japanese culture

japanese culture

Famous japanese snacks

Dango- Japanese rice dumplings that are usually served on a stick with a sweet topping.

Onigiri- also known as rice ball, is a Japanese comfort food made from rice formed into triangular or oval shapes and usually wrapped in nori (seaweed).

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A samurai is a member of a powerful military caste in feudal japan. As servants of the daimyos, or great lords, the samurai backed up the authority of the shogun and gave him power over the mikado (emperor).

Anime

Anime- a style of Japanese film and television animation, typically aimed at adults as well as children.

examples: Dragon ball z, Naruto, Bleach, and One peice.

Japanese festivals part 4

The Nagasaki Kunchi is the festival of Suwa Shrine, held annually in Nagasaki on October 7-9. The festival has been celebrated for about 400 years and incorporates different aspects of Chinese and Dutch cultures, which have played a role in the city's history. The festival's name is believed to come from ku-nichi ("9th day"), the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar.

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Japanese festivals part 3

Japan's writing system

Gion Matsuri, the festival of Yasaka Shrine, is the most famous festival in Japan. It takes place over the entire month of July. There are many different events, but the grand procession of floats (Yamaboko Junko) on July 17 is particularly spectacular. Very enjoyable, are also the festive evenings preceding the procession (Yoiyama). From 2014, a second procession of floats was reintroduced on July 24 after a hiatus of 48 years. The second procession features fewer and smaller floats than the one on July 17.

japan is one of the most developed countries in the world. The people in japan speak japanese and japan is located southeast in Asia.

Japan consists of two scripts (referred to as kana) called Hiragana and Katakana, which are two versions of the same set of sounds in the language. Hiragana and Katakana consist of a little less than 50 "letters", which are actually simplified Chinese characters adopted to form a phonetic script.

Spectacular architecture

From Kyoto's incredible Golden Pavilion and hilltop Kiyomizu-dera Shrine, to the never-ending forest graveyard of Mount Koya, to the "floating" torii gate of Miyajima and the elaborate mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu at Nikko; religion in Japan is responsible for a great wealth of architectural treasures.

Japanese festivals

There are countless local festivals (matsuri) in Japan because almost every shrine celebrates one of its own. Most festivals are held annually and celebrate the shrine's deity or a seasonal or historical event. Some festival are held over several days.

Japanese festivals part 2

Religion

The Aoi Matsuri is one of Kyoto's three most famous festivals (along with the Gion Matsuri and Jidai Matsuri) and takes place every May 15. The festival's main attraction is a large parade in Kyoto, in which over 500 people dressed in the aristocratic style of the Heian Period (794-1185) walk from the Imperial Palace to the Kamo Shrines. Aoi is Japanese for Hollyhock, and the festival is named after the Hollyhock leaves that are worn by the members of the procession.

For centuries Japan has operated with a syncretic belief system: Shinto and Buddhist rituals coexisting side-by-side with increasing influence from other religions. This is why they say that in Japan, people are born Shinto, get married Christian and die Buddhist.