1. Reading/Writing Assignment 12
Bushido: The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe (1900)
Inazo Nitobe, 1862-1933
(photo 1927-28)
(photo of Samurai armor
by Aime Humbert)

2. The Samurai Code
• Gi - duty, doing what is right
• Rei - politeness, respect
• Yuu - courage
• Meiyo - honor
• Jin - benevolence
• Makoto – truthfulness (speech & behavior)
• Chuugi - loyalty
(photo of Koboto Santaro
by Felice Beato)

3. Satsuma clan
(photo by Felice Beato)

4. “Couerage is doing what is right…Tranquility is courage in
repose. A truly brave man is ever serene; he is never taken by
surprise; nothing ruffles the equanimity of spirit.”
Inazo Nitobe, Bushido: The Soul of Japan
Writing Assignment: min. 400 word essay
Analyze in detail the elements of bushido that are reflected in Nitobe’s
words in the above quote.

5. Just For Fun………. 
Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
There is a modern Japanese trivia scavenger hunt found on pp. 31-32 of
this PDF document:
http://coreknowledge.org/mimik/mimik_uploads/lesson_plans/255/Feu
dal%20Japan%20%20Its%20All%20Japanese%20To%20Me.pdf
How many answers did you know…..? 

6. Images
Slide 1:
Inazo Nitobe
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ggb2004006329/
Samurai warrior
http://www.sccij.jp/news/overview/detail/article/2012/07/03/swiss-
merchant-documented-japanese-life-150-years-ago/

7. Slide 2:
Koboto Santaro
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/beato/
Slide 3:
Satsuma clan
http://en.yellowkorner.com/artistes/173/felice-beato.aspx

8. Supplemental Resources
• Bushido, The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe – Project Guteberg
• http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12096?msg=welcome_stranger
• Bushido - The Way of the Samurai – full audio book – by Inazo Nitobe
(1862-1933) GreenAudioBooks LibriVox audiobook (open domain) (3:50:08)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54d7IWBgHGE
• Bing Translator
• http://www.bing.com/translator/
(accurate audio translator for terms in this lesson – just type the word you
would like to hear from English to Japanese)