Unit 4: Japan

List one of the four primary islands of japan

Honshu, Kyushu, Hokkaido, Okinawa

List one of the four largest japanese cities.

Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto

What are the two major japanese religions?

Shintoism and Zen Buddhism

The shinto beleif that a spirit resides in living and non-living things is known as what?

Animism

What japanese gropu combined buddhism with martial arts practice?

Samurai

where did Buddhism first begin?

India

List one of the eight beleifs of zen buddhist philosophy

Understanding, though, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration

How many lines of text are in a japanese haiku?

What is the syllabic phrase rythm?

three, 5-7-5

What is Ukiyo-e?

simple art form, wood carvings, influence on western art.

List one of the general characteristics of Japanese music

continuation of tradition, composed music, simple rythms, tempos are generally slower than chinese music, pentatonic cale, heterphonic, limited harmony

What Japanese instrument evolved from the Chinese pipa?

Biwa

What Japanese instrument is a 13-string zither with moveable frets?

Koto

where was the koto first used?

imperial court

what is a plectrum?

pick

What japanese instrument has a banjo shape?

shamisen

What Japanese instrument was used as a defensive weapon by Buddhist Monks

shakuhachi

What Japanese instrument evolved from the Chinese Sheng?

Sho

what small Japanese aerophone is similar to an oboe?

hichiriki

What Japanese aerophone is known as the “Dragon Flute”?

Ryuteki

What Japanese drum is connected to ropes that are squeezed to raise its pitch?

O-tsuzumi

What is the ‘most standard’ musical ensemble called?

Sankyoku

What instruments are included in the sankyoku ensemble?

koto, shamisen, shakuhachi

What are the four different types of Japanese theater discussed in this unit?

Gagaku, Noh, Kabuki, Bunraku

hat form of theater is most associated with the Japnese imperial court?

Gagaku

What two theater forms are most associated with the middle class?

Kabuki

Noh theater is most associated with which class?

samurai

Which theater began with female shinto dancers and has storylines that ocus on kings, queens, and other royalty?

Kabuki

What theater features large puppets as main characeters?

Bunraku

which theater was ebgun by a retird emperor around 600 CE

Gagaku

which is the “theater of the gods”?

Noh

what is “the glare”, and what theater is it found in?

cross-eyed stare at audience near the end of the play/ Kabuki

Which theater features court music, but no singing?

Gagaku

which theater uses expensive hand carved face masks?

Noh

In what city did Bunraku develop?

Osaka