Japanese Culture

After several successive waves of Immigration coming from the continent of Asia and the islands close to the Peaceful , followed by a considerable contribution of the Chinese Culture and Korean, the inhabitants of the Japan knew one long period of relative insulation compared to the outside world under the shogunat Tokugawa until the arrival of the " boats noirs" and the era Meiji. This will have as a result a culture very differentiated from the others Asian Cultures and its echo still resounds in contemporary Japan.

For example, like Ruth Benedict in its traditional study entitled showed it the saber and the chrysanthemum , the Japan rather has a culture based on the Honte than on the Culpabilité as in Occident.

The Japanese Langue always played a significant part in the Japanese culture. Nemawashi , for example, indicates the consensus reached thanks to a meticulous preparation. That reflects the harmony which is wished and respected in the culture and the Japanese company.

Although Japanese is more known abroad for their Martial arts, they are amateurs of jokes and humor. But as this humor strongly rests on the culture, the Religion, and Japanese ethics, it is not easily exportable.

Food

See also: Japanese Kitchen

During a long culinary past, Japanese developed a sophisticated and refined kitchen very sensitive to the change of the seasons. Japanese of today enjoys a large variety of traditional mets, including/understanding many dishes containing seafood (Sushi and Sashimi), but also a multitude of exotic dishes. One can easily get Chinese, Korean, or Thai dishes like French, Italian or American mets. The Japanese kitchen is the product of its environment and its inhabitants. The facility to get fresh ingredients allowed the Sushi S, the high temperature and moisture led to the varieties of food marinaded and fermented like the Natto and the Sauce of soya, and an adaptation of the foreign kitchens led to the Ramen.

Language

See also: Japanese

The comprehension of the Japanese language is paramount to include/understand the Japanese culture. The traditional culture and the Japanese modern culture rest both on the written language and the spoken language.

Japanese is known to be very close to the dialect of the islands Ryukyu, training the family of the japonic languages then. The older theory which proposed than it acted of an isolate relative to late languages is generally rejected by the specialists. However, its classification remains discussed. The most widespread theory is that the japonic languages are not related with any linguistic family; however, other discussed theories attached it to extinct languages of Mandchourie, Korean peninsula until the super family of the Ural-Altaic Langues (Finnish, Estonian, Korean), or of the Langues austronésiennes of the Southern Pacific.

Even if it is not related with the Mandarin, Japanese borrowed much vocabulary from this language. The Japanese written form itself was developed from the influence of the Chinese buddhist monks as from the 4th century.

Arts

Japanese company

See also: Japanese company

Tradition

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External bonds

  • Hanami Web - Inside Japan (in english)
  • Text on modernity and traditions in Japan Cliotexte.
  • ClickJapan.com
  • Asia-tik.com - the site of the Japanese culture: Reports, Dvd, Music, Cinema, Tradition, Press, Literature

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