Feudalism in European and Japanese Society 
Feudalism, a dominant social system in both Europe and Japan, became a remarkably important aspect of medieval life. It was a response to military necessity during a time when there were no armies or governments with the funding to support such defense. In this social system, the nobility held the lands given to them by the
Crown in exchange for military service and in which vassals were tenants of the nobles while the peasants were required to live on the lord’s lands and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce in exchange for military protection. Feudalism was used in both Japan and Europe and as such, had similarities amongst in uses including the basis the system was based on, the hierarchy involved in such a system, and the establishments lords built as their residences. However, as a result of varying cultures, the feudal system had a handful differences in both countries; from the basis of ideas regarding the feudal system (i.e. Confucianism and Kong Qui versus Catholicism and
Roman imperial laws) to the date of establishment of feudalism as a social system in their respective countries; payment of the lord and daimyo for the military service performed by the serfs, peasants, and samurai to the aversion of suicide, or lack thereof when in regards to samurai, by knights as a result of their binding to Catholic Christian law. Feudal European and Japanese societies were built on a hierarchical society firstly. Various levels of social strata were the basis of aforementioned feudal societies.
These levels of strata included (1) nobles (2) warriors and (3) tenant farmers or serfs.
Like many ancient and medieval societies, social mobility was never truly at center stage and as a result it was a near nonexistent thing in
Crown in exchange for military service and in which vassals were tenants of the nobles while the peasants were required to live on the lord’s lands and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce in exchange for military protection. Feudalism was used in both Japan and Europe and as such, had similarities amongst in uses including the basis the system was based on, the hierarchy involved in such a system, and the establishments lords built as their residences. However, as a result of varying cultures, the feudal system had a handful differences in both countries; from the basis of ideas regarding the feudal system (i.e. Confucianism and Kong Qui versus Catholicism and
Roman imperial laws) to the date of establishment of feudalism as a social system in their respective countries; payment of the lord and daimyo for the military service performed by the serfs, peasants, and samurai to the aversion of suicide, or lack thereof when in regards to samurai, by knights as a result of their binding to Catholic Christian law. Feudal European and Japanese societies were built on a hierarchical society firstly. Various levels of social strata were the basis of aforementioned feudal societies.
These levels of strata included (1) nobles (2) warriors and (3) tenant farmers or serfs.
Like many ancient and medieval societies, social mobility was never truly at center stage and as a result it was a near nonexistent thing in