| Taira Kiyomori | Minamoto | Ise |
| samurai | Kanto |
B. Feudal Era
| daimyo | Yoritomo | Kamakura |
| bakufu | shogun | Joei |
| Hojo | Fujiwara | Hakata |
| Heiji | Heian | Ashikaga |
| 1336 | 1467-77 | 1573-1600 |
| Gosuku | Edo | Nijo |
| Nagoya | Onin | |
| Gushojin | Hachiman | Kaikei |
| Muromachi | Nara Sansai | daimyo |
| Shigarokiware | Takauji | Sesshu |
| Shokintei | Katsura | Ryoanji |
| stupa | Daibatsu | Bodhisattva |
| Samantabhadra | Raksasas | |
| kamikaze |
C. Japanese Contributions to Buddhism
| Pure Land | Amida | Honen |
| Zen | Shinran | Nicheren |
| No | haiku | Tendai |
| Shingon | Kannon | mantra |
| mandala |