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神
Historical term; Shinto; Buddhism
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
Historical term
Great Hanshin Earthquake (1995)
Historical term
State Shintō; nationalistic and ideological form of Shinto, abolished in 1945
Historical term
ancient triangular-rimmed mirror decorated with gods and animals
Historical term
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
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Convention of Kanagawa (March 31, 1854); Kanagawa Treaty; Japan-US Treaty of Peace and Amity; unequal treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa shogunate that forced Japan to end its policy of national seclusion
Historical term
trial by hot water; putting a person's hand in boiling water to determine their guilt or innocence (with the belief that the innocent would not be scalded)
