archway gate called a Torii

·       Torii separates the land between the sacred and everyday land.

·       Visitors purify themselves by rinsing their hands and mouths with water from the basin

·       In front of the shrine, they ring the bells to get the kami’s attention

·       In the shrine they sell good luck charms

·       Visitors can leave written wishes on plaques or strips of white paper that will later be used in a ritual by the