Your situation: Aristocratic society in Japan is divided into nine ranks. The first rank is the highest level of society while the ninth rank is the lowest. You are a member of the fifth rank. You have entered another part of the house. It is very hot here. You have forgotten your fan, and the heat is really bothering you. Perspiration is flowing down your face. Someone has left a fan on the floor.

Your problem: Examine the fan. Can you use this fan, or will you be breaking a rule regarding rank if you do so? 

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Your solution: Click below to discover whether you can use this fan. In your notes, describe what you would do and why. Then complete the notes for this section.

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