The feudal hierarchy of Japan is much different from that of the United States. They actually have a caste system that is set and that you are born into. Their caste was the nobles and royal family, then Samurai warriors, then artisians and lastly the merchants. The two largest groups of the population are the warriors and the farmers. Their caste is so much different from ours because in our caste you are able to move form class to class. If you make money you are able to purchase property and own land.