Japanese Culture

Japanese culture is change greatly over the millennia that are influences by Asia, Europe, and North America.In each new idea from abroad quickly takes on Japanese dimensions until it is transformed into something distinctly Japanese.These are the few Japanese language that are still using nowadays.

(1) Onsen

Onsen is Japanese hot spring .Japan have many onsen located around major islands. Onsen have many types the two major is outdoor and indoor baths . We can see that many tourist are attracted by this scene and come from all around of the world.

Traditionally, men and women bathed together at both onsens and sentōs, but gender separation has been enforced .In some prefectures of Japan, including Tokyo people are required to wear swimsuits , which are specifically designed for bathing.

(2)Temples and Shrines

Japan has around 100,000 Shinto shrines and 80,000 Buddhist temples. Some are architectural wonders while others are quiet neighborhood spots that offer ceremony, rituals and festivals to their communities.We nearly see that every village in Japan will have a local shrine or temple ,it such matters of size.

Most of the temples and shrine are free to visit and take photo but for more famous, historic temples they will charge an admission fee. Japan temples usually close and 4 pm to 5 pm so plan your schedule carefully so that u didn’t  miss the change visit the beautiful shrine or temple. Temples or shrine that charge admission fee are  Kiyomizu-dera , Kinkaku-ji,Ryoan-ji and etc. This is Japan Culture.

(3)Bowing to other people

Do you ever confuse that why Japanese people prefer bowing to others than shaking hand.This happen because they think that bow is a highly regarded greeting to show respect to others.Japanese people take manners as a very important message to others people it will determine your character.

(4)Tatami

Tatami is a type of mat used as a flooring material in traditional Japanese-style rooms.They are an important part of the traditional Japanese lifestyle of sitting and sleeping close to the floor. In the past time tatami floor are use by highest aristocrats.Tatami were gradually popularized and finally reached the homes of commoners toward the end of the 17th century.Houses built in Japan today often have very few tatami-floored rooms.

(5)Bonsai

It is an Asian art form using cultivation techniques to produce small trees in containers that mimic the shape and scale of full size trees.The purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation for the viewer, and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity for the grower.Bonsai can reach hundreds of years of age while remaining small.

(6)Geisha

Geisha are entertainers who keep alive fashion and beauty traditions that generally date back to the Edo-era. The word geisha consists of two kanji which is  芸 (Gei) meaning “art” and 者 (Sha) meaning “person” or “doer”. The most literal translation of geisha into English would be “artist”.

(7)Yabusame

Yabusame is a type of archery in traditional Japanese archery.An archer ride on a running horse shoots three special “turnip-headed” arrows successively at three wooden targets.It is say that this is the difficult Japanese martial arts ever because u need to balance yourself on the moving object(horse) and hit your target.

(8)Anime

The word anime is the Japanese term for animation, which means all forms of animated media.Japan has a thriving animation industry that is one of Japan’s biggest cultural exports.Popular anime are One piece,Violet Ever garden, Bleach and etc. We can see that Japanese anime has influence all people around the world.

So come back to the summary, i hopefully you can get any ideas as i share as above able to motivate you to learn Japanese language.Our class focus not just learning Japanese language but learn culture itself.

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