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2. A Japanese form of fencing with two handed bamboo swords that started as a safe way to train a samurai

3. A Japanese form of heavyweight wrestling in which a person wins by pushing is opponent out of the ring

6. The largest of the four main islands of Japan

8. A country of the Asian continent

9. A Japanese poem that has only seventeen syllables, usually about nature

11. A member of a powerful military organization in feudal Japan

12. A Japanese dish that is made of small balls or rolls of cold cooked rice that has been flavored with vinegar and served with vegetables, egg, or raw fish

13. The capital of Japan, formerly called Edo

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15. The Japanese art of folding paper into shapes and figures

16. Traditional Japanese masked drama with song and dance that originated in Shinto rites of passage

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1. A Japanese dish of shellfish, fish, or vegetables that have been fried in batter

3. The smallest main island of Japan

4. Fuji An extinct volcano in south central Honshu Japan, it is the highest point in Japan

5. A rush covered straw mat that is used as a traditional floor covering in Japan

7. A city of southwest Honshu, Japan, it was destroyed in World War II by the first atomic bomb used in warfare (August 6, 1945).

10. A Japanese quilted mattress that is rolled out on the floor for use as a bed

14. The basic monetary unit of Japan