The economic and political system of Japan and medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty for a lord's or daimyo's protection.

The head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai.

A local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai.

A member of a powerful warrior class in Japan.

Styles of fighting of self-defense, such as modern-day judo and karate, that began mostly in Asia.

A samurai code that called on warriors to be honest, fair, and fearless in battle.

A male member of a ruler's court, or government.

A tower-shaped structure with several stories and upturned, tiled roofs.

The cultural flowering in Japan that took place between the late 8th and the late 12th centuries.

A period in a country's past during which its culture and society attained the height of achievement and power.