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Kabuki

Tokugawa Ieyasu was appointed Shogun by the emperor and established his government in Edo (the ancient name for Tokyo). The Tokugawa Shogunate continued to rule Japan for 250 years. Ieyasu enforced the suppression and persecution of Christianity from 1614 on and restricted foreign trade. All foreign books were banned. The contacts to the outside world were limited to China and the Netherlands in the port of Nagasaki. Japan was in isolation for 250 years. Despite the isolation, traditional Japanese cultures flourished during Edo period, especially during the Genroku era (1688 – 1703). New art forms like kabuki and ukiyoe became very popular especially among the townspeople.

Kabuki

Pixabay: Kabuki-za Theater in Ginza, Tokyo.
Considered one of most important theaters in Japan.

Writing Practice Writing Practice


Look at each picture below and use the subject given to say what that person is doing in that activity. Click each word to see a correct response.

bath わたし
get up あなた
apply makeup おねえさん
wash face いもうと
have a party わたしたち
sleep マリアさん
sit おとうさん

Key concepts Making Words Negative


In order to make words negative, we simply change the verb ending -ますto -ません. Let's make the sentences negative now. Again, click on each one to see the correct response.

bath わたし
get up あなた
apply makeup おねえさん
wash face いもうと
have a party わたしたち
sleep マリアさん
sit おとうさん

Graded Assignment Graded Assignments

Please return to the Section 2 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 2, Part C.

Go on to Section 3, Part A