Japanese Culture Blog

Each of countries and areas all over the world has their own culture. Japan, too, has own culture that don’t similar to the others culture. Japan had influenced by China for long time, but Japan has influenced by Europe and America since the Meiji Restoration. Therefore, Japan has both China and the West culture and it is interesting. I am going to explain about part of the Japanese Culture.
Japan has original food culture and it surprises foreign people. I am going to introduce about "nihonryori", first, which are called "nihonsyoku" and "wasyoku", too. They are Japanese traditional food culture and they have three main characteristics. In the first place,　they have developed in Japan and they are made by foods which are highly related to Japan. Second, they are seasoned weaker, and it makes the most of food's own taste. Third, they dished fine and they are very beautiful, therefore you enjoy them not only taste but also sight. They are popular all over the world. Especially, sushi, sashimi, soba and tempura are very famous. Next, I am talking about a diversity of Japanese food culture. There is very wealthy food culture in Japan, because Japan brings in various food cultures from other countries, such as Chinese, Italian, French, and so on. Mainly, they have been brought in Japan since 1970's and they have been popular. Particularly, young people in Japan like fast food and they do not "nihonryori" usually because people get fast food easily, and fast food is reasonable. Japanese food culture has been changing now.
Japan develops original and interesting games. Haiku is a poetic form unique to Japan, which is the shortest poetic form in the world with a three-line, 5-7-5 Japanese syllabic structure. It must contain a “kigo” , the word that expresses a season. You make it whenever you like, but some people often assemble and announcement their works each other. Elderly people in Japan like making it but many young Japanese seldom make it. Haiku is traditional Japanese culture, so I want many young people in Japan to enjoy it, and I hope it is passed down from generation to generation.
Japan has own New Year’s Day culture. One of it is “omikuji”, which is a kind of fortunetelling. It tells whether the lottery drawer can expect good luck or bad luck in marriage, on proposed journeys or in business. Many people in Japan go to shrines on the first of January and they ask god their wish. Then, they buy the “omikuji”. There are several ways of getting it. One method is to draw one stick out of a wooden box containing many such sticks. Another is to choose a folded sheet of paper. Japanese buy it, and pleased or be sad at the beginning of New Year. Would you like to buy “omikuji”, if you will go shrine.
Japan has its own culture and it is interesting. You can find a lot of another Japanese Culture if you will check. The more you learn about Japanese Culture, the more you like Japan. Seeing is believing. Would you like to visit Japan and experience Japanese Culture?