japan (samurai) for children
TRANSCRIPT
• In 1635 the shogun was the government party. Foreigners were not allowed into Japan and Japenese people were not allowed out
• In August 1945, the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing about 115,000 people.
Japan surrendered a few days later.
• Samurai lived according to the way of the warrior (Bushido), an
• unwritten samurai code of conduct
• Politeness and respect
• ‘True warriors have no reason to be cruel. They have no need to prove their strength’
• Honor
• Live and fight for
the honor of their people and for
their own honor.
Make their family proud
• Loyalty
• Supporting their friends and family and always being there for them when they most need you
• A discipline of self control
• Do not allow anger to take over. Control your emptions. Don’t strike for no reason.
Let it go.