Fun Facts on Medieval Japan
- Japan's oldest religion in Japan is "Shinto", which means "the way of god"
- Shinto was introduced to Japan in 1549
- Warriors in medieval times were known as samurai
-The armor that samurai's used was much lighter and more flexible than the Europeans armor
-There was also a robe placed under all armor to prevent chafing
-There were very powerful warlords in ancient Japan called "Daimyo"
- The helmet that samurai's used were called ''kabuto'' , which consisted of a neck gaurd known as ''Shikoro''
- Medieval Japan was divided into two classes, there were the nobilty, and then there were the peasants
-The noble class made up abput 12% of the people, the rest are peasants
10. 80% percent of the Japanese people were rice farmers
- Shinto was introduced to Japan in 1549
- Warriors in medieval times were known as samurai
-The armor that samurai's used was much lighter and more flexible than the Europeans armor
-There was also a robe placed under all armor to prevent chafing
-There were very powerful warlords in ancient Japan called "Daimyo"
- The helmet that samurai's used were called ''kabuto'' , which consisted of a neck gaurd known as ''Shikoro''
- Medieval Japan was divided into two classes, there were the nobilty, and then there were the peasants
-The noble class made up abput 12% of the people, the rest are peasants
10. 80% percent of the Japanese people were rice farmers