<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliThroughout the seventh and eighth centuries numerous Japanese monks, scholars, and artists made the perilous trip west across the Sea of Japan to study Chinese religion, history, music, literature, and painting later to be brought back for further development in Japan.  <response>: Katika karne ya saba na ya nane, watawa wengi wa Japani, wasomi, na wasanii walifanya safari hatari kuelekea magharibi kupitia Bahari ya Japani ili kujifunza dini, historia, muziki, fasihi, na uchoraji wa Kichina, na baadaye kuwaleta tena kwa ajili ya maendeleo zaidi nchini Japani. 