Samurai, leader and influence of Japan

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The Samurai, the Leader and Biggest Influence to Japan
The Japanese people see them selves in a historical perspective that is based on the
samurai age (Reischauer 41)Inanzo Nitobe, a Japanese merchant who was present at the
landings of Commodore Perry in japan, once stated, "What Japan was she owed to the samurai.
They were not only the flower of the nation, but it's the root as well.All the gracious gifts of
heaven flowed through them,"( Nitobe 159-160).The samurai was the group with the biggest
impact on japan.Japanese beliefs and actions in feudal japan revolved around the samurai warrior
class.Some of the samurai beliefs and actions are still present in japan today.The Japanese
samurai code of Bushido greatly impacted Feudal Japan and has had a lasting impact on modern
The Japanese title of samurai in English means servitors (Reischaur 52).The samurai
served the Japanese people as leaders of religion, society, governing, and every day life.They
were also good role models to the people on how to live a honorable fulfilled life.The samurai
had it's own caste or social class just below the shoguns who ruled Japan.During feudalist japan
the samurai were the permanent political ruler, moral exemplar, and the arbitrator of manners and
taste (Storry 43). Samurai warriors believed in Zen Buddhism which was a split from Buddhism
that came from China(Lewis 42).Zen Buddhism was a form that focused on the benefits of
The samurai fallowed their code of conduct called Bushido.This was a similar to chivalry
used years earlier in Europe (Nitobe 4).In this code were five major ideals.One is that every
samurai displayed bravery in all faces of samurai life, mostly focusing on battle.Two is to treat
everyone with honor and be treated with honor.Three is that they conduct themselves with self-
discipline, especially when it came to meditation and …